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Director, IT Project Management
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Position Type : Staff Full Time
Campus : UMass Boston
Department : IT Application Services
Pay Grade : 36
Date opened : 16 Jan 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close : 30 Jan 2025 Eastern Standard Time
General Summary :
The Director of the Project Management Office directs and oversees the process of identifying, defining, selecting, and optimizing all Information Technology projects to ensure alignment with institutional strategic goals and priorities. The Director exercises considerable independent judgment in accomplishing the work of the Project Management Office and is responsible for achieving desired results and managing major projects and related tasks in tandem with other units and / or independently.
The Director works with project sponsors, key decision makers, information technology staff, and other project-related resources in the planning and execution of major project initiatives. The Director also serves as campus project management representative and liaison with the University Information Technology Services Project Management Office and other multi-campus project governance related activities.
Working closely with the senior IT leadership team, the Director serves as the champion for promoting project management best practices, methods, and techniques within the Information technology organization. Managing a team of three professional project managers, the Director of the Project Management Office is responsible for their project assignments, daily activities, and long-term initiatives.
Examples of Duties :
- Manages the flow of UMB Information Technology project proposals and reviews proposals to ensure consistency and alignment with strategic plans and goals of the university.
- Defines project requirements, project scope, goals, and deliverables for all approved projects in collaboration with IT managers, project sponsors, and stakeholders.
- Responsible for establishing the project management policies, procedures, guidelines, metrics, and templates for the UMB Information Technology.
- Develops and maintains detailed project plans and other formal documentation on all strategic projects approved by the UMB IT Project Management Office.
- Works in collaboration with other UMass campus Project Management Offices, including the University Information Technology Services Project Management Office.
- Serves as campus project management liaison for university project governance bodies including student administration, human resource, and finance.
- Responsible for projecting and reporting staffing demands for both current and future projects, to include both internal staffing and outsourced staffing requirements.
- Responsible for communicating project expectations, progress, and results to project team members, sponsors, IT management, and other stakeholders.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining the IT Project Portfolio with the objective of optimizing the resulting value from the portfolio of active projects within the resource capability of UMB Information Technology.
- Actively supports the University to advance the concepts of Diversity & Social Justice in the workplace.
Qualifications :
Application Instructions :
Please apply online with your resume, cover letter, and list of three professional references.
Review of candidates will begin following the application closing date.
Only Internal candidates in the Professional Staff Bargaining Unit will be considered during the first 10 business days of the posting. All other candidates will be considered after that period.
Salary Ranges for the appropriate Pay Grade can be found at the following link :
All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources.
UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources.
The University of Massachusetts Boston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class. The University of Massachusetts Boston complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the university operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
UMass Boston normally does not provide H-1B visa sponsorship for non-academic positions.
The University of Massachusetts Boston is committed to providing a safe and secure environment that is supported by qualified employees for all of its students, faculty, and staff to carry out the University's teaching, research, and public service missions. As a condition of employment, the University will conduct appropriate background check reviews. For more information, please see the University of Massachusetts Boston campus policy and procedures for employee background reviews.
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