Description:
As a Project Manager you will "help make it happen" by bringing initiative, imagination, and problem-solving skills to a large organization in Madison, WI. To be successful in this role, an ideal individual typically has 10+ years of project management experience with business acumen and a professional Project Manager certification.
Job Duties:
- Responsible for helping the executive leadership team develop a departmental strategy and then help define strategic initiatives from that strategy
- Exceptional communication skills and a high degree of emotional intelligence (EQ) to work with a broad spectrum of business leaders effectively
o This project is a business-focused project manager position and not a technical position
Partner with the Executive team, business sponsors, IT Senior Management, and other team leaders to ensure priorities of the project are understood and managed accordingly for complex technical and non-technical problems are solved.
Must be able to facilitate business group discussions professionally in a decision-making environment
Responsible for assembling and managing business-focused working teams
Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and resources to meet customers' needs
Research new technology and develop business cases to support enterprise-wide business intelligence solutions
Additional duties, as needed
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of Project Management experience along with a Project Management certification, such as the PMP
- Successful experience in team building, managing project timelines and budgets, and producing high-quality project artifacts, such as charter, project plans, and more
- Expert knowledge of business objectives to work with multiple stakeholders to ensure complex problems are solved
- Capable of managing a project or subset of a project with up to ten (10) staff members
- Ideal candidates for this position will be required to have experience in one or (preferably) more of the following areas:
Strategy Development at the Organizational Level
Development of Strategic Initiatives
Executive Level Meeting Facilitation
Business Process Reengineering
Organizational Change Management
Continuous Process Improvement
Program Management
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with advanced analytics
- Change management experience
- MS Project experience
