Project Manager III

CODAI Consults LLC; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CODAI Consults LLC seeks a seasoned Project Manager III to drive complex, multi-project initiatives across business units and IT. You will lead initiation, planning, risk management, and governance in collaboration with senior leadership and a consulting partner.

The role emphasizes building strong stakeholder relationships, delivering on business cases, scoping, and ensuring on-time, within-budget outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; PMP certification preferred.
• Experience with agile development practices.
• Experience leading development of business cases and project scoping.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with MS Project or similar tools.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate multiple projects with Senior Leadership and IT teams.
• Manage full project lifecycle from business case to closeout.
• Oversee portfolio health, governance and delivery.
• Coordinate activities with vendors and project managers.
• Provide status reporting and risk management.
• Build relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Develop communication plans and manage expectations.
• Deliver final recommendations and options.

Skills

PM experience

Portfolio management

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PMP Certification

Agile experience

MS Project experience

Tools

MS Project

Portfolio management tools

Job description

Our client is seeking 4 (four) Project Manager III

Top Required Skills:

• Extensive PM experience leading development of business case, scoping projects, project phases (15 years)
• Experience with project management and portfolio management tools (12 years)
• Communication across the project team, stakeholder groups, sponsors, other project managers, and the consulting vendor. (7 years)

Nice to Have Skills (for each project under the same manager):

• UI Modernization - Application/Development and Data project:
• PM experience with a large, high-profile project
• Experience with moving data from an on-premises location to the cloud
• GCP related technical projects.
• Navigation across large teams
• Projects or knowledge/experience with public benefit programs
• JCW Modernization project:
• Experience with Employment and Training Systems
• Experience working on projects that require end-user feedback and analysis of that feedback.
• Communication plan development and implementation
• Web Redesign & Web Tool Integration project:
• Experience working on projects that require end-user feedback and analysis of that feedback.
• Communication plan development and implementation
• Projects or knowledge/experience with public benefit programs

Duration of Contract: 12 months with the potential for extension

Work location : This position can work 100% remote from within the US.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking a seasoned Project Manager with experience in traditional project management activities with an emphasis in:

• Application portfolio management, facilitating multiple projects with Senior Leadership and stakeholders, and coordination with the information technology teams.
• Managing current and future projects through the entire lifecycle from pre-project approval (e.g., developing business cases and obtaining project approval) to project closeout.
• Responsible for the successful initiation, planning, development, administration, risk management, implementation, control, and closure of single or multiple large-sized projects across multiple business units.
• Assisting with managing and reporting on the overall health of the portfolio of projects, products, and services to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and customer-aligned delivery, while also providing a coordinated view and governance of the portfolio.
• Leadership, coordination and communication across the project team, stakeholder groups, sponsors, other project managers, and the consulting vendor.
• Coordinate project activity with the consulting partner project manager, and outline and manage project activities such as tasks, dependencies, timelines, resources, and costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve project efficiencies and communication strategies.
• Manage communications to maintain alignment and touchpoints between interdependent projects, vendors, integrators, and business areas.
• Orchestrate the final recommendation deliverable and ensure that the discovery project has provided the necessary information for recommendation options.
• Relationship building of the team(s)
• Assist with vendor relationship management, improving communications, and deliverables.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform this job.

Educational Requirements and others

• Required/Preferred Bachelor's Degree Preferred Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with agile development practices.
• Experience with leading development of business case, scoping projects, project phases.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and team skills.
• Experience with project management and portfolio management tools (MS Project or similar toolsets)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitive information effectively.
• Strong problem solving and creative skills, along with the ability to exercise sound judgment in decision-making.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and building effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Displays strong facilitation skills, enabling effective teamwork and issue resolution skills.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with senior leaders and ability to act as. a partner and trusted advisor
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels, from project teams, subject matter experts to executives.
• Savvy organizational skills to maneuver comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Experience working on both l.T. and Business Unit Projects
• Experience working on a virtual team.
• Be accountable, able to take ownership and quickly adapt to changes and project needs.

Secondary Qualifications :

• Previous experience with formalized stage & gate processes.
• Experience working in non-profit, government, higher-education, or other complex management/governance environment.
• Demonstrated experience building strong, highly collaborative working relationships.
• Demonstrated success influencing without authority.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Ability to quickly assimilate, assess and act upon project status changes.
• Demonstrated experience simultaneously managing multiple complex initiatives crossing organizational boundaries.
• Effectively use analytical skills to develop and analyze options, recommend solutions to solve complex problems and issues.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to pursue desired outcomes in the face of complexity and ambiguity.
• Effective presentation skills and ability to generate professional, clear written communications appropriate for the intended audience.
• Proven customer service skills with ability to work within all levels of the organization and maneuver across different organizational entities and political environments.
• Must be able to work independently, prioritize workload to complete projects with minimal direction.