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PMP Manager

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Compensation
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Location
Madison, WIHybrid
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Project Management Certification

Job overview

The Project Manager will help executive leadership develop departmental strategy and define strategic initiatives. The role partners with business sponsors, IT senior management, and team leaders to manage priorities and solve complex business and technical problems. It is a business-focused position, with a hybrid schedule requiring onsite attendance at least once per quarter. The posting seeks 10+ years of project management experience and a project management certification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Change ManagementBusiness Process EngineeringProject ManagementTeam BuildingTimeline ManagementBudget ManagementProject Artifact ProductionBusiness AcumenStakeholder ManagementStrategy DevelopmentStrategic Initiative DevelopmentExecutive Meeting FacilitationBusiness Process ReengineeringContinuous Process ImprovementProgram ManagementAdvanced AnalyticsMicrosoft Project

Qualifications

10+ Years Project Management ExperienceProject Management CertificationPMP CertificationWisconsin ResidencyUp to 10 Staff Members

Full job description

PMP Manager

(Jobs in Madison, WI)

Requirement id 159470

Job title Manager

Job location in Madison, WI

Skills required Change Management, Business Process Engineer, PMP,

Open Date 03-Nov-2026

Close Date

Job type Contract

Duration 7 Months

Compensation DOE

Status requirement ---

Job interview type ---

Email Recruiter:coolsoft

Job Description Manager: Change Management, Business Process Engineer, PMP,

Start date :12/7/2026

End Date :06/30/2027

Submission deadline :11/10/2026 4:00 PM CST.

Client Info : DHS

Note:

Interview Process:

  • Two Round interview Process. First Interview will be a phone screen, second round will be a virtual Microsoft Teams Interview. Cameras must be on and AI Assistance is prohibited. Realtime Photo Requirement for interviews.

  • Hybrid work schedule, must be onsite at least once per quarter. 201 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI. Special arrangements can be made to work at one of our facilities in Wisconsin instead of the main office in Madison.

  • Candidate must be a Wisconsin resident. No relocation allowed. Out of state candidates will not be considered.

  • Realtime Photo Requirement for interviews.

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

Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 159470 while calling.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 23,111 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Wisconsin median$100–166K/yr208 salary ranges
  • US median$45–60/hr928 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 585 open Project Manager jobs in Wisconsin and 23,111 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (19,831 postings).
Education
12,363 of the 23,111 open Project Manager jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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