Emory University

Project Manager II - Information Technology

Emory University • $80K — $95K *
Atlanta, GA 30349In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3 years of project management experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates and executes enterprise-wide IT projects.
  • Provides strategic input for project plan development and budget management.
  • Manages the Project Management Life Cycle and facilitates stakeholder buy-in.
  • Applies PMI methodologies with a focus on Agile/Scrum for project execution.
  • Gathers facts for business cases and establishes agreement on project charters.
  • Conducts vendor RFP efforts and manages supplier payments.
  • Analyzes project metrics to assess performance and manage risks.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work from home regularly with some required on-site presence at Emory University.
  • Support for professional development and PMO research activities.
Full Job Description
Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Coordinates, plans, supports, and executes enterprise-wide IT projects.
  • Provides strategic input for project plan development, budget, and scope.
  • Manages the Project Management Life Cycle from beginning to end and establishes cohesion for achieving multi-disciplinary stakeholder and project team buy-in.
  • Applies industry-accepted methodologies (i.e., Project Management Institute [PMI] with a focus on Agile/Scrum delivery) to ensure adherence to project management standards and requirements and to provide stakeholders with continual reports on project progress and performance.
  • Assists and supports Project Management Office (PMO) employees.
  • Performs project management research to improve and refine skills and to identify trends and best practices for improving PMO performance.
  • Meets with stakeholders to validate business cases and to gather facts for establishing and gaining agreement on project charters.
  • Creates project charters and analyzes business cases to validate and clarify issues, justify use of project resources and to anticipate risks.
  • Consults with project sponsors to clarify project directives, scopes, deliverables, and timelines and to analyze risk.
  • Conducts bid sessions and/or vendor RFP efforts to select and manage suppliers and supplier payments.
  • Applies PM tools and methodologies to ensure project milestones are achieved and scope is maintained.
  • Observes project team dynamics to ensure effective team member synergies and to resolve issues.
  • Creates progressive project milestones for facilitating smaller-scale achievements and to motivate the project team.
  • Gathers and analyzes project metrics to evaluate project performance and to manage issues, risk and changes of scope.
  • Communicates with stakeholders, senior management, and project leaders to review project progress, discuss issues and resolutions and to authorize scope changes.
  • Utilizes PM tools to manage project timelines and accuracy, ensure project resource commitments are met, and to track activities and variances.
  • Performs assessments throughout projects to identify risks and potential impact and to develop response strategies for managing and mitigating risk factors.
  • Closes project contracts to validate supplier statements of work (SOWs) and verify deliverables.
  • Conducts project management research and studies trends and developments under the direction of the PMO Director to support PMO team members and industry colleagues.
  • Assists the School of Medicine IT Director in prioritizing project work.
  • Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • A bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of Project Management experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University location as needed. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

About Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. The university was founded in 1836 as Emory College and has since grown into a leading research institution with nine academic divisions. Emory University is known for its liberal arts college, professional schools, and biomedical research. The university has a diverse student body and offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. Emory University is consistently ranked among the top 25 universities in the United States and is a member of the Association of American Universities.
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Industry
Education, Government & Non-Profit
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