• Jira Manager

    COOLSOFT (Madison, WI)


    Jira Manager

     

    (Jobs in Madison, WI)

     

    Requirement id 153739

     

    Job title Manager

     

    Job location in Madison, WI

     

    Skills required Project Management Experience, Change Management, Jira,

     

    Open Date 05-Jun-2025

     

    Close Date

     

    Job type Contract

     

    Duration 12 Months

     

    Compensation DOE

     

    Status requirement ---

     

    Job interview type ---

     

    Email Recruiter:coolsoft

     

    Job Description Manager: Project Management Experience, Change Management, Jira,

     

    Start Date :7/1/2025

     

    End Date :06/30/2026

     

    Submission Deadline :6/9/2025 at 4:00 pm CST.

     

    Client Info: DOC

    Note:

    * Interview Process: Microsoft Teams (Virtual)

    * Duration: June 30, 2026 with possibility of extension

    * Onsite or Remote? Candidate MUST be a WI resident or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense.100% remote in the State of Wisconsin.

    * On Occasion need weekend work, if a weekend worked with prior authorization then they are provided a weekday off.

    * Candidate Must Come on the first day to office for on boarding.

    Description:

    The Department of Corrections is focused on public safety through the custody and supervision of those in our care. Corrections employees have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others through careers in a variety of fields. Using cutting-edge research and evidence-based approaches, employees implement lasting change with a positive impact on the people of Wisconsin.

     

    The Department of Corrections, Division of Management Services, is recruiting for a COMPAS Project Manager position. This position will be 100% remote, with occasional visits to our central office at 3099 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI (Dane County).

    Position Summary:

    This position is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and configuring projects related to the support of the DOCs Health and Behavior Solutions COMPAS team. The PM will be the steward to the COMPAS, the State of Wisconsins case management and decision support tool utilized by parole officers. This position serves as a member of the COMPAS Core Team staff, which includes Department employees from the Bureau of Technology Management, staff from the other program divisions, and the COMPAS private vendor. This position works closely with the operational group to help identify areas of optimization and improved business processes for workflows within COMPAS. This position will also execute the build and testing required for effective COMPAS optimizations and upgrades.

    Job Details:

    Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DOC sponsorship) at the time of application. The Department of Corrections will conduct criminal background checks on applicants before selection to determine whether the circumstances of any conviction may be related to the job being filled. Upon hire, all new DOC employees are subject to fingerprinting.

     

    The Department of Corrections may conduct pre-employment drug screens. Any applicant offered employment in a position requiring a pre-employment drug screen must pass the screen as a contingency to the job. Applicants who fail or refuse the drug screen will not be given further consideration for employment.

    Qualifications:

    Minimally qualified applicants will have experience:

    • Maintaining and vendor-managed software, performing maintenance, upgrades, and configuration activities.

    • Communicating software configuration with external stakeholders.

    • Working with external stakeholders to identify process improvements and optimizations.

    • Ability to lead and conduct virtual meetings with teams.

    • Experience in Vendor managed applications

    • Experienced and able to communicate effectively with team, vendor team, and business users.

    • Experience in project scheduling and doing phase gates.

    • Worked as Scrum master and CSM certified (optional).

    • Able to handle change management.

    • Worked with schedule and Gann charts online.

    • Manage daily standups and requirements backlog.

    • JIRA application knowledge as a Project Lead.

     

    In addition to the above

     

    Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 153739 while calling.