Full Job Description
They are looking for an experienced PM. The manager also noted that while leadership experience is valuable, this role requires hands-on project execution skills that may differ from those typically found in director or manager-level positions.
The State of Wisconsin ETF is looking for a Certified Project Manager IV/Sr.
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years in a project manager role leading Agile technical projects.
• Minimum of 5 years in large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple teams
Nice to Have Skills:
• Experience using Jira
• PMP certification is nice to have but not required
Interview Process: remote via MS Teams with camera on (may have two rounds of interviews)
Onsite or Remote? Must be a WI resident. No relocation is allowed. This position can work 100% remote from anywhere within the state of Wisconsin.
Position details: The selected hire will be working on a team responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance.
Job Description
We have an immediate opening at the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for a Project Manager. Our team is
responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion,
data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most valuable
assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small,
collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong
analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position
must have strong technical knowledge in data management.
Key requirements
• Experience leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects. Must have experience leading
projects for business intelligence and data warehousing.
• Experience defining project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value;
organizing and leading project status and working meetings; preparing and distributing progress reports;
managing risks and issues; correcting deviations from plans; and performing delivery planning for assigned
projects.
• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks
to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and
developing team members.
• Experience assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily,
identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues
appropriately.
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to
technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
• Provide leadership for release management.
• Managing team progress/status through JIRA.
• Ability to coordinate data management software upgrades and provide appropriate communication to impacted
stakeholders.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, ability to influence others and to interact with individuals
at all levels.
• Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers.
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer
trust and confidence.
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in agile project management tools such as Jira or
equivalent.
We have an immediate opening at the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for a Project Manager. Our team is
responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion,
data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most valuable
assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small,
collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong
analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position
must have strong technical knowledge in data management.
Key requirements
• Experience leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects. Must have experience leading
projects for business intelligence and data warehousing.
• Experience defining project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value;
organizing and leading project status and working meetings; preparing and distributing progress reports;
managing risks and issues; correcting deviations from plans; and performing delivery planning for assigned
projects.
• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks
to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and
developing team members.
• Experience assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily,
identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues
appropriately.
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to
technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
• Provide leadership for release management.
• Managing team progress/status through JIRA.
• Ability to coordinate data management software upgrades and provide appropriate communication to impacted
stakeholders.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, ability to influence others and to interact with individuals
at all levels.
• Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers.
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer
trust and confidence.
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent
