What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Project Manager – Campus Initiatives position at Optima Global Solutions Inc.?
Optima Global Solutions Inc.is a valuable IT Services and Solution provider that customers, employees, and stakeholders feel proud to be associated with. Optima's Intelligent Automation Solutions leverage robotic process automation, intelligent data capture, and business process management best practices to streamline operations. Our IT Services practice provides organizations with highly personalized, comprehensive, U.S. based recruiting services supported by our internal onsite team of subject matter experts.
Currently, we are hiring for the following position;
Job Title: IT Project Manager – Campus Initiatives (Remote)
Location: 100% Remote
Job Summary:
We are seeking a strategic and collaborative IT Project Manager to oversee multiple high-impact technology initiatives across a university campus environment. This individual will act as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure smooth execution and adoption of projects such as Zoom migration, cloud data center consolidation, and the transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, tech-savvy, and excels in cross-departmental collaboration and influence. This is a 100% remote position with an immediate start.
Key Responsibilities:
Thank you.
Currently, we are hiring for the following position;
Job Title: IT Project Manager – Campus Initiatives (Remote)
Location: 100% Remote
Job Summary:
We are seeking a strategic and collaborative IT Project Manager to oversee multiple high-impact technology initiatives across a university campus environment. This individual will act as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure smooth execution and adoption of projects such as Zoom migration, cloud data center consolidation, and the transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, tech-savvy, and excels in cross-departmental collaboration and influence. This is a 100% remote position with an immediate start.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee a portfolio of concurrent campus-wide technology initiatives.
- Act as the primary point of contact for internal teams and external vendors.
- Ensure smooth execution, campus-wide communication, and adoption of initiatives.
- Coordinate closely with departments to understand needs, gather feedback, and address adoption challenges.
- Monitor project progress, track key milestones, and manage risks and dependencies.
- Facilitate effective cross-functional collaboration across academic and administrative units.
- Influence and persuade stakeholders to drive buy-in and engagement.
- Report regularly on project status, risks, and success metrics to leadership.
- Ensure vendor deliverables align with university standards, timelines, and goals.
- Zoom platform migration
- University-wide data center consolidation and cloud migration
- Migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365
- Other digital transformation and enterprise IT initiatives
- 5 years of project management experience, preferably in higher education or large enterprise IT environments.
- Demonstrated success in leading cross-departmental technology initiatives.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse teams.
- Experience working with vendors and third-party implementation teams.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, Asana).
- Familiarity with campus IT ecosystems and enterprise collaboration platforms.
- PMP, Agile, or related certification is a plus.
Thank you.
