University of Rochester Advancement · 2 months ago
IT Project Manager II
30 Corporate Woods
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
4+ years expThe University of Rochester is committed to fostering an inclusive community, and they are seeking an IT Project Manager II to manage small to medium IT projects. This role involves project planning, coordination with various stakeholders, and ensuring project deliverables meet established criteria.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Manages small to medium assigned IT projects independently
Gathers input from team members on required tasks and translates into a project plan with tasks, activities, dependencies, timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables
Monitors progress of project activities and ensures all critical implementation criteria are met
Coordinates with Architects, Team Leads, Resource Managers, IT Leaders, and Sponsors as needed to ensure project team follows department processes for quality assurance, migrations and promotions, end-user acceptance/validation, and training and support
Facilitates project meetings using effective meeting techniques for objectives, agendas, participants, and meeting minutes
Develops and maintains reporting dashboards suitable for Senior Leadership to communicate project status
Conducts post-project 'lessons learned' sessions to identify successful project elements and areas for future improvement
Provides status reports to steering committees
Utilizes a variety of project management methodologies as appropriate to the project
Manages project scope and timeline, using appropriate governance bodies and Project Office leadership direction
Identifies, tracks, and manages risks and mitigation plans within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate
Identifies, tracks, and manages issues to resolution within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate
Determines scope of the problem/project through collaboration with the executive project sponsor, key users and system, and application analysts
Collaborates with technical team leads and/or Resource Managers to assign appropriate resources to the project
Obtains necessary approvals
Keeps current with business and strategic goals
Understands other University service providers
Stays apprised of team's roles, processes, tools, and architecture to better understand how the team works together to meet users' needs
Attends webinars, reads case studies and white papers, and participates in other opportunities to further refine skills and stay apprised on project management topics
Builds and maintains internal departmental relationships
Makes presentations to staff on work-related issues
Serves on committees and attends meetings as requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant experience required
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Detail-oriented with a proven ability to manage projects required
Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills required
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI within 1 year required
Preferred
Experience in healthcare or higher education field preferred
Service Now, Jira, Smartsheet, Clarity PPM, or Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software experience preferred
Extensive computer literacy, including Microsoft Project, Teams and PowerPoint preferred
Company
University of Rochester Advancement
The University of Rochester, one of the nation’s top private research universities, has built a national caliber advancement program in support of the largest campaign in the University’s history.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase