Project Manager III – DCF | Madison, WI |

Startekk Inc; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

StarTekk Inc in Madison, WI seeks an experienced Project Manager III to support complex child support systems as part of FESTS. You will coordinate multiple development and support projects, drive PMO activities, and ensure alignment between business and technical teams.

You will lead through SDLC phases, develop detailed workplans, manage risks and dependencies, and coordinate testing and data conversion efforts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading complex application development projects across SDLC.
• 10+ years creating detailed workplans with automated tools.
• 10+ years of excellent oral and written communication.
• 10+ years of technical writing and documentation experience.
• 3+ years of system modernization project experience.
• 5+ years of experience with testing, UAT, and validation.
• 2+ years of SharePoint experience and access administration.
• 10+ years working with business customers to document requirements and design deliverables.
• 3+ years of data conversion and data management experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple application development and support projects.
• Lead projects through all phases of the SDLC.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and workplans.
• Manage action items, backlogs, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Develop risk mitigation plans and ensure timely issue resolution.
• Prepare status reports, meeting agendas, minutes and communication plans.
• Track resource allocation and project milestones.
• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Support PMO activities and process improvements.
• Document requirements, analysis and design deliverables with business customers.
• Support system modernization, data conversion and data management activities.
• Coordinate testing (Unit/Dev, Systems, UAT) and acceptance testing.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Documentation

PMO coordination

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

• Contract

Company Description

• StarTekk’s adoption of Digital Transformation is to accelerate organizational growth, increase efficiencies and help Star Workforce achieve focused business goals. The Employee will help our organization to identify and bridge the gap that exists in the business by analyzing the data, scale and support digital transformation initiatives.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager III to support the Family and Economic Support Technical Services (FESTS) section within the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. The role will support complex child support systems and multiple projects using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid Agile methodologies.

The Project Manager will provide project coordination, PMO support, risk and issue management, work-plan management, status reporting, resource tracking, stakeholder communication, and coordination between business and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage and coordinate multiple application development and support projects.
• Lead projects through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and workplans.
• Manage project action items, backlogs, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Develop risk mitigation plans and ensure timely issue resolution.
• Prepare status reports, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, instructions, and communication plans.
• Track resource allocation and project milestones.
• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Support process improvement initiatives and PMO activities.
• Work with business customers to document requirements, analysis, and design deliverables.
• Support systems analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance activities.
• Coordinate Unit/Development Testing, Systems Testing, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Support system modernization and data conversion/data management projects.
• Apply standard project management practices, including PMI-based methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of application development and support project management experience across the full SDLC for large, complex systems such as Health & Human Services, Insurance, Banking, or similar industries.
• 10+ years creating detailed workplans using automated project management tools.
• 10+ years of excellent oral and written communication skills.
• 10+ years of technical writing and documentation experience.
• 10+ years of experience with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Outlook, Project, and Word.
• 3+ years of system modernization project experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Unit/Development Testing, Systems Testing, and supporting User Acceptance Testing.
• 2+ years of SharePoint experience, including access administration.
• 10+ years working with business customers to document requirements, analysis, and design deliverables.
• 3+ years of project management experience related to data conversion and data management.

Additional Information

• Child support system certification experience.
• Experience executing and documenting the Test Deck for IV-D system certification.
• Financial and Case Management Child Support Enforcement systems development and maintenance experience.
• Experience with ALM tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA.

Top Skills

• Application Development and Support Project Management across the full SDLC for large, complex systems.
• Experience with system modernization projects.
• Experience working with business customers to document requirements, analysis, and design deliverables.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

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