Project Manager

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Lead PMO Project Manager to guide technology, applications, and business-change initiatives within the PMO. You will drive project planning, requirements gathering, and stakeholder alignment to deliver on SMART goals for the university.

You will partner with central IT and HR/Finance/Provost offices to ensure projects meet budget, schedule, and quality standards, while managing multiple efforts and maintaining robust communication across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of project management or consulting experience.
• Project management skills with advanced systems.
• Ability to effectively convey information to others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement projects within the PMO focused on technology, applications, business process, and business change management.
• Support the university in meeting business needs and SMART goals.
• Collaborate with central IT and functional areas including HR, Finance, and the Provost Office.
• Develop business requirements and identify solutions.
• Create and maintain project plans and schedules throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage 3–4 projects at a time depending on size and complexity.
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and manage work breakdown structures for information technology projects.
• Submit project deliverables while ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
• Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Collaboration

Analytical Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Business Process Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Budget Adherence

Schedule Management

Job description

Lead and implement projects within the PMO focused on technology, applications, business process, and business change management
Support the university in meeting business needs and SMART goals
Collaborate with central IT and functional areas including HR, Finance, and the Provost Office
Develop business requirements and identify solutions
Create and maintain project plans and schedules throughout the project lifecycle
Manage 3–4 projects at a time depending on size and complexity
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope
Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables
Develop and manage work breakdown structures for information technology projects
Submit project deliverables while ensuring adherence to quality standards
Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects
Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of project management or consulting experience
• Project management skills with advanced systems
• Ability to effectively convey information to others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management, including the ability to lead technology and business process initiatives, develop project plans, and manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring adherence to budget and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Business Process Management
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Analytical Problem-Solving
• Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• Project Planning
• Work Breakdown Structure Development
• Project Execution Management
• Budget Adherence
• Schedule Management

Soft Skills

• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• PMO
• Business Change Management
• SMART Goals
• Project Lifecycle
• Project Milestones