Assistant Director IT Project Manager / Senior Project Manager

The NCAA IT Planning & Governance team is seeking two Project Management professionals to support a growing portfolio of technology initiatives. This role is responsible for leading projects through planning, execution, delivery, and adoption using Waterfall, Agile Scrum, Kanban, or Hybrid delivery approaches as appropriate.

Candidates with demonstrated experience leading Agile teams, serving as a Scrum Master, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and supporting strategic portfolio planning may be considered for the Senior IT Project Manager level.

Job Function

Actively manage application development and/or infrastructure-based projects, minimize risk, and ensure that projects are within scope, cost and timing. Assist in coordinating intake and gathering business needs for future projects. Comply with IT project management governance and ePMO processes that coordinate and communicate requirements, milestones, resource allocations, status, final deliverables, and post-production support. Business Analyst work will be a part of this role as well.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery of agreed-upon scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Utilize Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Hybrid project management approaches based on project needs.
• Provide transparent project reporting to leadership, sponsors, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Facilitate effective communication among internal IT teams, business partners, vendors, and contract resources.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and productive team engagement.
• Conduct regular project status meetings with development teams, sponsors, and business stakeholders.
• Adhere to PMO governance standards, processes, policies, and reporting requirements.
• Support resource planning, project forecasting, and organizational change management activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• HS Diploma required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2-4 years in an IT project management, business analysis, or related technology delivery roles required. Minimum of 5 years preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing technology projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Strong communication, facilitation, organizational change management, analytical, and planning skills.
• Experience with project governance, risk management, resource allocation, and stakeholder management.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• PMP, Scrum Master, Product Owner, or related certification required.
• Estimated Travel Required ​<10%​
• This position will be based out of the national office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current work environment is hybrid; 2 days in the office and 3 days are remote.
  
  

Candidates may be considered for the Senior level with the following additional experience:

• Experience serving in a Scrum Master, Agile Project Manager, or hybrid PM/Scrum Master role.
• Proven ability to facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Experience coaching teams on Agile values, principles, and best practices.
• Strong servant leadership skills with demonstrated success removing impediments and improving team effectiveness.
• Experience utilizing Agile performance metrics such as sprint velocity, burndown, throughput, and delivery predictability.
• Ability to balance PMO governance requirements with Agile delivery practices.
• Experience supporting demand intake, business case development, portfolio planning, and strategic prioritization.
• Proficiency with enterprise project and portfolio management tools such as ServiceNow SPM, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional, enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

• PMP, Scrum Master, Product Owner, or related certification required.

• Advanced certifications such as PMP, CSM, PSM, SAFe, or equivalent strongly preferred.

Key Competencies (List the five job competencies for the position)

• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing demands.
• High level of proficiency with project management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, MS Project, Jira, Asana, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.
• Experience with stakeholder management, including executive-level communication.

Core Values

• LEADERSHIP | We actively listen and continually strive to provide vital solutions, counsel and advocacy for student-athletes and intercollegiate athletics.
• INCLUSION | We seek and incorporate different perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and impact.
• COMMUNICATION | We commit to an environment of openness to build trust and make timely decisions.
• COLLABORATION | We work together, based on mutual respect, to lead and serve our stakeholders.
• ACCOUNTABILITY | We take ownership for our actions and results to add value every day.