Enterprise Project Manager - Executive - Interim Executive Director in Columbia SC

Job Description

Job Description

Requisition ID:  13108 
Requisition Name: Enterprise Executive Leader
Location : Columbia, SC
Duration of the Contract: 9–12 Months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Role is fully onsite

Job Summary
The Division requires an experienced executive leader to provide immediate organizational stabilization and transformational leadership during a period of significant departmental change. The department is currently experiencing organizational, operational, and cultural challenges that require decisive leadership, objective assessment, and rapid implementation of corrective actions before recruiting a permanent Executive Director.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide executive leadership for all departmental operations.
• Supervise managers, supervisors, and professional staff.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor organizational outcomes.
• Make timely personnel, operational, and resource allocation decisions.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation efforts.
• Address employee relations issues in partnership with Human Resources.
• Evaluate organizational effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
• Develop and monitor departmental priorities and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with division leadership, university administration, and campus stakeholders.
• Manage departmental budgets and strategic resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with university policies, security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Remove organizational obstacles that inhibit productivity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Provide executive-level reports and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Develop succession planning and transition documentation for permanent leadership.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• 3+ years of experience with Executive organizational transformation and change management
• 3+ years of experience leading organizational restructuring and culture change
• 3+ years of experience with Executive leadership of large, complex technology organizations
• 3+ years of experience with personnel management, coaching, and performance accountability

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• Experience leading organizational turnaround initiatives
• Experience rebuilding organizational culture following periods of instability
• Experience implementing governance and operational maturity frameworks
• Experience managing organizational change in higher education
• Enterprise IT strategy development
• Experience working with executive leadership, governing boards, and cabinet-level administration
• Knowledge of network operations, project management, change management, and enterprise network architecture and engineering
• Experience supporting audit remediation and risk management initiatives

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Requires a bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of certification, training, education, and/or experience.