IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

This is a limited-term position and will be located at Information Technology Services (ITS) building on Daniells Bridge Road in Athens, Georgia. This position is funded with benefits initially through July 2028 with the possibility to renew for an additional period. This position will provide project management for the University System of Georgia (USG) Unified ERP Program. The Unified ERP Program is a Workday implementation spanning Finance, HR/Payroll, and related technology, organizational change management, and service delivery functions, delivered across all USG institutions within a single, shared Workday platform.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies - Demonstrated skill in project management frameworks, managing projects from initiation to completion, creating and maintaining project plans, and providing project management services to clients. Demonstrated experience with facilitating, documenting, and organizing business needs of an organization. Excellent written, oral, and facilitation communication skills.

Duties/Responsibilities - Apply formal project management principles and practices during the planning, implementation, monitoring, and completion of projects. Create detailed project plans for completion of tasks that consider schedules, dependencies, institutional priorities, and resource limitations and conflicts. Coordinate efforts of project teams to facilitate cooperation and prevent delays. Develop and maintain standard project management documentation, such as project charters, project plans, timeline visuals, risk registers, issues logs, meeting agendas and summaries, and project status reports. Proactively oversee project execution by following up on the completion of tasks, reporting potential delays to management, and coordinating problem resolution efforts in the event of technical difficulties. Apply appropriate project management and delivery frameworks such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid, or the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), selecting the approach best suited to the project's scope and objectives.

Duties/Responsibilities - Coordinate and deliver projects across diverse functional areas. Lead the execution of projects involving technology, business processes, communications, or organizational initiatives. Translate project goals into actionable work plans, resource assignments, and measurable outcomes. Partner with functional and technical experts to define requirements, evaluate solutions, and implement changes. Monitor deliverable quality and alignment with project objectives, ensuring that outcomes meet stakeholder expectations.

Duties/Responsibilities - Clearly and professionally communicate objectives, progress, risks, and issues to project stakeholders. Lead or attend regular meetings to update leadership, staff, clients, and theUGAcommunity on the progress of projects. Convey project team questions, updates, or concerns to leadership in a timely manner. Respond to inquiries about project details from leadership and project team members in a timely manner. Develop and facilitate formal presentations to project stakeholders when needed. Coordinate communication between functional and technical teams. Utilize standard status reporting templates and tools such as scorecards, dashboards, and other visuals to represent project progress.

Duties/Responsibilities - Other duties as assigned.

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Recruitment Contact Name - Stacy Boyles

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