This is a senior-level Project/Program/Product Management role supporting complex initiatives within the Division of Public Health. The candidate will lead projects through the full lifecycle, including discovery, planning, execution, product development, testing, deployment, change management, stabilization, evaluation, and transition to operations.
The role involves working with business, technical, data, privacy, security, vendors, and executive stakeholders while managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, quality, and deliverables.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead complex public health projects and programs.
Develop project charters, plans, schedules, budgets and resource plans.
Lead discovery sessions and cross-functional workgroups.
Manage risks, issues, assumptions, constraints and dependencies.
Develop project/product roadmaps and implementation strategies.
Coordinate with privacy, security, legal, procurement and data-governance teams.
Manage vendors and consultants against contracts, SOWs, SLAs and deliverables.
Lead requirements, design, integration, testing and deployment activities.
Coordinate data migration and data conversion.
Support UAT, training, communications and change management.
Prepare executive-level status reports, recommendations and decision materials.
Improve business processes, systems, data governance and reporting.
Support public health data collection, protection, integration, accessibility and quality.
Lead transition to operations and post-implementation activities.
Ideal Experience:
Senior Project/Program Management
Public Health / Healthcare / Government projects
Business Process Analysis
Product Management
Data and systems projects
Requirements Management
Software Implementation
Data Migration / Data Conversion
UAT and Testing
Vendor Management
Change Management
Risk & Issue Management
Governance and Compliance
Executive Stakeholder Management
Public-sector projects and regulated environments
Important Requirements:
Current Wisconsin resident – required
Able to work remotely with Day 1 onsite
Available for 10–20% in-state travel
Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple complex projects and changing priorities
Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Please send me your updated resume and confirm your current Wisconsin city, total project/program management experience, public health/healthcare experience, data/system implementation experience, vendor management experience, and availability for Day 1 onsite and 10–20% in-state travel.
