Senior Project Manager-DSI

The Claremont Colleges Services; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plans

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Tuition exchange program

Job summary

Pitzer College is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Data, Systems, and Integrations (DSI) to provide institution-wide leadership on data, systems coordination, and process improvements. You will partner with senior leadership, data stewards, and vendors to prioritize projects, manage risk, and ensure adoption of changes across the campus.

This hybrid, full-time role emphasizes governance, change management, and data stewardship, with a focus on aligning initiatives with institutional

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of related experience.
• Preference for candidates with higher education experience and Power BI familiarity.
• Strong collaboration, change management, and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Meet with senior leadership to guide DSI projects and prioritize work.
• Coordinate timelines, track progress, and keep stakeholders informed.
• Define scope, milestones, risks, and accountability with owners.
• Ensure sponsors, owners, and deadlines are identified and tracked.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive process improvements.

Skills

Growth mindset

Collaboration

Requirements gathering

Instruct others

Effective communication

Prioritization & planning

Customer service

English writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

3+ years related experience

Higher education experience preferred

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Below 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 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

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

• 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

Staff Licenses/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.

• competitive compensation
• health
• dental
• 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-NDA
• Yes AB1825
• Yes CSA Reporter
• Yes Mandatory Reporter
• Yes FERPA
• Yes Responsible Employee Instructions:

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.

Covid-19 Vaccination

Pitzer College has mandated the COVID-19 vaccination for all employees. New employees are required to show proof of full vaccination, including booster, against COVID-19 or request a Pitzer College approved medical or religious exemption on or before their first day of employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Pitzer College adheres to both the letter and the spirit of Equal Employment opportunity and Aff

It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, disability, medical condition, or veteran status.

Pitzer strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Safety Report

In compliance with applicable law, Pitzer College publishes an annual report containing statistical information concerning the occurrence of crime on campus and adjacent thereto, as well as policies and practices concerning security. A copy of this report is online at http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/cs/index.asp or by contacting The Claremont Colleges Department of Campus Safety: 251 E. Eleventh Street, Claremont, CA 91711-3947; [phone].

Reporting Definitions

• Campus Security Authority Reporter (CSA): Employees responsible for reporting crimes that are disclosed to them, so that crime statistics reporting is as accurate as possible.
• Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act Reporter (FERPA): Employees with access to student records and information must adhere to the privacy protection requirements under FERPA, which restricts what student information may be disclosed and to whom.
• Mandatory Reporter: Employees who have frequent contact with children are required to report all known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect.
• Responsible Employee: Any employee who has the authority to take action to redress sexual violence, who has been given the duty of reporting incidents of sexual violence or any other misconduct by students to the Title IX Coordinator or other appropriate School designee; or whom a student could reasonably believe has this authority or duty.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit our FAQ's for Job Applicants page for information on the staff application process, including what to expect, timelines, requests for special accommodation, and interviews.