Project Manager

The Project Manager plans and delivers Information Technology projects. The Project Manager provides full life-cycle project management of assigned projects, including vendor software and tools implementation, integrations with existing systems, release updates, IT infrastructure, networking, hardware, and applications deployments. Projects range from smaller, short-scheduled efforts to larger, cross-departmental initiatives. The Project Manager ensures the delivery of project objectives within prescribed schedule, budget and scope. This role will also assist in establishing project-related goals based on business requirements, and will support the analysis, creation, and management of project budgets. This Project Manager indirectly leads a small cross-functional team in support of identified projects.

 

About NYU IT -NYU IT CORE BELIEFS

 

We demonstrate our core beliefs everyday in our interactions, attitude and performance.

 

People at the heart of everything we do: We listen to our clients, and colleagues, and use our expertise to anticipate and address their needs.

 

Create space to innovate: We challenge assumptions and seek out fresh perspectives and new ways of thinking to fuel our productivity.

 

Right promise. Right delivery: We set clear goals and priorities, and execute with speed and agility to deliver better results.

 

Share information. Build trust: We engage in open and honest communications that reflect inclusiveness, fairness and respect for each other.

 

Teams and partnerships work. Boundaries don’t: We collaborate to maximize the value we bring to NYU because our best ideas come from working together.

 

Insist on excellence: We take pride in what we do, strive to improve constantly and hold ourselves accountable for the results.

 

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree , PMP certification or equivalent certification or experience.
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree , PMP, or equivalent background. Technical certification or equivalent experience
Required Experience:
5+ years of experience in technical project delivery, preferably in a nonprofit or higher education environment. Experience leading subject matter experts and distributed teams in the delivery of technical projects. Broad experience working with, negotiating with and managing performance of external vendors. Experience working with offshore and/or geographically distributed project teams and resources. 2+ years of experience leading project planning and delivery within in a PMO environment.
Preferred Experience:
5+ years of experience successfully managing projects and programs with multi-million dollar budgets.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Working effectively both independently and in complex teams. Excellent written and verbal executive communication skills. Thorough operational understanding of project management frameworks.

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