Senior IT Project Manager Job at Stanford University
Stanford University Stanford, CA
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford's Graduate School of Business has built a global reputation based on its immersive and innovative management programs. We provide students a transformative leadership experience, pushing the boundaries of knowledge with faculty research, and offering a portfolio of entrepreneurial and non-degree programs that deliver global impact like no other. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in service of our mission of developing innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change lives, change organizations, and change the world. We invite you to be part of this mission.
The Digital Solutions Department of the Stanford Graduate School of Business seeks an experienced, motivated, and highly skilled Senior IT Project Manager to oversee and successfully facilitate the direction, coordination, implementation, control, and completion of development (build and buy) projects while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments, and goals of the school. In this role, you will engage with the operations behind a world class academic institution, contributing your experience and skills to influence and evolve the workplace and culture. Our team supports faculty, graduate students, and staff with an expectation to deliver high quality products and services that meet their needs within appropriate timelines and budgets.
If you are an experienced IT Project Manager ready to take-on new challenges and impact the future of technology in higher education, this is a position for you.
The Senior IT Project Manager will work a hybrid schedule, typically being present on campus a minimum of 2 days per week.
Your primary responsibilities include:
- Manage large and complex projects with high performance risk, driving project(s) to completion.
- Manage more than one project simultaneously.
- Perform the full range of activities in the project management lifecycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, communicating, controlling, and closing.
- Independently lead and direct projects requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed.
- Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required to complete a project.
- Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation consensus.
- Look for opportunities based on data to provide plan options for successful project delivery.
- Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy and communication plan relative to project scope and stakeholders; orchestrate and lead change management methodologies underlying project success.
- Manage risk, control, and report on risk.
- Work closely with GSB DS internal technical teams, GSB program functional offices, and University Information Technology (UIT) in delivering project goals and objectives with no compromise to quality and within the stipulated timelines.
- Maintain relationships both within the GSB and with external schools and central services.
- Be flexible to completing any other additional assigned duties.
- Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the program, report progress to stakeholders, and provide regular updates on project status.
- Adept with using collaboration, tracking, and internal systems like JIRA, Confluence and ServiceNow.
- Actively seek feedback from stakeholders and open to trade-offs to ensure project deliverables are meeting both GSB DS standards and customer needs.
To be successful in this position, you will bring:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and ten years of progressively responsible, relevant project management experience performing duties similar to those listed above or combination of education and relevant experience.
- Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
- Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to organize work and to manage multiple projects.
- Exceptional and effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of university operations, administration, community, and mission.
- Ability to productively assemble, engage and lead cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk and procurement components.
- Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem=solving skills in a variety of situations.
- Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Masters in Project Management, or completion of a Project Management Certificate program. Certificate or degree in process will be considered.
The expected pay range for this position is $160,000 - $180,000 per annum.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Why Stanford is for You
Stanford’s dedicated 16,000 staff come from diverse educational and career backgrounds. We are a collaborative environment that thrives on innovation and continuous improvement. At Stanford, we seek talent committed to excellence, driven to impact the future of our legacy, and improve lives on a global sphere. We provide competitive salaries, excellent health care and retirement plans, and a generous vacation policy, including additional time off during our winter closure. Our generous perks align with what matters to you:
- Freedom to grow. Take advantage of career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or leader discuss global issues.
- A caring culture. We understand the importance of your personal and family time and provide you access to wellness programs, child-care resources, parent education and consultation, elder care and caregiving support.
- A healthier you. We make wellness a priority by providing access to world-class exercise facilities. Climb our rock wall or participate in one of hundreds of health or fitness classes.
- Discovery and fun. Visit campus gardens, trails, and museums.
- Enviable resources. We offer free commuter programs and ridesharing incentives. Enjoy discounts for computers, cell phones, recreation, travel, entertainment, and more!
We pride ourselves in being a culture that encourages and empowers you.
How to Apply
We invite you to apply for this position by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button. To be considered, please submit a cover letter and résumé along with your online application.
- The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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