W2 - Certified Project Manager III (Agile/Scrum, Stakeholder, Risk, Product backlog) - Remote in WI
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Summary: The role of Certified Project Manager III involves leading and coaching a project team using a hybrid methodology that combines PMI Project Management best practices with Agile/Scrum practices. The position requires a strong focus on delivering high-quality products and services to state schools and internal DPI customers. The candidate must have a valid PMP certification and experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies, project management deliverables, and stakeholder engagement. This is a remote position, but candidates must be Wisconsin residents or willing to relocate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coach a project team on a hybrid project methodology combining PMI and Agile practices.
- Facilitate project planning deliverables including Project Charters, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Assessment, and sprint planning.
- Maintain a healthy product backlog and plan all releases of the system.
- Serve as a liaison between IT Teams, management, business units, and external vendors.
- Facilitate quality assurance tasks and user acceptance testing (UAT) efforts.
- Resolve team impediments and improve the effectiveness of the project management framework.
Key Skills:
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience using Agile/Scrum Development Methodology with CSM Certifications.
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience with PMI's Project Management deliverables.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience facilitating meetings and understanding facilitation techniques.
- Ability to work in a team environment and independently within established guidelines.
- Experience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria.
- Proficiency with leading CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365).
- Experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps or equivalent software.
Salary (Rate): £38.40 hourly
City: Madison
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
The client is looking for a Certified Project Manager III.
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience using Agile/Scrum Development Methodology
- Minimum 2 -5 years experience in PMI- Project Management Methodology (Defining Scope, Stakeholder Analysis, RACI, Project Charter, Project Estimations, Risk Assessments, Budget tracking etc..)
- Minimum 2-5 years' Prepare business requirements and functional specifications
- Minimum 2-5 years' Ability to effectively refine and maintain a product backlog
Project details: Client is seeking a Project Manager to perform the role Scrum
Master and Project Manager in the Application Development Team practicing Hybrid methodology combining PMI's project management best practices with Agile/Scrum development methodology under the Division of Libraries and Technology.
The Applications Development Team is responsible for enterprise architecture, development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance of systems that capture and report data. This includes but is not limited to applications that focus on finance, budget, and data collection and reporting applications that satisfy the needs of Wisconsin's K12 education systems. These systems require extensive knowledge and experience developing complex applications, reports, and relational databases.
This position will work with and serve as a liaison between IT Teams, management and business units within DPI and external vendors to identify and analyze opportunities for improving processes and business systems. This position will also help facilitate quality assurance tasks, UAT efforts and provide product customer support when needed.
Under the general supervision of the Applications Development Team manager, this person will work closely with others to accomplish project objectives, or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member of the Applications Development Team. Objectives, priorities, and deadlines are established in consultation with the department program area leaders, project managers, and the Applications Development Team manager.
Description:
VALID PMP Certification or equivalent is required at the time of submission.
The client is looking for a Certified Project Manager III.
Will close to submissions on 9/22/25 at 4:00PM CST.
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience using Agile/Scrum Development Methodology
- Minimum 2 -5 years experience in PMI- Project Management Methodology (Defining Scope, Stakeholder Analysis, RACI, Project Charter, Project Estimations, Risk Assessments, Budget tracking etc..)
- Minimum 2-5 years' Prepare business requirements and functional specifications
- Minimum 2-5 years' Ability to effectively refine and maintain a product backlog
Project Details: This position is responsible for leading and coaching a project team on a hybrid project methodology combining PMI Project Management best practices and agile practices to deliver products and services to state schools and internal DPI customers.
Interview Process: Teams Interview with Camera ON
Duration: 06/30/2026
Remote or On-site? Candidate Must be a WI resident or willing to relocate to WI at candidates' expense. Remote with the potential requirement to come onsite when needed (once every couple of months).
Project details: Client is seeking a Project Manager to perform the role Scrum
Master and Project Manager in the Application Development Team practicing Hybrid methodology combining PMI's project management best practices with Agile/Scrum development methodology under the Division of Libraries and Technology.
The Applications Development Team is responsible for enterprise architecture, development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance of systems that capture and report data. This includes but is not limited to applications that focus on finance, budget, and data collection and reporting applications that satisfy the needs of Wisconsin's K12 education systems. These systems require extensive knowledge and experience developing complex applications, reports, and relational databases.
This position is responsible for leading and coaching a project team on a hybrid project methodology
combining PMI Project Management best practices and agile practices/ principals to deliver high quality
products and services for our external customers (state schools and districts) and internal customers (DPI users). This position will facilitate the execution and delivery of well-defined software releases using the Hybrid framework, including project planning deliverables such as Project Charters, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Assessment, Estimation, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospectives and close out phase deliverables. This position will work with project teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making. This position will resolve team impediments with other scrum masters/ project managers, improving the effectiveness of the project management framework in the agency. This position will be responsible in maintaining a healthy product backlog, planning all releases of the system, and documenting system dependencies.
combining PMI Project Management best practices and agile practices/ principals to deliver high quality
products and services for our external customers (state schools and districts) and internal customers (DPI users). This position will facilitate the execution and delivery of well-defined software releases using the Hybrid framework, including project planning deliverables such as Project Charters, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Assessment, Estimation, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospectives and close out phase deliverables. This position will work with project teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making. This position will resolve team impediments with other scrum masters/ project managers, improving the effectiveness of the project management framework in the agency. This position will be responsible in maintaining a healthy product backlog, planning all releases of the system, and documenting system dependencies.
This position will work with and serve as a liaison between IT Teams, management and business units within DPI and external vendors to identify and analyze opportunities for improving processes and business systems. This position will also help facilitate quality assurance tasks, UAT efforts and provide product customer support when needed.
Under the general supervision of the Applications Development Team manager, this person will work closely with others to accomplish project objectives, or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member of the Applications Development Team. Objectives, priorities, and deadlines are established in consultation with the department program area leaders, project managers, and the Applications Development Team manager.
Required Skills:
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience using Agile/Scrum Development Methodology with CSM Certifications
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience with PMI's Project Management deliverables
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates experience facilitating meetings and an understanding of facilitation techniques
- Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently within established guidelines
- Process a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies
- Experience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria
- Ability to facilitate UAT efforts
- Experience at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospectives, and other scrum techniques
- Experience in creating documentation such as project charter, risk analysis, stakeholder analysis and engagement, decision logs, project estimation and timelines, project status reports, road maps, project close out reports
- Experienced in leading CRM-focused projects, overseeing end-to-end implementation, optimization, and integration of CRM platforms to support business objectives.
- Skilled in managing stakeholder expectations, coordinating cross-functional teams, and leveraging
- CRM insights to inform strategy and improve customer experience.
Required Technical Skills:
- Ability to grasp technical concepts and communicate to developers in a .NET based development environment
- Experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps, or equivalent software, to manage user stories and sprint backlogs.
- Proficiency with leading CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365) including configuration, data structures, workflows, and integrations.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience working with education software systems at school, district, or state levels.
- Knowledge of data warehousing and reporting
- Proficient in using Asana and Azure DevOps Boards to manage project timelines, assign and track tasks, monitor progress, and facilitate cross-functional team collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
Pay rate: $48/hr on W2.