Senior Project Manager

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This is a fixed-term position that ends three years after the employee's start date.

Enterprise Platforms is responsible for managing, advancing, and supporting the university's critical business and academic technology platforms. Our teams lead the strategy and delivery of enterprise systems supporting academics, student enrollment, financial aid, finance, operations, human resources, and faculty affairs. Our organization drives innovation through the design, integration, and delivery of custom applications and solutions to meet evolving university needs.

We seek collaborative, curious and committed individuals to join our team. We are dedicated to professional career growth for team members by matching their skills and interests to the wide variety of projects and systems we support. We encourage work/life balance and offer flexible work arrangements, including the ability to work remotely.

You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of university staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas: a defined benefit retirement plan
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .

Must be authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing, full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

As part of Enterprise Platforms, this Senior Project Manager position works with functional, technical, and subject matter experts within the offices of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, other campus partners, and our technical teams to lead multiple large, complex IT projects.

• Manages multiple, complex IT projects in a diverse technical and organizational environment.
• Using approaches appropriate for individual project needs, develops project plans (including bottom-up and top-down time and effort estimates), resource requirements, change management processes, risk management, milestone tracking and status reporting, communication mechanisms, test plans and deliverables. Coordinates project staffing assignments with functional and technical leads.
• Develops effective means of communicating project status, progress, risks, and issues to drive projects to completion. Proactively manages risks and issues by planning and implementing mitigations as needed.
• Develops trust-based relationships with clients and staff and demonstrates leadership to resolve issues and develop solutions within a federated university environment.
• Works independently and exercises good judgment. Recognizes ambiguous assignments and takes necessary steps to effectively take action in a timely manner and make recommendations. Demonstrates ownership and commitment to drive project technical, business, and/or strategic decisions being made and documented.
• Acts as a change agent, meeting clients and staff where they are and using change management techniques to help them adapt to and embrace changes in business processes and technology solutions.
• Applies, develops, and documents project management best practices. Coaches and mentors junior project managers and other team members to adopt these practices.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, internal consulting, and management skills. Tailors project communications to meet the needs of specific audiences, including executives.

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Five years of professional experience managing and leading large enterprise IT projects within a matrix organizational structure.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering large IT projects on schedule while meeting customer and stakeholder expectations.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in the following competencies: decision-making and critical thinking, tactical and strategic planning, effective communications and facilitation, problem solving conflict management, and project team management.
• Demonstrated excellent customer relationship-building and listening skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, both
• independently and collaboratively.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Additional years of project management experience.
• Relevant project management certification, such as Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Familiarity with software development practices and processes.
• Experience in the higher education sector and knowledge of commonly used concepts and practices within higher education IT.
• Demonstrated success in managing a complex program of multiple IT projects spanning multiple business areas.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority and ability to drive effective results in a diverse and challenging environment.

$98,000+ depending on qualifications

• This position is currently remote but may require occasional visits to campus. Please note that work arrangements are subject to change based on university policy.
• Standard UT schedule, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.