University of Arizona · 3 weeks ago
IT Technical Project Manager III (UPDATED)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$87K/yr - $113K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Arizona's Information Technology Services (UITS) is seeking an IT Technical Project Manager III to oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of technical projects. The role involves managing multiple IT projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while maintaining quality standards.
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Responsibilities
Oversee the planning, execution, and successful delivery of enterprise-scale projects within the IT portfolio
Manage the full lifecycle of cross-functional projects with considerable impact across development and business teams
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
Risk Management: Identify and manage project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues when necessary to ensure project success
Engage with the Strategic Enterprise Roadmap team to ensure alignment with project prioritization
Partner with key contributors from product, engineering, and business teams to capture requirements, identify risks, define milestones and success criteria, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across UAGC
Reinvigorate engagement with stakeholders, implementing meaningful touchpoints and consistent communication that instills credibility and confidence
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners
Focus on improving processes to drive increased throughput
Develop and implement effective change management mechanisms to ensure transparency and stakeholder buy-in
Identify gaps between teams, processes, and systems and drive solutions to completion to bridge gaps, improving team dynamics and productivity
Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards
Partner with the product and engineering teams to develop a clear roadmap that balances business, technology, and experience considerations and that the entire team is confident in delivering on
Foster a people-focused environment, recognizing contributions and instilling a sense of belonging for team members
Collaboratively identify opportunities to improve collaboration, predictability, productivity, accountability, and quality
Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders by collaborating on ideas, identifying problems, and recommending alternative solutions that create the highest value
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree AND minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
Equivalent combination of education and professional work experience
Strong leadership and team management skills
Ability to have viewpoints from a student's perspective
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Proficiency in program and project management tools and methodologies, including Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), Smartsheet, and Microsoft Project
Demonstrated ability to drive change and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
Entrepreneurial spirit to create new and imaginative possibilities for revolutionizing the student experience
Good communication skills, including the ability to reinforce process change and garner trust via excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to execute multiple parallel assignments in a high-quality manner while meeting deadlines
Preferred
Master's Degree
7+ years experience in Program and/or Product management
5+ years experience managing cross-functional/cross-team projects
5+ years experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
5+ years experience in Higher Education
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
Life insurance and disability programs
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Holidays
UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members
Retirement plans
Access to UA recreation and cultural activities
Company
University of Arizona
University of Arizona is a public research university that offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree courses.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$88.9MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyGoogle.orgNational Science Foundation
2024-12-10Grant· $0.61M
2024-06-04Grant· $1M
2023-09-07Grant· $30M
Leadership Team
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