Remote Senior PM: Child Care Modernization (SaaS)

AiQualTest LLC; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) seeks a highly experienced Child Care Systems Modernization Implementation Manager to guide planning, procurement, and SaaS-based modernization across multiple years. The role requires hands-on delivery, governance, and stakeholder alignment to ensure timely artifacts, roadmaps, and vendor engagements are produced and executed.

This position supports a largely remote work model with occasional onsite as needed; WI residency is required,

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating executive-level decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Strategic Consultant to develop modernization roadmap and implementation strategy.
• Assess current-state business needs and technology readiness for modernization.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and critical decisions requiring executive engagement.
• Recommend phased approaches for implementation and organizational change.
• Develop procurement strategies and supporting documentation for vendor engagements.
• Draft RFIs, RFPs, SOWs and related procurement materials.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and support contract negotiations.
• Advise leadership on vendor selection, contract approaches, and governance structures.
• Establish performance expectations and accountability with vendors and partners.
• Coordinate activities across business, policy, finance, procurement, and technology teams.
• Facilitate executive decision-making and alignment among stakeholders.
• Develop governance structures, decision frameworks, and escalation processes.
• Prepare executive briefings and strategic recommendations.
• Identify resource needs and staffing/contracting models.
• Create foundational artifacts like charters, workplans, risk logs, and implementation frameworks.
• Support business requirements and future-state operating models.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

Written & verbal communication

Project management leadership

SaaS vendor engagement

Governance and roadmapping

Education

PMP certification (or equivalent)

Tools

MS Project

Procurement documentation

Vendor negotiations

Job description

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) seeks a highly experienced Child Care Systems Modernization Implementation Manager to guide planning, procurement, and SaaS-based modernization across multiple years. The role requires hands-on delivery, governance, and stakeholder alignment to ensure timely artifacts, roadmaps, and vendor engagements are produced and executed.

This position supports a largely remote work model with occasional onsite as needed; WI residency is required,