Director, IT Project Management Office

ITS at UVA is a phenomenal place to lead, grow, and deliver impact. It's an organization that values results and teamwork. We like the people we work with and the work we get to do. We strive to create a welcoming and supportive workplace where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and share ideas. We embrace a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. ITS values work-life balance and provides workplace flexibility where possible. Please see additional information about joining our team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the health and delivery of the CIO Project Portfolio, consisting of strategic, high-priority, highly complex IT projects.

• Direct, manage, coach, and mentor a high-performing team of IT project managers and business analysts. Management duties include hiring, performance evaluations, coaching, and holding teammates accountable to commitments.

• Directly manage complex high profile, enterprise IT projects and programs, modeling excellence in project/program delivery.

• Drive best practices and standards promoting continuous PPM process improvement and enhanced portfolio tracking and reporting.

• Maintain a high standard of project quality, conformance to PPM standards/best practices, and sponsorship satisfaction with overall project progress/status.

• Partner and collaborate with ITS Directors and Managers who oversee key technical resources critical to project success to ensure alignment on project delivery.

• Ensure change management is managed throughout the project life cycle, bringing value to the UVA community.

• Assist leadership in conducting strategic project planning initiatives to maximize resource scheduling, utilization, and conflict resolution, working to resolve resource dependencies.

• Partner with technology teams to utilize project methodologies that allow teams to deliver great value, with a focus on quality and timeliness.

• Advocate for change management in projects through communications, training and engagement throughout the project Lifecyle

Preferred Certifications:

• Prosci Change Management

• ITIL Foundations

• Scrum Certifications (CSM, CSPO)

Required Certifications:

• PMP

Additional Qualities:

• Ability to balance multiple roles: Portfolio Manager, PMO Director and Project Manager.

• Excellent communicator, superb listener, with ability to build relationships, community, and influence. Ability to work effectively and professionally across the ITS organization and with key stakeholders across the University.

• Proven track record in managing multiple, complex IT projects and programs.

• Ability to work independently, make decisions, exercise sound judgment, and execute follow-through.

• Ability to manage effectively in a complex environment with ambiguity and conflicting priorities.

• Skills and ability to lead, direct, guide, mentor, and coach other project managers and business analysts without micromanaging.

• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence and persuasion in a multidisciplinary team setting.

• Experience with an enterprise PPM tool/platform for portfolio management, project management, and resource management.

• Commitment to on-time, on-budget, quality execution with a clear appreciation of the importance of detail.

To Apply:

Complete an application online please click the following link: https://jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0055391/Director-IT-Project-Management-Office

1.Cover letter to include your interest in the position and your knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences

2.Resume or CV

For questions about the application process, please contact Bill Crane, Senior Academic Recruiter, xer5ff@virginia.edu

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's Degree Required. Equivalent combination of experience, education and/or certifications may be substituted in lieu of degree. Master's Degree Preferred.

Experience: 5 years.

Licensure: None.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.