TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER

TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER

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UW Information Technology (UW-IT) is the central information technology organization for the University of Washington, responsible for strategic planning, oversight, and direction of the UW’s IT infrastructure, resources, and services.

UW-IT provides critical technology support to all three campuses, UW Medicine, and research operations around the world, partnering with the UW community to enable innovation, learning, discovery, and service."

The Project Management Office (PMO) oversees the technology project portfolio to ensure that the overall collection of projects is aligned with the University’s mission and strategic goals;

and provides consultation and expert project management support for high-priority projects.

The Technology Project Manager in UW-IT’s PMO is responsible for :

Project Management : This role will be responsible for project managing and bringing to a successful closure a broad range of high-profile, complex projects at the University of Washington and its affiliated organizations.

This position utilizes a broad spectrum of skills which include IT knowledge, business process analysis, problem solving, and extensive project / program / product management skills.

The position purview includes all units within UW-IT as well as many external to UW-IT across UW.

• Product Management : This role will function as a business owner & stakeholder liaison for prioritization, status reporting, forecasting & communication of system operation, maintenance, & configuration of products.
• Leadership : This role will provide coaching, mentorship and training for other project managers designated at the UW as adjunct and embedded project managers and those interested in project management as a skill and / or career path.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or experience
• Minimum of four years of experience managing complex IT projects, programs, or products in applications, infrastructure, or networking and comprehensive understanding of the underlying technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent technical projects across various teams.
• Demonstrated project, program, and / or product management skills.
• Experience in deploying large, complex systems, programs, or projects implementing business process redesign.
• Experience in project and software development lifecycles and corresponding tools such as issue tracking systems, configuration management systems, requirements management systems and project management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large technical projects or programs within a team environment.
• Ability to manage a diverse range of activities in a very visible and pressured environment, exercising independent judgment in resolving problems.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, technical documentation skills, communication skills, and personal interaction abilities.
• Ability to speak and write about technical and non-technical issues for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Expertise with collaboration, database, spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Experience communicating with senior leadership and management.

DESIRED :

• Experience in a research university or large enterprise
• Experience implementing IT governance process
• Equivalent education / experience may substitute for all minimum qualifications
30+ days ago