Project Manager III

Introduction

The State of Wisconsin is looking for a Project Manager III to join their team. The ideal candidate must be a current Wisconsin resident as no relocation is allowed. This position will close to submissions on 10/28/26 at 4:00PM CST.

Responsibilities

• Managing the complete project and product delivery life cycle, from evaluation and initiation through implementation, operational transition, and closure.
• Establishing and maintaining governance, delivery controls, escalation pathways, decision-making processes, and performance measures.
• Developing estimates and tracking scope, schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, risks, dependencies, quality, and outcomes.
• Preparing and presenting clear status reports, recommendations, decision materials, implementation plans, and executive-level communications.
• Identifying opportunities to improve organizational processes, systems, data practices, reporting capabilities, and service delivery.
• Developing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving standards, policies, procedures, templates, tools, and practices.
• Coordinating internal staff, vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure accountability and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Training, coaching, and mentoring staff to strengthen project management, product management, data management, business analysis, change management, and delivery capabilities.
• Supporting the safe, confidential, effective, and strategic collection and use of public health information.

Requirements

Required Skills

• Health Care
• Data Management
• Business Analysis
• Business Process
• Project Management

Preferred Skills

• Experience with organizational change management, including communications planning, training coordination, and adoption readiness.
• Experience managing vendor-delivered software or large public-sector implementations.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management training.
• A bachelor’s degree in project management, business, information technology, public administration, or a related field is preferred.

Additional Details

This position will be reporting to the Project Delivery Unit Supervisor. The role will work cross functionally with other team members but will primarily be an independent contributor. The Project Manager III will lead large public-health technology projects, coordinate teams, manage schedules and budgets, help implement software systems, and ensure that data and technology improvements are delivered successfully and safely for the State of Wisconsin. Some travel within the state may be required (10%-20%).

For the full job description, please refer to the attached document.