University of Wisconsin-Madison

Project Manager – Strategic Initiatives

University of Wisconsin-Madison

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: MadisonWisconsinUnited States

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Salary

💰 $80,000 per year

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About the role

  • Provides leadership and coordination for a portfolio of strategic and operational initiatives within Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP)
  • Ensures that projects aligned with RSP’s strategic plan and continuous improvement efforts are effectively scoped, prioritized, executed, and delivered
  • Manages the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service
  • Facilitates the estimation of project costs, resources, and time
  • Creates a project plan, monitors progress and performance against the project plan, and identifies, resolves, or escalates risks and issues
  • Prepares regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team
  • Sets priorities, allocates tasks, and collaborates with project staff to meet project targets and milestones

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities
  • Experience developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, and risk/issue tracking
  • Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to facilitate meetings, drive decision-making, and hold teams accountable to deliverables
  • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, MS Project, Jira, or similar)
  • Bachelor’s degree is required.
  • Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM, Agile, or similar) is preferred
Benefits
  • Generous paid time off
  • Competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
  • Tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts
  • Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementrisk trackingissue trackingproject planningresource estimationcost estimation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementorganizational skillsdecision-makingaccountability
Certifications
PMPCAPMAgile