Our client, an Ivy-League University, is urgently looking to add an IT Project Manager to their team on a contract basis. This is a 3-month contract on W2, potential to extend.
Responsibilities :
- Plan, conduct, and manage complex information technology projects in a unit or department, requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed.
- Assembles project team, assigning responsibilities, identifying resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of project.
- Responsible for project discovery.
- Serve as expert regarding scope and project objectives, solutions value and technology, as well as the role and function of each team member.
- Ensure work completion within schedule, budgetary and design constraints.
- Make decisions about analysis, design and testing and provide alternative methods as needed.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to leverage resources for successful project completion.
- Make independent decisions within the confines established by sponsors / business owners.
- Serve as primary contact with user groups and stakeholders.
- Leverage steering and executive committees for decision-making, change management, and communications.
- Absorb and leverage project related technology to ensure effective project management and collaboration.
- Advise unit / school regarding post project operations.
- Provide training needs as applicable.
Requirements :
Must have a Bachelors Degree3-5 years of working within higher education in cross functional rolesKnowledge of how to execute a project and navigate the higher ed cultureStrong SIS / Student Information System previous work experience is required UNLESS candidate has worked 5+ years as a Project Manager in Higher Ed, then SIS experience can be optional.Comfortable cross functionally working with IT, Application Analysts, Data Analysts, the MBA and / or Doctoral Programs and stakeholdersStandard MS Office skills required. Smart Sheet and Service Now a plus