Senior Project Manager

ManpowerGroup; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Project Manager in a remote role with occasional onsite Day 1 for the Madison, WI region. Relocation is not permitted and candidates must reside in Wisconsin.

You will lead end-to-end software implementation projects, working with internal teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure smooth deployment and operational transition. The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and clear communications to executives, with a focus on delivering complex delivery

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing software implementation and rollout programs.
• 10+ years of experience with project controls including planning, dependencies and risk mitigation.
• 10+ years of coordinating stakeholders and communicating with leadership.
• 10+ years of cross-functional leadership aligning internal teams, vendors and SMEs.

Responsibilities

• Manage complete project and product delivery lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Establish governance, delivery controls, escalation paths and performance measures.
• Develop and track scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks and quality.
• Prepare status reports and executive-level communications for leadership.
• Lead software implementation, rollout, and transition-to-operations with internal and external partners.

Skills

Project leadership

Software implementation

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Project controls

Executive reporting

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their team. As a Senior Project Manager, you will be part of the Project Delivery Unit supporting cross-functional delivery teams. The ideal candidate will have strong project controls, clear stakeholder communication, and the ability to lead complex software implementation and rollout efforts through execution, deployment, and operational transition.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Madison, WI (100% remote; candidates should be prepared to report onsite for Day 1; in-state travel 10%-20%)

Relocation: Not permitted

Candidate Requirement: Must be a current Wisconsin resident

What's the Job?

• Manage the complete project and product delivery life cycle, from evaluation and initiation through implementation, operational transition, and closure.

• Establish and maintain governance, delivery controls, escalation pathways, decision-making processes, and performance measures to keep delivery on track.

• Develop and track scope, schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, risks, dependencies, quality, and outcomes—using integrated planning and disciplined project controls.

• Prepare and present clear status reports, recommendations, decision materials, implementation plans, and executive-level communications for leadership and affected groups.

• Lead software implementation, rollout, and transition-to-operations activities, coordinating internal teams, vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure safe, effective delivery.

What's Needed?

• 10+ years of experience managing software implementation and rollout management, including deployment planning, readiness, testing, and transition to operations.

• 10+ years of experience with strong project controls, including integrated planning, dependency management, and proactive risk and issue resolution with clear status reporting.

• 10+ years of experience coordinating stakeholders and communicating impacts, decisions, and progress to leadership and affected groups.

• 10+ years of cross-functional leadership experience aligning internal teams, vendors, and subject matter experts to move decisions forward.

• Ability to work independently as a senior contributor in a dynamic, cross-functional environment; must be a current Wisconsin resident and no relocation is allowed.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to lead large public-health technology projects that improve data and technology delivery for the State of Wisconsin.

• Chance to drive integrated, multi-workstream planning—managing dependencies, risks, decisions, and issues while keeping delivery teams aligned.

• Role focused on rollout readiness, stakeholder communications, and operational transition to ensure changes land successfully.

• Independent senior leadership opportunity reporting to the Project Delivery Unit Supervisor while collaborating across teams.

• Structured virtual interview process via Microsoft Teams (two rounds) with clear expectations for submission and interview requirements.

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.