Reporting to the Director, Strategic Initiatives, Senior Project Managers lead highly visible, large, and complex projects through the full project lifecycle, overseeing the delivery of multiple large and/or complex projects, usually within Finance and Administration.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for coordinating activities of project teams and stakeholders, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely project completion. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for assisting in assembling project teams, identifying key stakeholders, leading stakeholder management, producing project artifacts, capturing and managing project risks, action items, issues, and key decisions throughout the project lifecycle, providing status reports, and assisting in developing the strategy and roadmap for the project. Functionally responsive to client needs, the Senior Project Manager collaborates effectively with clients to successfully deliver projects. Success in this role requires the incumbent to promote initiative transparency, guide stakeholder engagement, collaborate effectively, and partner with the client to ensure successful project delivery.

• 25% Creates a project plan, monitors progress and performance against the project plan, and identifies, resolves, or escalates risks and issues
• 5% Manages the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service
• 20% Facilitates the estimation of project costs, resources, and time required to complete the assigned phase of a project and monitors activities, negotiates for resources, and assigns tasks to ensure these targets are met. Follows established change control processes if targets can no longer be met
• 20% Prepares regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team
• 25% Sets priorities, allocates tasks, and collaborates with project staff to meet project targets and milestones
• 5% Provides project management mentorship and knowledge sharing

• Models effective project leadership behaviors and attitude
• Effectively champions the goals of the Office of Strategic Consulting
• Effectively influences without authority

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Required
Bachelor's Degree

REQUIRED:
1. Five (5) years of experience in formal project management frameworks demonstrating:
a. Knowledge of project management tools, processes, techniques, and best practices,
b. Ability to apply project management frameworks to meet project requirements,
c. Effective behaviors and interpersonal skills to successfully implement multiple, related projects.
d. Strong planning, organization, and analytical skills.
2. Experience directly managing mid-size and/or multiple smaller, complex projects.
3. Strong problem solving and creative skills, along with the ability to exercise sound judgment in decision-making.
4. Experience leading cross-functional teams, building highly collaborative and effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, and resolving issues.
5. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitive information effectively.
6. Demonstrated experience working effectively with senior leaders and ability to act as a partner and trusted advisor.

PREFERRED:
1. Seven (7) or more years of formal project management experience and a strong track record on large-scale implementations within complex environments.
2. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred
3. Demonstrated ability to successfully lead organizational change.
4. Previous experience with formalized stage & gate processes.
5. Experience working in non-profit, government, health care, higher-education, or other complex management/governance environment.
6. Demonstrated success influencing without authority.

Preferred
PMP - Project Management Professional Certification
If a candidate has not yet attained the PMP, but meets all criteria to do so by the Project Management Institute, the candidate will be required to obtain certification within 6 months of their start date.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Terminal, 24 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Minimum $95,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see: https://www.wisconsin edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/quickguidefasl.pdf

This Project Manager position is associated with the implementation of the Workday enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at UW-Madison. Funding supporting this position is expected to end in December 2025.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Kory Breuer
kory.breuer@wisc.edu
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