Manager, IT Project Management

tstc; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas State Technical College seeks a Manager of IT Project Management to lead the planning, governance, and delivery of technology projects across the college. You will establish consistent PM practices, improve portfolio visibility, and align initiatives with college priorities.

Reporting to the Director of IT Operational Services, you will manage scope, resources, schedules, and risks while guiding a team through hybrid delivery models and organizational change management to ensure delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading enterprise technology projects or programs
• 2+ years supervisory or team-lead experience with mentoring project professionals
• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Business/PM or related field

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for IT project delivery
• Governance, planning, and portfolio visibility across projects
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage resources, schedules, dependencies, risks
• Collaborate with IT leadership, technical teams, and external partners
• Establish PM standards, templates, and performance metrics
• Balance governance with agile, hybrid delivery for varying project sizes
• Drive organizational change management and stakeholder engagement

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, MIS, or related field

Job description

Are you someone who strives for excellence, values accountability, provides the best service, all while reflecting unwavering integrity? Our talented team members across the state follow the behaviors, beliefs and outcomes of these core values to ensure that our vision is met. If you're ready to join the TSTC family and make great memories

Job Description

The Manager of IT Project Management provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the planning, execution, governance, and delivery of technology projects across Texas State Technical College. This position leads the IT Project Management team and is responsible for establishing consistent project management practices, strengthening institutional accountability, improving portfolio visibility, and ensuring technology initiatives align directly with College priorities.

Reporting to the Director of IT Operational Services, the Manager collaborates closely with IT leadership, technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners to manage scope, resources, schedules, dependencies, risks, and organizational change. The Manager fosters a culture of delivery excellence by balancing structured governance with agile, scalable practices adapted to project size and complexity.

Essential Functions

The employee will demonstrate TSTC's Core Values of Excellence, Accountability, Service, and Integrity with internal and external stakeholders, customers, students, and community members.

Team Leadership & Capability Development

Provides direct leadership, mentorship, and operational supervision to the IT Project Management team by setting clear performance expectations, conducting regular evaluations, and fostering ongoing professional development. Fosters a collaborative and accountable team culture that emphasizes customer service, continuous capability growth, and disciplined project execution across all technology initiatives.

Project Portfolio Governance & Reporting

Establishes, implements, and continuously refines institutional IT project management standards, methodologies, templates, and performance metrics across predictive, Agile, and hybrid delivery frameworks. Monitors overall portfolio health, resource capacity, and schedule milestones while delivering transparent, data-driven reporting and actionable recommendations to executive and IT leadership.

Project Execution & Technical Integration

Oversees the end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives involving enterprise software, cloud platforms, infrastructure, data analytics, and cybersecurity. Collaborates with technical engineering teams and functional stakeholders to ensure project deliverables, system integrations, and technical requirements remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.

Stakeholder Management & Organizational Change

Partners with academic, administrative, and operational leaders to align technology solutions with departmental needs while actively managing project scope, risks, and conflicting priorities. Integrates structured organizational change management practices into project delivery to facilitate effective communication, end-user training, operational adoption, and sustainable transition to operational support.

Project Intake, Prioritization & Continuous Improvement

Leads the project intake, evaluation, and prioritization processes to assist leadership in assessing business value, technical complexity, budget impact, and resource feasibility. Directs post-implementation reviews and project retrospectives to systematically capture lessons learned, eliminate delivery roadblocks, and drive institutional process improvements.

Education & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience managing enterprise technology projects, programs, or project portfolios.
• 2+ years of leadership, supervisory, or significant team lead experience with responsibility for coaching and mentoring project professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressively responsible IT project or portfolio management experience, including three or more years of direct supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading a Project Management Office or enterprise technology portfolio within higher education or a complex public sector environment.
• Professional certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise SaaS platforms, ERP systems, system integrations, and multi-campus technology migrations.

Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of formal education where appropriate, consistent with TSTC's equivalency philosophy.

Skills & Abilities

Demonstrated ability to lead,