Project Manager Ii It Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager II / IT Project Manager Business Analyst

Location: Madison, WI (Current Wisconsin residents only; no relocation allowed. Weekly hybrid: 60% remote / 40% onsite in Madison, assessed weekly, not monthly. Start onsite for a five-day orientation/onboarding. Work cannot be conducted outside the United States. Full-time, 40 hours/week, daytime business hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.; no weekends. Travel not required)

Start/End: 11/30/2026 06/30/2027, with possible future annual extensions

Interview Process: Interview via Microsoft Teams

Description: Seeking an advanced Project Manager II to support strategic agency-wide IT projects through its Project and Portfolio Management Section. This full-time role is ideal for an experienced project manager who can also excel as a business analyst, combining technical and interpersonal skills with strong analytical ability, self-motivation, collaboration and flexibility.

Primary Tasks:

• Develop comprehensive project charters, project plans and other project artifacts to include scope, timeline, resources, and budget.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure project tasks are completed on schedule.
• Monitor and track project progress, identifying and addressing risks and issues.
• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders to review project updates and gather feedback.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and align with organizational goals.
• Manage project documentation, including status reports, schedules, and risk logs.
• Foster clear communication among project team members, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Support change management processes to ensure smooth project transitions and adoption.
• Oversee project closure activities, including final reporting, lessons learned, and knowledge transfer.

Key Attributes:

• Highly analytical and self-motivated; a collaborative team player who is flexible, adaptable, dependable and committed to delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget.

Key Skills:

• Skilled in managing complex IT projects, leading teams, supporting stakeholders, and implementing IT infrastructure. - 10 years
• Proficient in project management methodologies like Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall. - 10 years
• Proficiency in business analysis methodologies and best practices related to business needs, investigative techniques, workflows, use cases, user stories, comparison analysis, time and cost estimates, data analysis tools and techniques. 10 years

Additional Required Qualifications from the RAW Top Skills and Client Description:

• 10 years working as a business analyst/project manager with IT professionals, developers and business experts to create requirements and develop technical specifications for custom applications; emphasis on creating requirements and technical specifications.
• 10 years of highly analytical, self-motivated work prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines and managing changing priorities.
• Large-scale IT project management involving multiple technical resources and diverse stakeholders; advanced methodology and project management tool knowledge.
• Business analysis tools and practices including requirements gathering, data analysis and process modeling; technical specifications and system designs for custom application development.
• Excellent communication tailored to technical and non-technical audiences; analytical and critical-thinking skills; ability to manage competing demands.
• Knowledge of data analysis and business intelligence tools for reports and dashboards.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Familiarity with Jira Service Management, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint and other collaboration tools. The formal RAW Preferred Skills field says "DevOps"; the client and RAW narrative identify Azure DevOps.
• Experience in government or public sector IT environments.

Equipment:

• Reliable internet must be provided at the contractor's own expense for remote work.
• At contract end, equipment must be returned. If it cannot be dropped off in person, shipping is at the supplier's expense. Replacement of DNR equipment damaged during the contract is at the supplier's expense.

Candidate Evaluation - Prioritized Skill Baseline

Requisition 167108 baseline v1. Skill names, categories, order and weights are frozen. Both = the standalone client description and RAW posting; RAW also reproduces the client description. Source classifications below preserve formal fields versus narrative requirements. No candidate has been scored.