Higher-Ed IT Project Manager — Lead Large-Scale Initiatives

100 The University of Akron; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Flexible work arrangement

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The University of Akron is seeking a Project Manager to oversee IT initiatives and university-wide efforts. You will coordinate with IT leaders, senior management, and stakeholders to define scope, milestones, timelines, and budgets, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in IT project management, and strong communication skills to present progress and lessons learned. This is an exempt, on-site role based in Ohio.

Qualifications

• Requires a relevant Bachelor's Degree.
• PMP Certification or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of IT project experience with understanding of computer and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects with varying size, scope, and complexity.
• Assist with managing complex, large-scale, or university-wide efforts.
• Assist users with the creation of project requests.
• Assist with defining project scope, goals, and deliverables in alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with peers, business analysts, and stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project milestones, plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Coordinate with IT department leaders, senior management, and external partners.
• Track progress and allocate resources across multiple projects.
• Prepare and present progress reports, proposals, and post-mortem analyses/lessons learned.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PMP Certification

Job description

The University of Akron is seeking a Project Manager to oversee IT initiatives and university-wide efforts. You will coordinate with IT leaders, senior management, and stakeholders to define scope, milestones, timelines, and budgets, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in IT project management, and strong communication skills to present progress and lessons learned. This is an exempt, on-site role based in Ohio.