Project Manager III

ROLE TITLE

Project Manager III
- Software Implementation and Rollout (167196)

CLIENT LOCATION

25 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, United States

WORK ARRANGEMENT

100% remote; current Wisconsin residents only, no relocation allowed. Be prepared to report on site for Day 1. In-state travel 10% 20%.

KEY SKILLS

10+ years of experience in Software implementation and rollout management, including deployment planning, readiness, testing, and transition to operations.

10+ years of experience with strong project controls, including integrated planning, dependency management, risk and issue resolution, and clear status reporting.

10+ years of experience with stakeholder communication and coordination, including communicating impacts, decisions, and progress to both leadership and affected groups.

10+ years of experience within cross-functional leadership, with the ability to align internal teams, vendors, and subject matter experts and move decisions forward.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

10 years experience with organizational change management, including communications planning, training coordination, and adoption readiness.

10 years of 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. Equivalent education and substantial experience leading complex software implementations should also be considered.

Experience wording clarification:
The RAW preferred-skills table specifies 10 years for change management and vendor-delivered software or large public-sector implementations. Its narrative preferred list gives no years. These remain preferred qualifications pending client clarification.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Two virtual rounds via Microsoft Teams. AI assistance is prohibited. A real-time photo must be uploaded for interviews.

EQUIPMENT

Equipment provision and requirements are not specified in either source.

Candidate Evaluation
- Prioritized Skill Baseline

Authoritative baseline 167196-SB | Requisition 167196 | Frozen skill names, categories, priority and weights. Source key: client =  ; RAW = posting 167196. No candidates are scored.

Rank

Skill

Classification

S1
Wt.

Source

Selection Rationale

1

Software Rollout

Critical / Primary

3

Both; RAW required 1; client C1 C3

10+ years. Lead execution, deployment planning, readiness, testing, stabilization and operational transition.

2

Project Controls

Critical / Primary

3

Both; RAW required 2; client A1, A6, A10

10+ years. Integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, scope, budgets and resources across connected work streams.

3

Stakeholder Communication

Critical / Primary

3

Both; RAW required 3; client A2 A4

10+ years. Communicate impacts, decisions and progress clearly to leadership, technical and nontechnical audiences and affected groups.

4

Cross Functional Leadership

Critical / Primary

3

Both; RAW required 4; client A2 A3, B2

10+ years. Align internal teams, vendors and subject-matter experts; facilitate collaboration, decisions and escalation.

5

Change Management

Required / Supporting

3

Both; RAW preferred 1; client narrative

RAW preferred table specifies 10 years; summary gives no minimum. Communications planning, training coordination, adoption and organizational readiness are central to rollout success. Formal classification remains preferred.

6

Vendor Delivery

Preferred / Differentiating

1

Both; RAW preferred 2; client B5

RAW preferred table specifies 10 years; summary gives no minimum. Vendor-delivered software or large public-sector implementations; contract, SOW, service-level and acceptance accountability.

7

Delivery Governance

Required / Supporting

3

Both; client narrative; RAW responsibilities

Charters, delivery controls, escalation pathways, prioritization, request management, project classification and multi-agency approvals.

8

Requirements Analysis

Required / Supporting

3

Both; client narrative, B1, C1; RAW project details

Discovery, business-process analysis, requirements, success measures and translating organizational priorities into actionable delivery plans.

9

Compliance Coordination

Required / Supporting

3

Both; client A8, B1 B4; RAW A8, B1 B4

Privacy, security, confidentiality, accessibility, regulations, legal and procurement reviews, grant requirements, reporting and preimplementation approvals.

10

Data Delivery

Required / Supporting

3

Both; client narrative, A1, C3; RAW responsibilities

Coordinate data governance,…