IT Project Management Director

3 weeks ago

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Director of IT Project Management

The University of Virginia seeks a highly skilled and experienced Director of IT Project Management to join the Information Technology Services (ITS) department. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the health and delivery of the CIO Project Portfolio, consisting of strategic, high-priority, highly complex IT projects. They will drive best practices and standards promoting continuous PPM process improvement and enhanced portfolio tracking and reporting.

This position is located on site in Charlottesville, Virginia. 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 flexible work location options where possible.

The Director of IT Project Management will be responsible for:
  • Directing, managing, coaching, and mentoring 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 managing complex high-profile, enterprise IT projects and programs, modeling excellence in project/program delivery.
  • Maintaining a high standard of project quality, conformance to PPM standards/best practices, and sponsorship satisfaction with overall project progress/status.
  • Partnering and collaborating with ITS Directors and Managers who oversee key technical resources critical to project success to ensure alignment on project delivery.
  • Ensuring change management is managed throughout the project life cycle, bringing value to the UVA community.
  • Assisting leadership in conducting strategic project planning initiatives to maximize resource scheduling, utilization, and conflict resolution, working to resolve resource dependencies.
  • Partnering with technology teams to utilize project methodologies that allow teams to deliver great value, with a focus on quality and timeliness.
  • Advocating for change management in projects through communications, training, and engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree and at least five (5) years of related professional experience. Additional four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Excellent communicator, superb listener, with ability to build relationships, community, and influence.
  • Proven track record in managing multiple, complex IT projects and programs.
  • Experience managing project budgets and maintaining timelines with a strong attention to detail.
  • Experience with an enterprise PPM tool/platform for portfolio management, project management, and resource management.
Preference will be given to applicants with the following certifications:
  • Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
  • Prosci Change Management
  • ITIL Foundations
  • Scrum Certifications (CSM, CSPO)
Benefits Include:
The choice between 3 different health plans; vision and dental insurance; life insurance; benefits savings accounts; starting with 22 days of paid time off a year in addition to 12 or more paid holidays; 8 weeks of paid parental leave; short-term disability; up to $5,250 after your 6 months for combined use of tuition toward a degree-seeking program or up to $2,000 for professional development including classes, certification training, and conferences; and more.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. This position is not able to sponsor applicants for visas.

TO APPLY:
Please visit UVA job board: and search for "R0055391"

Please complete an application online and submit:

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

2. Resume or CV

PROCESS FOR INTERNAL UVA APPLICANTS: Please apply through your Workday Home page, search "Find Jobs", and search for "R0055391".

***Please note that you MUST upload ALL documents into the CV/Resume box. Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration.***

For questions about the application process, please contact Rhiannon O'Coin, Senior Academic Recruiter,

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

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.

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