IT Project Manager

University of North Texas System•Denton, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Project Manager manages project initiatives across IT infrastructure, applications, and support for the University of North Texas System and its member institutions. The role organizes and facilitates planning and performance activities across functional areas, coordinating project delivery, subcontractors, and suppliers as needed to ensure quality results are delivered on time and within budget. Responsibilities include coordinating project execution, tracking schedules and resources, and communicating with stakeholders, executive management, and other relevant parties. The position works with business owners and project teams to align execution with implementation, manage multiple teams and initiatives, address risks and dependencies, and promote consistent project management practices. It also facilitates Agile and other project processes, supports DevOps adoption, and coaches internal and external teams. The role is based in Denton and follows a generally Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. hybrid schedule. The position is security sensitive.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and five years of Agile/Scrum master management work experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Experience leading technical and nontechnical teams in Agile, waterfall, or hybrid project management environments.
Thorough understanding of technology systems, equipment, and software.
Ability to manage complex requirements and processes across organizational boundaries to complete projects.
Extensive experience managing multiple teams in a single project.
Strong management, collaboration, and servant-leadership capabilities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience producing reports and weekly updates for management.
Experience working with people at all levels in collaborative environments.
Ability to use technical and application-oriented information to help customers understand their needs and possible solutions.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional certification.
Experience with ServiceNow, Atlassian products, and Microsoft 365.
Experience in higher education environments.
Exposure to and experience with Agile and Waterfall, or hybrid, delivery and methodologies.

Responsibilities

Work with business owners to align execution with project implementation teams.
Facilitate project team execution and track feature completion across multiple teams and initiatives.
Facilitate team estimation and provide program-level visibility to support economic decision-making as needed.
Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
Create, modify, publish, and apply standardized project management practices to support continuous improvement.
Work with IT, external business, and project teams enterprise-wide to remove impediments and manage dependencies.
Arrange and facilitate daily standups, project planning, change management, product demonstrations, and retrospectives.
Ensure project documentation is inspected and used appropriately to support transparency.
Escalate impediments and assist in resolving them.
Facilitate project process planning and execution events.
Encourage and guide adoption of DevOps policies and procedures.
Coach internal and external teams on project management practices and methods.