Certified Project Manager IV/Sr.

This is an immediate opening at the WI Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for a Project Manager / Scrum Master. The team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of their most valuable assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to the clients' business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position must have strong technical knowledge in data management.

Key requirements

·         Experience leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies. Must have experience leading projects for business intelligence and data warehousing.

·         Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.

·         Experience defining project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organizing and leading project status and working meetings; preparing and distributing progress reports; managing risks and issues; correcting deviations from plans; and performing delivery planning for assigned projects.

·         Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.

·         Experience assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately. 

·         Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.

·         Provide leadership for release management.

·         Managing team progress/status through JIRA.

·         Ability to coordinate data management software upgrades and provide appropriate communication to impacted stakeholders.

·         Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, ability to influence others and to interact with individuals at all levels.

·         Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers.

·         Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.

·         Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

·         Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.

·         Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent.

·         Preferred experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

 

They are looking for an experienced PM and not one they must train to be a PM or Scrum Master. The manager also noted that while leadership experience is valuable, this role requires hands-on project execution skills that may differ from those typically found in director or manager-level positions.

 

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

•             Minimum of 10 years in a scrum-master role leading scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing.

•             Minimum of 10 years in a project manager role leading Agile technical projects.

•             Minimum of 10 years in large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple teams

 

Nice to Have Skills:

•             Experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

•             Experience using Jira

•             PMP certification is nice to have but not required

 

Position details: The selected hire will be working on a team responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance.