Project Manager (Finance Focus)

The Universities of Wisconsin is seeking a Project Manager with a finance focus to support the Workday Enterprise Solutions Team. This role involves managing complex IT projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful project delivery aligned with institutional financial goals.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a main point of contact for clients in the development and implementation of multi-unit, moderately complex projects
• Drafts and delivers project status communications and reports
• Schedules and facilitates communication for the integration of vendor workflow and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables for moderately complex, multi-unit projects
• Provides advanced technical and analytical guidance to project teams. Identifies and estimates tasks, applies established project management, process improvement, and budget and cost analysis methodologies to identify obstacles and drive project completion
• Works actively to foster a respectful, inclusive and safe team environment
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align project goals with broader organizational priorities and requirements

Requirements:

• Experience working with or supporting initiatives related to Workday or other ERP systems
• Proven track record of leading successful multi-unit, moderately complex projects, preferably in a higher education or public sector environment
• Advanced proficiency in project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches
• Experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, or Microsoft Project
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse, cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Excellent facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to anticipate challenges, resolve conflicts, build consensus, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions
• Skilled in aligning projects with organizational strategy and objectives, ensuring business value and impact
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership and stakeholders
• Proven experience supporting executive or director-level leadership in project delivery and operational initiatives
• Experience working with stakeholders to understand needs, keep them engaged, and confirm alignment, along with strong skills in managing risks, allocating resources, and communicating effectively
• Skilled in aligning projects with organizational strategy and objectives, assessing performance through KPIs and metrics, and translating technical and operational details into clear, actionable updates and visualizations for non-technical audiences
• Experience working within structured governance frameworks
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Project Management, Information Systems, or a related field
• Advanced degree preferred in business administration, Project Management, Information Systems, or a related field
• Certification in Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or similar credentials is strongly preferred
• 7+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, Supply Chain, or IT systems