Project Manager - Scrum Master

ROLE TITLE: Project Manager III - Project Manager / Scrum Master

• SUBMISSIONS DUE: October 19, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (vendor cutoff; three business days before the state deadline).
• START / END: November 16, 2026 June 30, 2027; likely to extend. The state cannot post any job beyond the end of the current fiscal year, so while many jobs can run multi-year, the initial posting is capped at June 30 and requires renewal.
• CLIENT LOCATION: Madison, WI 53705
• WORK ARRANGEMENT: 100% remote within Wisconsin. Must be a current Wisconsin resident. No relocation is allowed.
• SCHEDULE: 40 hours/week; day shift; listed start/end times 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.; no weekends. Travel is not required.

DESCRIPTION

We have an immediate opening at the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for a Project Manager/Scrum Master. Our team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most valuable assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions.

This position must have strong technical knowledge in data management and experience in managing multiple scrum boards for both project work and operations.

Key Requirements

• Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies. Must have experience leading scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing.
• Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project/operational work; and mentoring and developing team members.
• Experience directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks, issues, and roadblocks.
• Manage team progress and status through JIRA. Demonstrate solid understanding of and experience with agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills, influence others, and interact with individuals at all levels. Work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers, using mentoring, coaching, collaboration and team building.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.

KEY SKILLS

• Minimum of 5 years in a scrum-master role leading scrums for ETL, data conversion, and/or MDM.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

• Experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Remote via Microsoft Teams; may include two rounds of interviews.

EQUIPMENT

Equipment provision and requirements are not specified in either source.

Candidate Evaluation - Prioritized Skill Baseline

Skill

Mandatory Eligibility Gates