Certified Project Manager IV

Job Title: Certified Project Manager IV

Location: Madison, Wisconsin Country: United States Category: Project Management Workplace

Location

Onsite Employment Type: Contract Posted Date: October 27, 2026 Job ID: 653329

Job Description Job Title: Certified Project Manager IV Location: 90% remote within Wisconsin Contract length: 7 months Schedule: 40 hrs; 8a to 5p Pay: 70/hr to 76/hr, DOE

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Modernization Leadership
• Coordinate with the Strategic Consultant to develop and maintain an overall modernization roadmap and implementation strategy.
• Assess current-state business needs, technology systems, organizational readiness, and modernization needs.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and critical decision points requiring executive engagement.
• Recommend phased approaches for implementation, organizational change management, and business transformation.
• Procurement and Vendor Management
• Collaborate in the development of procurement strategies and supporting documentation.
• Draft and coordinate RFIs, RFPs, SOWs, and related procurement materials.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and support contract negotiations.
• Advise agency leadership on vendor selection, contracting approaches, and governance structures.
• Establish performance expectations and accountability measures for future vendors and implementation partners.
• Partner Coordination and Governance
• Coordinate activities across business, policy, finance, procurement, and technology teams.
• Facilitate executive decision-making and ensure alignment among partners and stakeholders.
• Develop governance structures, decision frameworks, reporting processes, and escalation protocols.
• Prepare executive briefings, status reports, and strategic recommendations.
• Program Development and Readiness
• Identify resource needs and recommend future staffing and contractor support models.
• Develop foundational project artifacts, including charters, workplans, risk registers, issue logs, and implementation frameworks.
• Support development of business requirements, process improvement opportunities, and future-state operating models.
• Establish structures necessary for transition from planning into implementation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Significant experience leading large-scale technology modernization or digital transformation initiatives with a SaaS vendor
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex technology procurements
• Experience with vendor selection, contract negotiation, and multi-vendor environments
• Strong knowledge of project management, organizational change management, and systems implementation methodologies
• Experience facilitating executive-level decision-making and stakeholder engagement
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with government program systems
• Experience modernizing legacy systems to a SaaS platform
• Solid understanding of cloud-based platforms, modular procurement strategies, and agile delivery approaches
• Experience coordinating between internal teams and SaaS vendors
• Experience establishing governance structures for large-scale modernization initiatives

EEO Statement:

• The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.