Senior IT Project Manager

About the role

As a member of an agile development team, the Senior IT Project Manager will plan, track, and report on the progress of technology solutions of any size for Tulane University. The role involves guiding project delivery team(s) on using Agile/Scrum practices throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline. The Senior IT Project Manager communicates proactively with all involved personnel, identifies problems, creates solutions, and implements efficiency improvements. They facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution, and provide support to the team by assisting with internal and external communication. The role also includes anticipating future project needs by communicating directly with customers and staying informed of relevant trends and industry news. The Senior IT Project Manager mentors others in project management and agile principles and provides expertise to support team efficiency and success.

Responsibilities

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with ability to communicate with both non-technical end-users and technical staff.
• Ability to schedule and facilitate productive meetings and drive outcomes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Excellent organization, problem solving, and planning skills.
• Ability to interface with executives and stakeholders regarding issues of project scope and status.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental design and development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, activities, and tasks under time constraints.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, make decisions, and lead projects with minimal direction.
• Project planning skills to support full resource utilization.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum development principles.
• Knowledge of requirements-management and capacity planning tools to assist with scrum team planning (Jira, Rally/Central Agile, Version1, etc.).
• Demonstrated exceptional analytical problem decomposition to create requirements documents and assist others with problem decomposition.

Requirements

Selected candidates must complete and pass a background check and an occupational health screening as a condition of employment. For identified jobs, a drug screening will also be required. The background investigation, required occupational health screening, and any required drug screening will be conducted after a conditional employment offer has been extended.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field and 6 years IT project management or IT scrum master experience
• OR High School Diploma/Equivalent and 10 years IT project management or IT scrum master experience