Technology Project Manager (Temporary)

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

9d•$127,200 - $139,620•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Washington’s Office of Research has an outstanding opportunity for a Sr. Technology Project Manager. This position is a 1-year term appointment with opportunity to renew. Reporting to the Agile PMO Manager the Sr. Technology Project Manager is responsible for developing, directing, managing, and coordinating software integration and development projects for researcher specific projects. The person in this role will facilitate consensus among a diverse group of business owners and stakeholders. They will be responsible for development and implementation of project management approaches that meet agreed upon business goals. Successful candidates must possess outstanding independent judgment in prioritizing critical information, and discretion and diplomacy in working within the larger University of Washington (UW) administrative environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science Information Science, or a related field
4-5 years of experience in project management/business analysis or in a role performing progressively more complex and responsible tasks involving project leadership and analysis
Experience managing, leading and participating in progressively more complex projects/product development
Demonstrated experience with project management methodologies and best practices including project planning, resource management, consensus building, and process improvement
Demonstrated experience with project management over vendor product technical implementations. Including, supporting RFI/RFP vendor selection and procurement activities, strong partnering with vendor resources, consensus building, preparing project plans for development teams to implement technical solutions not supported by the vendor product
Experience leading Agile software development teams
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
Experience managing organizational change in coordination with implementing technical improvements
Demonstrated ability to lead, work with and support cross-functional project teams
Strong customer focus and excellence in relationship management with key partners
Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Ability to excel and adapt to a demanding, constantly changing environment
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team in a cooperative effort
Strong knowledge and experience in Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Experience in higher education, especially with a large, complex research university
Scrum Master Certified (CSM)
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Business Analysis Certification Program (BACP)
Program Management experience

Responsibilities

Working with resources to define scope, risks and objectives of major releases, individual projects and project phases; develop schedules and budgets, and monitor progress and risk across multiple streams
Ensure project teams have adequate resources, skills and support to successfully deliver on prioritized efforts
Serve software development team(s) as Scrum Master, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, coordinating feature development, testing, release and communications across product teams
Promote agile project management and software development best practices.
Meet regularly with internal and external stakeholders to schedule projects/features based on prioritization from managers
Lead, organize and influence positively and effectively, working through unstructured problems and creating the structure necessary to drive for results
Facilitate resolution of issues within the project decision making structure, determining appropriate escalation and resolution of issues
Provide overall project leadership and management, including managing scope of projects, schedules and budgets, and generating status reports
Direct, create, and implement project plans, status updates, risk mitigation plans and other planning materials to support project execution and control activities
Provide direct and indirect oversight for assigned projects
Evaluate resources needed for project and make recommendations/requests
Work with all levels of management to critically evaluate and communicate business issues/risks to campus clients and team members
Implement appropriate process and policies to collect and report metrics on project performance
Initiate project proposals when existing products need to be upgraded or replaced or products need to be built or acquired to fill gaps
Advise on the impact of novel, developing, and mature applications of IT solutions as they relate to research at the University of Washington
Review requirements gathered from stakeholder and system user interviews to ensure approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs and to uncover gaps clients may not have identified
Analyze problems and risks, formulate conclusions, and make recommendations
Define parameters of metrics to measure impact of projects, determine means of measure, report results
Lead standing and ad hoc workgroups to define business needs and potential solutions
Use agile methodologies to break complex feature requirements into manageable chunks of work that deliver value to the end user
Create artifacts as needed to support clear understanding of business needs, to include business process diagrams, use cases, scenarios, tasks and workflow analysis
Facilitate discussions with stakeholders and subject matter experts, to develop shared understanding of needs and build consensus related to priorities and requirements, and develop inclusive solutions that thoughtfully balance trade-offs and benefits among process partners
Document functional requirements, user interaction requirements, non-functional requirements, specifications, and acceptance criteria to support software development, quality assurance, support and learning materials, and other downstream development support processes
Facilitate and encourage ongoing process improvement with partners such as UW IT, OSP, GCA, EH&S and others to improve overall approach to software development, delivery, and ongoing end-user support
Stay informed and recommend process and/or system changes to meet changing ORIS needs
Identify process and supporting technical solutions to streamline business processes, improve efficiency and simplify the administrative process for faculty and staff users
Other Duties as Assigned