The Role
Lead discovery and analysis for modernization of finance systems, project planning, stakeholder engagement, and developing roadmaps with KPIs.
Summary Generated by Built In
Technical Project Lead
Location: Remote
Salary: $110-150k
Sabot Consulting is seeking a Technical Project Lead to guide a comprehensive discovery and analysis engagement focused on the modernization of MDE’s School Finance systems. This is a strategic, high-impact role supporting the STAMPS (Strategic Technical and Modernization Planning and Standardization) initiative, which will shape the future of education funding technology across Minnesota.
Responsibilities
About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives and managers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focus on providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, and professionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.
Location: Remote
Salary: $110-150k
Sabot Consulting is seeking a Technical Project Lead to guide a comprehensive discovery and analysis engagement focused on the modernization of MDE’s School Finance systems. This is a strategic, high-impact role supporting the STAMPS (Strategic Technical and Modernization Planning and Standardization) initiative, which will shape the future of education funding technology across Minnesota.
Responsibilities
- Lead project planning, kickoff, and stakeholder engagement activities for the STAMPS discovery phase.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, methodology documentation, milestones, and resource assignments.
- Coordinate and facilitate interviews with key MDE/MNIT stakeholders to gather requirements and current state information.
- Oversee the creation of a comprehensive system inventory and visual architecture map for 52 School Finance applications, including dependencies and integrations.
- Direct the assessment of application health, end-of-life status, supportability, and security risk for all systems in scope.
- Guide the development of risk and impact matrices, technical debt reduction opportunities, and modernization priorities.
- Benchmark MDE’s system landscape and modernization maturity against peer state education agencies.
- Lead the analysis and presentation of modernization options, including re-platforming, replacement, and consolidation strategies.
- Develop a phased modernization roadmap with estimated budgets, timelines, and measurable KPIs.
- Prepare and deliver executive summaries, final reports, and communication toolkits for leadership and legislative audiences.
- Ensure all deliverables meet quality, compliance, and accessibility standards.
- Five years’ experience leading large-scale IT or modernization initiatives.
- Two separate engagements of six months or longer managing multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Five years’ experience in process mapping, requirements gathering, and documentation.
- Five years’ experience in data analysis, reporting, and visualization for enterprise environments.
- Five years’ experience designing enterprise-level application architectures.
- Experience with at least two modernization or migration projects involving multiple interconnected applications.
- Experience with public sector or education technology modernization projects.
- Familiarity with benchmarking methodologies and comparative analysis.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience developing executive-level presentations and legislative communication materials.
- Knowledge of state and federal data privacy/security standards.
About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives and managers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focus on providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, and professionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.
Top Skills
Architecture Design
Data Analysis
Project Management Methodologies
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The Company
What We Do
Sabot is the IT executive’s trusted advisor. We provide independent analysis, advisory, and management consulting. We increase IT’s value to the business through risk reduction, efficiency, and improved business alignment. Sabot specializes in IT strategy, enterprise architecture, IT operational effectiveness, requirements analysis, and project management. We are true client advocates with no preset technology or vendor biases. Sabot has a 20 year track record providing independent thinking and honest advice to CIOs of some of the largest and most complex organizations.
