IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

  Not Disclosed

  Madison, WI

  5.5 Months

  Not Disclosed

  Not Disclosed

  Government - State

  $55.74/hour - $60.74/hour

Job Description

Hybrid, on a weekly basis--Client is currently 60% remote and 40% in the office. Hybrid requirement is weekly not monthly.

Description:

The client executive program is seeking qualified applicants for an IT Project Manager position to coordinate development and implementation of the client’s new Online Grant Management System
This project is a significant interdisciplinary client initiative grounded in a Salesforce-based platform. This position requires a full-time commitment (40 hours/week) and is ideal for a senior project manager skilled in coordinating complex initiatives involving external vendors, technical teams, and diverse business stakeholders.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience delivering complex IT projects, preferably involving SaaS platforms such as Salesforce, CRM systems, modular applications, or grant/financial workflow systems. Strong project management, business
analysis, and communication skills are essential.

Required Skills and Experience:
Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall) and tools.
Direct experience managing large-scale IT projects that include vendor coordination, SaaS configuration, integrations, and data migration.
Strong facilitation and coordination skills, with the ability to organize meetings, align stakeholders, drive decisions, and maintain forward momentum.
Experience coordinating testing activities, including UAT planning, communication, issue tracking, and tester engagement.
Background with SaaS, CRM, or workflow-based systems; Salesforce experience is a plus.
Ability to work with technical teams on system design, API integrations, security considerations, and platform constraints.
Excellent communication skills for engaging users, sponsors, vendors, and technical staff.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, maintain scope, and drive projects to completion.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to support decision-making and issue resolution.
Experience training new system users and developing training materials for users who have a broad range of technical expertise.

Preferred Skills and Experience:
Direct experience with Salesforce implementations, grant management systems, or other low-code/no-code application ecosystems.
Experience with government or public-sector IT environments.
Knowledge of DevOps practices, integration patterns, and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and/or Salesforce sandboxes.

Key Attributes:
Highly analytical and self-motivated.
Strong collaborator with the ability to facilitate alignment across divisions and stakeholder groups.
Proactive problem-solver who anticipates issues and escalates appropriately.
Organized, dependable, and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes.
Adaptable and able to guide teams through changing priorities or constraints.

Top Skills (5) & Years of Experience:
Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall) and tools. - 10 years
Direct experience managing large-scale IT projects that include vendor coordination, SaaS configuration, integrations, and data migration. – 10 years
Strong facilitation and coordination skills, with the ability to organize meetings, align stakeholders, drive decisions, and maintain forward momentum. - 10 years
Experience coordinating testing activities, including UAT planning, communication, issue tracking, and tester engagement. – 10 years
Background with SaaS, CRM, or workflow-based systems; Salesforce experience is a plus. – 10 years

Primary Tasks:
Lead and coordinate project activities for the Online Grant Management System initiative, ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT standards.
Maintain and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, communication plans, and tracking tools.
Coordinate and facilitate meetings with the vendor, client IT teams, sponsors, and business stakeholders.
Support and manage User Acceptance Testing, including planning, scheduling, communication, tester coordination, and issue tracking.
Monitor project progress, dependencies, risks, and issues, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation.
Ensure project deliverables meet quality, security, and compliance expectations.
Provide clear, timely project status updates to leadership and oversight groups.
Coordinate activities across teams for data migration, integrations, environment planning, training, and go-live readiness.
Maintain project documentation, decisions, action items, risks, issues, and change controls.
Support project closeout, including lessons learned, operational transition, and final reporting.

Notes:

Hybrid, on a weekly basis--Client is currently 60% remote and 40% in the office.

Hybrid requirement is weekly not monthly.