Project Senior Manager

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Retirement matching

Health insurance

Long-term disability

Job summary

University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is seeking a Senior Project Manager within the Division of Undergraduate Education to lead cross-functional initiatives that strengthen student success and educational access. You will manage teams, build plans, and ensure timely delivery of projects across departments.

Ideal candidates have at least five years of PM experience, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of coordinating complex initiatives in higher education settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Five years of project management experience.
• Experience leading teams to achieve goals with process, service, and technology changes.
• Ability to develop communications for varied audiences, from staff to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to ensure project success.
• Assemble project teams, define resources and timelines.
• Provide hands-on logistical support for project execution and communications.
• Uphold values and ethics while building relationships across the college and university.
• Provide strategic advice on project planning and execution.
• Manage solution evaluation processes and competitive bids.
• Stay current with student success and higher education technology developments.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication plans

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Salesforce

DegreeWorks

Job description

Who We Are

About The University

Our university is an inclusive, student-focused institution committed to excellence in teaching, learning, research, and service. We offer transformative education aligned with the academic excellence of the University of Michigan and rooted in a deep commitment to metropolitan Detroit. Our diverse and inclusive campus community engages meaningfully with local industry, government, and nonprofits.

Job Summary

The Division of Undergraduate Education at University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and Arts ensures that the undergraduate experience is academically sound, accessible and equitable, and truly transformative. We do this across 25 units employing 250 dedicated full-time staff and more than 1,500 student staff each year. Together, the units of the division focus on opening doors to increase access to an LSA education, supporting students in their critical first year, overseeing curriculum across the college, connecting students with transformative experiences, and enabling students to successfully complete their degrees and launch into their next steps.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional and cross-organizational people and teams to ensure successful project completion.
• Assemble project teams, identify resources and roles, and create implementation plans and timelines.
• Provide hands-on logistical support for project execution, including scheduling meetings, setting agendas, recording notes and action items, updating plans, preparing relevant communications, reviewing contracts and MOUs, monitoring project expenditures, and tracking deliverables.
• Demonstrate and promote the values and ethics of the organization while building cooperative relationships across the college and university.
• Provide strategic advice and tactical solutions on project planning and execution.
• Plan and manage the solution evaluation process to evaluate alternative courses of action, including participating in Request for Information and Request for Proposal competitive bid processes.
• Stay current with relevant updates in student success and higher education technology through training, research, and professional development.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading team members to meet project goals with process, service, and technology changes.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, including responsibilities requiring confidentiality, stakeholder management, prioritization, troubleshooting, and independent work.
• Expertise in developing communication plans for varied audiences from less experienced team members to executives.

Desired Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certified.
• Experience with student information and/or customer relationship management technologies and/or systems (e.g. Salesforce CRM, DegreeWorks, etc.).
• Experience with Agile or Lean project methodologies.
• Experience managing solution evaluation processes.

Why Work at Michigan?

Benefits at the University of Michigan

Benefits

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.