Project Manager

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JOB TITLE: 

Project Portfolio and Strategic Operations Manager

JOB PURPOSE:   

Lead the IT project portfolio and strategic operations, ensuring alignment with institutional goals. Oversee project intake, prioritization, and execution, optimize resource allocation, and drive performance reporting. Support IT leadership in advancing the strategic roadmap, measuring outcomes through KPIs, and enhancing stakeholder communication. Manage strategic marketing, communications, and events to strengthen engagement and continuous improvement. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Portfolio Management: Manage the IT Project Portfolio program, tracking all proposed, rejected, active, and completed projects. Develop and oversee a systematic intake, evaluation, and prioritization process to align projects with university goals and resources allocation. Supervise project phases in collaboration with IT Leadership and Project Managers, maintain timelines and resource roadmaps, provide consultations, and deliver performance reports as needed.

Strategic Operations: Oversee the Division of Information Technology’s Strategic Roadmap to align with UWIT Leadership initiatives. Collaborate with Performance Management to set and track KPIs, report outcomes, and analyze results. Communicate project status, dependencies, and issues to CIO and IT Leadership, offering solutions and supporting strategic development. Document plans, schedules, risks, and resources, and review completed projects to provide recommendations for future planning.

Portfolio and Resource Analysis and Execution: Collaborate with IT Leadership to analyze resource needs, optimize sourcing and allocation, and maintain project schedules for accurate capacity forecasts. Develop strategies for fiscal and staffing resources using internal or external options as needed. Track project and portfolio progress, assess changes, and escalate critical issues. Update the CIO regularly, support clear communication, and review completed projects with managers to inform future efforts.

Strategic Marketing and Communications: Manage UWIT’s communications, including updates, blogs, social media, and reports. Ensure clear messaging with leadership and stakeholders, support IT team engagement, prepare materials for senior audiences, coordinate event participation, and handle submissions to national technology groups.

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNCTIONS:

Manage strategic IT projects using PMBOK, ensuring plans match institutional goals. Collaborate with UWIT leadership to implement Vice President’s initiatives.  

Assist with conducting and analyzing annual Information Technology Computing Surveys for students, faculty, and staff, utilizing the results to guide service delivery and future planning.

Organize IT events, conferences, seminars, and training sessions—handling agendas, marketing, logistics, and evaluations—to advance professional development and division strategy.

COMPETENCIES:

• Analysis/Problem Identification 
• Collaboration
• Individual Leadership 
• Quality Orientation 
• Strategic Planning 
• Technical/Professional Knowledge 
• Work Prioritization & Management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field

Experience: 5 years work-related experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements: None 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification 
• Master’s Degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Communication, Marketing or related field
• Proven track record in leading cross functional teams 
• Excellent leadership communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS: 

Complete the online application.  The department additionally requests candidates upload the following document(s) for a complete application:

Cover letter

Resume or C.V.

Contact information for four work-related references (references will only be contacted if you are selected as a finalist for the position).

WORK LOCATION: 

Remote/Flexible Work:  This position is eligible for remote work and/or a flexible work schedule. 

WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the United States. Sponsorship for H-1B work authorization or work visa is not available for this position.

HIRING STATEMENT/EEO:  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at 307-766-2377 or email [email protected]. 

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