
Project Manager – Strategic Initiatives
University of Wisconsin-Madison
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Madison • Wisconsin • United States
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Salary
💰 $80,000 per year
Tech Stack
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