University of Florida

Manager, IT Project Management | IT Project Management Office

University of Florida$90K — $120K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years managing IT projects and leading teams.
  • Proficiency in managing project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables.
  • Strong skills in project risk management and stakeholder communication.
  • Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid project management methodologies.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee the full lifecycle of IT projects, ensuring delivery aligns with strategic goals.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables for project objectives.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks and issues while proactively developing solutions.
  • Communicate project status and challenges to stakeholders and senior leadership regularly.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational policies, governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Facilitate collaboration between business and technical teams to meet project requirements.
  • Drive continuous improvement by measuring project performance and optimizing processes.
  • Mentor and guide project team members while fostering accountability and professional growth.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment offering flexibility in work location.
  • Full-time schedule with Monday to Friday working hours.
  • Opportunity to lead high-impact projects within a large healthcare system.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and professional development for team members.
Full Job Description
Overview

Lead a high-performing team of senior project managers delivering complex, enterprise-scale application initiatives across a large, integrated healthcare system.

💻 Work Style: Hybrid
📍 Location: St Augustine, FL
🕒 FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
Schedule: Monday - Friday

Oversees the full lifecycle of IT projects to ensure alignment with organizational goals. Involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing resources and budgets, and mitigating project risks to deliver successful outcomes. Communicates project progress and challenges to stakeholders and senior leadership while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory standards. Emphasizes continuous improvement through evaluation of project results and provides leadership and mentorship to team members.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
• Lead and oversee the full lifecycle of IT projects, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, project resources, timelines, budgets, and deliverables to achieve project objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies while proactively developing solutions to maintain project momentum.
• Communicate project status, milestones, risks, and challenges to stakeholders, leadership, and executive teams through regular reporting and presentations.
• Ensure project activities comply with organizational policies, governance standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Facilitate collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure project requirements are understood and successfully implemented.
• Monitor project performance, measure outcomes, and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and process optimization.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to project team members while fostering accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Manage vendor relationships, project contracts, and external resources as needed to support project success.
• Support organizational change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of new technologies, processes, and systems.

Qualifications

Education
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Project Management, or a related field required.

Preferred Certifications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile, or other project management certification preferred.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.

Required Experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing IT projects and leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong experience in project risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience utilizing project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid approaches.
• Proven ability to lead continuous improvement initiatives, process optimization efforts, and organizational change projects.

About University of Florida

The University of Florida (UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906. The University of Florida is one of sixty-two elected member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of preeminent North American research universities, and the only AAU member university in Florida. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities ? Very high research activity".
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