Project Manager – Curriculum Transformation

University of California, San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regents of the University of California San Francisco seeks a highly organized Project Manager for a temporary assignment supporting a multi-year curriculum transformation initiative. The role provides the project structure and coordination needed to move the initiative from planning into design and implementation. The Project Manager coordinates activities across approximately 10–15 workgroups, tracking deliverables, dependencies, timelines, risks, and decisions, while helping faculty, staff, and senior leaders maintain momentum and accountability. The successful candidate will work in an evolving, highly collaborative environment with senior stakeholders. They will establish and maintain core project management infrastructure, support leadership and governance activities, monitor project expenses, and create organized processes and documentation that can transition to the longer-term program team. The temporary assignment is expected to continue through June 30, 2027, with the potential for a longer-term opportunity. The position is based in San Francisco and follows a hybrid schedule; onsite requirements are flexible and may range from one to five days per week according to program and operational needs.

Requirements

At least 3 years of demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or programs.
Experience managing multiple interconnected workstreams, dependencies, deliverables, and deadlines.
Experience with budgeting and monitoring expenses.
Strong project planning, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with senior leaders, faculty, staff, and subject-matter experts.
Ability to create structure, maintain momentum, and drive follow-through in an evolving environment.
Excellent problem-solving and risk-mitigation capabilities.
Proficiency with project management software and collaborative tools.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear communications for executive audiences.
Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities and stakeholder needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in higher education, academic medicine, healthcare, or curriculum transformation.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain an integrated program plan across approximately 10–15 workgroups and sprint teams supporting the curriculum transformation.
Establish and manage project timelines, milestones, deliverables, tools, and reporting processes.
Track dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and action items across workstreams, and identify matters requiring leadership attention.
Partner with senior leadership, faculty, staff workstream leads, subject-matter experts, and institutional partners to maintain alignment and momentum.
Track leadership commitments, deadlines, decisions, and follow-up activities.
Support governance and leadership meetings, including agenda development, preparation of materials, meeting coordination, and documentation of decisions and action items.
Monitor progress against key milestones and promote accountability for workgroup deliverables.
Support budgeting activities and monitor project expenses.
Prepare project status updates, reports, presentations, and other materials for leadership and executive audiences.
Coordinate stakeholder engagement, communications, workshops, and major program convenings.
Maintain organized project documentation and a centralized information repository.
Establish sustainable project management processes and documentation to support transition to the longer-term program team.