How to ApplyA cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job SummaryThe University of Michigan's Information Assurance at Michigan Medicine (IA:MM) team is seeking interested candidates for a Senior Project Manager position. This role will manage multiple projects that are designed to safeguard institutional data.
As a Senior Project Manager, you oversee the planning and implementation of multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that the budgeting, timelines, communication, risks and constraints are managed. You partner with a variety of technical and business teams across the organization to deliver on project scope. You navigate the complexities of project delivery with skill and professionalism and ensure stakeholders and project teams are well aligned.
Responsibilities*As an IT Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects, and you provide a single point of contact for those projects. You will take projects from original concept through final implementation and will interface with all areas affected by the project including end users, computer services, and client services. You define project scope and objectives, and develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. You manage the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables and provide technical and analytical guidance to project team. Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems. You have experience analyzing a situation, comparing and evaluating various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision-making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree.
Required Qualifications*- 3+ years of experience with a variety of project management frameworks and methodologies, such as Waterfall, Agile, and SCRUM.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead large or complex projects or programs.
- Demonstrated ability to formulate and implement strategies to meet project objectives within time, budget, and quality constraints.
- Demonstrated expertise in creating and maintaining deliverables such as project scope and plan, status reports, cost estimates, communication plan, presentations, risk management plan, milestone/project schedules.
- Experience with four primary elements of information technology: information security, database and network management, computer technical support, and business software development.
- 3+ years of experience facilitating projects at a large and complex organization.
- Strong communication skills and business acumen.
Requirements for Senior Level- Bachelor's degree in relevent field, e.g., Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Health Sciences.
- 5 or more years of progressive management experience or project management or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Outstanding oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills dealing with both IT and non-IT experienced audiences, including a diverse range of executives, faculty, IT staff, and vendors.
- Demonstrated ability to comprehend and integrate large-scale projects to drive strategic direction.
- Demonstrated successful performance with independent problem solving, presentations, leadership, and coordinating and completing multiple tasks within and across departments to meet changing deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience with budget planning and conformance, determining project objectives and requirements, anticipating and solving problems, and developing standards and guidelines for diverse activities.
Requirements for Intermediate Level- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, e.g., Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Health Sciences or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3 or more years of progressive management experience or project management experience.
Desired Qualifications*- Experience developing clear business case descriptions and scoping documents.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating with a variety of constituencies, including technical and business groups, to achieve solutions that meet both technical and business needs.
- Experience creating consensus in ambiguous situations, or when new information is learned and adjustments are needed.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring team members on project management methodologies, best practices, and tools.
Modes of WorkPositions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .
Work LocationsThis position is being made available with the ability for you to negotiate alternative work schedules and remote/on-site options to suit your work-life balance.
Non-Michigan residents should inquire about potential employment while working remotely in a state other than Michigan. Apply to be part of a strong team that partners with our institution, community, and each other.
Underfill StatementThis position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Additional InformationBenefitsWe offer a benefits package that includes comprehensive training and career development opportunities, generous retirement savings plans, ample paid time off, and a wealth of family care support: https://careers.umich.edu/benefits .
Application DeadlineJob openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
Job DetailJob Opening ID284333
Working TitleIT Project Manager Senior / Intermediate
Job TitleIT Project Senior Manager
Work LocationMichigan Medicine - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Modes of WorkHybrid
Full/Part TimeFull-Time
Regular/TemporaryRegular
FLSA StatusExempt
Organizational GroupExec Vp Med Affairs
DepartmentMM HITS IA Office of the CISO
Posting Begin/End Date10/15/2026 - 10/29/2026
Career InterestInformation Technology
