Senior Project Manager-DSI

The Claremont Colleges Services; Claremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Tuition reimbursement

Tuition exchange program

Job summary

Pitzer College in Claremont, CA seeks a Senior Project Manager for Data, Systems, and Integrations to guide enterprise data, systems coordination, and process improvements across the campus. The role partners with senior leadership, data stewards, and technical teams to prioritize projects, manage risk, and ensure timely adoption of changes.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of related experience, with Power BI and Microsoft Office expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with at least three years of related experience in higher education or enterprise data/systems projects.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, data governance, and project governance.
• Proven ability to lead change management and training for system/process changes.
• Strong written and verbal communication with diverse campus stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide institutional project governance, prioritization, and resource planning for DSI initiatives.
• Lead change management and training plans to support system, data, and process changes.
• Coordinate with data stewards, vendors, and campus partners to ensure adoption and success.
• Establish standards for data definitions, ownership, documentation, and operational readiness.

Skills

Growth mindset

People focus

Collaboration

Requirements gathering

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

## Senior Project Manager-DSIApplylocations: McConnell Centertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition id: REQ-8340Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. **Inquiries Regarding Application Status** Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of submitted applications. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted using the email and/or phone information provided in the online application. For information regarding our general staff recruitment process, please click here to visit our FAQs web page to see answers for frequently asked questions, including what to expect, timelines, requests for special accommodation, and interviews.**Location:**Claremont, CA**Job Posting Title:**Senior Project Manager-DSI**Job Details and Requirement:****Department**: Data, Systems, and Integrations **Supervisor**: VP of Admission, Financial Aid, Enrollment & College**Last Updated**: 06/30/2026 **GENERAL DESCRIPTION**The Senior Project Manager for Data, Systems, and Integrations provides institution-wide leadership for enterprise data, systems coordination, integrations, project governance, and process improvement. The senior project manager establishes standards, accountability structures, and governance practices that ensure technology and data initiatives are aligned with institutional priorities, regulatory obligations, and the student experience. This role partners with senior leadership, functional owners, data stewards, technical teams, and vendors to prioritize projects, clarify decision rights, resolve barriers, manage risk, and ensure successful adoption of system and process changes across the College.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS****Project Governance & Process Management*** Meet with senior leadership to help guide and prioritize DSI projects and resourcing.* Provide project management by coordinating timelines, tracking progress, and ensuring stakeholders remain informed throughout the project lifecycle.* Establishes standards for system ownership, data stewardship, process documentation, and operational readiness before implementation.* Define project scope, decision rights, milestones, dependencies, risk levels, and accountability structures in partnership with functional owners.* Ensure each project has identified sponsors, business owners, data owners, technical owners, deadlines, and success measures.* Hold project participants accountable for deliverables, decisions, testing, documentation, and timely communication.* Identify stalled, under-resourced, duplicative, or misaligned projects and recommend corrective action to the VP and senior leadership.* Conduct post-implementation reviews to ensure plan objectives are met, evaluating successes, identifying areas for improvement, and recommending additional process enhancements.* Collaborate with functional users and technical teams to identify challenges, develop solutions, and communicate system updates in ways that are accessible and actionable for the campus community.**Change Management*** Lead change management planning for system, data, and process changes that affect campus operations.* Develop communication, training, adoption, and transition plans to support successful implementation.* Ensure functional users understand new processes, deadlines, responsibilities, and consequences of non-adoption.* Partner with departments to identify workflow impacts and ensure operational readiness before launch.**Data Management*** Guide the Data Management & Integrity Committee in partnership with all data stewards to develop intentional and comprehensive policies and practices for using and leveraging institutional data as the co-chair.* Operationalize the institutional standards for data definitions, data quality, system documentation, access protocols, reporting logic, and data stewardship.* Coordinate with data stewards to resolve conflicting definitions, inconsistent business practices, and data quality issues.* Serve in the Enrollment management working group as the DSI co-chair to support Strategic enrollment management initiatives.* Oversee the maintenance of institutional data dictionary and data democratization for the institution in partnership with all data stewards.* Foster a data-informed decision-making culture across campus through collaboration, communication, and effective use of reporting and system solutions.**Leadership and Management*** In partnership with the VP, set the annual goals for DSI.* Partner with Information Technology and Finance to ensure maximum utilization of software inventory, coordination between systems, and deduplication of efforts.* Vendor review and management oversight for supported applications.**REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**The individual must possess knowledge, skills and ability to be able to successfully perform the essential functions of the position, or be able to explain or demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.* A growth mindset.* A passion for people and values them over processes and tools.* A collaborator with a focus on providing solutions based on the requirements and necessary outcomes of those whom we serve.* The aptitude for responding to change over following a set plan.* Ability to gather user requirements and help develop solutions.* Ability to instruct others, both individually and in a group setting.* Ability to interact productively and collaboratively with a diverse campus population.* Ability to prioritize, plan work activities to use time efficiently while satisfying deadlines and expectations.* Provide high-quality customer service.* Speak and write English clearly and persuasively with attention to detail and the needs of the target audience.Education/ Experience: Must have a bachelor’s degree. Must have at least three years of related experience. Preference given to candidates who have work experience in higher education institutions and experience with the Microsoft suite, specifically Power BI.Supervisory Responsibility: Yes* StaffLicenses/Certifications: None required. PMP Preferred.Work Schedule: This is a regular, exempt, full-time, staff position working 12 months per year. The position hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. These hours may vary due to needs of the College or department.Compensation: Budgeted Salary Range: $110,000-$120,000 per year.Pitzer College is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, tuition exchange program participation and more.Work Model: Hybrid* \*Must have access to reliable and secure computer and internet connection.* \*Must have access to a dedicated and suitable workstation at remote location, including desk or table and supporting, upright chair. Must ensure workstation is safe and free from hazards and ergonomically appropriate.Physical Requirements: This is generally a sedentary position. Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time and operate a computer for prolonged periods of time.**Classifications:**Yes-NDAYes AB1825Yes CSA ReporterYes Mandatory ReporterYes FERPAYes Responsible EmployeeInstructions: Only qualified applicants please.Application Materials: Upload the following materials to complete your application:* Cover Letter: Indicate your reason for interest in this position, describe how your qualifications make youan ideal candidate, and explain which of Pitzer’s core values best relates to your own.* Resume: List relevant qualifications and dates of experience.* Professional References: References will be contacted for select applicants and advance notice will be provided. Provide the names of at least three (3) individuals who can speak to your professional qualifications. Include their business titles, contact information and an indication of how you are acquainted with them (e.g., former supervisor, coworker, etc.).**Employment Requirements** Employment is contingent upon a candidate possessing the knowledge, skills and abilities to be able to successfully perform the essential duties of the position, or be able to explain or demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. Employment is also contingent upon new employees providing documents verifying U.S. citizenship or, for aliens, documents verifying legal permission to work in the United States. For positions requiring the use of a college-owned vehicle, employment is contingent upon a driving record acceptable to the colleges’ automobile liability insurance. Final candidates in all staff positions will be required to undergo a background investigation; in addition some positions may require a physical lift test and pulmonary function test.