IT Project Manager: Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives

The University of Texas at Arlington Portal; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

The University of Texas at Arlington is seeking a Project Manager to drive cross-functional IT projects and lead distributed teams. You will shepherd projects from initiation through lifecycle, coordinating business and technical stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Responsibilities include planning, risk management, change management, and status reporting to leadership, with PMO-aligned documentation.

Qualifications

• Two years or more leading projects or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required.
• PM certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead project team and key stakeholders (business and technical) through project initiation to define project charter, perform stakeholder analysis, identify project approach, and plan and facilitate project kickoff.
• Drive the project planning stage and facilitate team collaboration to identify requirements and develop a project plan that includes budget, timeline, risk register, resource planning, and communication approach.
• Facilitate team collaboration to develop a change management plan based on process analysis, marketing and communication, and training needs for all project stakeholders.
• Manage project risks and create risk response strategies and options including escalation and mitigation.
• Monitor project activities through the project life cycle for quality and efficiency to ensure alignment with project goals and approach.
• Provide and communicate project status updates to leadership, key stakeholders, and project teams through the project lifecycle.
• Guide project team to use best practices of project management and PMO standards and develop and maintain required project documentation through the project life cycle.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related field

Tools

MS Project

ServiceNow

SharePoint

Job description

The University of Texas at Arlington is seeking a Project Manager to drive cross-functional IT projects and lead distributed teams. You will shepherd projects from initiation through lifecycle, coordinating business and technical stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Responsibilities include planning, risk management, change management, and status reporting to leadership, with PMO-aligned documentation.