Certified Project Manager IV – SaaS Modernization

We are seeking a highly experienced Certified Project Manager IV to lead a large-scale Child Care Systems Modernization initiative. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technology modernization, SaaS implementation, procurement planning, vendor management, and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead large-scale technology modernization and digital transformation initiatives.

• Develop and maintain project roadmaps, implementation strategies, project plans, and workplans.

• Assess current-state systems, business processes, organizational readiness, and modernization requirements.

• Support procurement planning and prepare RFI, RFP, SOW, and related procurement documentation.

• Coordinate vendor evaluations, vendor selection, contract negotiations, and vendor performance management.

• Establish governance structures, decision-making frameworks, reporting processes, and escalation procedures.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business, finance, procurement, policy, and IT.

• Prepare executive briefings, project status reports, strategic recommendations, and management presentations.

• Identify project risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and critical decision points.

• Support organizational change management, business process improvements, and SaaS implementation planning.

• Develop project charters, risk registers, issue logs, implementation frameworks, and other essential project artifacts.

• Ensure stakeholder alignment and facilitate executive-level decision-making.

• 15+ years of project management experience leading large-scale initiatives.

• Significant experience leading technology modernization or digital transformation projects involving SaaS vendors.

• 10+ years of experience in procurement planning and complex technology procurement.

• Proven experience in vendor selection, contract negotiations, and multi-vendor environments.

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, systems implementation, and organizational change management.

• Experience preparing project plans, charters, status reports, risk registers, and executive briefings.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong critical-thinking, analytical, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or equivalent project management tools.

• Project management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is mandatory at the time of submission.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior state government experience.

• Experience with government program systems.

• Experience migrating legacy systems to SaaS platforms.

• Knowledge of cloud-based platforms, modular procurement strategies, and Agile delivery approaches.

• Experience establishing governance frameworks for large-scale modernization programs.

• Location: Madison, WI
• Work Authorization: US Citizens and Green Card Holders Only