Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

Job Summary

The Enrollment Management division at CU Boulder is seeking a Project Manager to join the Enrollment Business Solutions team. This position plays a key role in supporting project management efforts across the division, while serving as the liaison to both Enrollment Management Marketing & Communications and the Visit Experience teams. Reporting to the Enrollment Business Solutions team, this role works closely with collaborators throughout Enrollment Management to maintain organized and timely project delivery.

This position contributes to division-wide efforts, supporting new initiatives, and change management aligned with campus and departmental priorities. Additionally, the Project Manager will coordinate initiatives aligned with strategic marketing, communications, and visit experience goals, ensuring projects are implemented efficiently and effectively.

Enrollment Business Solutions (EBS) is part of the Enrollment Management division, and is responsible for leading strategic initiatives and increasing operational efficiencies across the Enrollment Management division through centralized process improvement, championing transformational change, and fostering a culture of innovation for new ideas and processes that advances the division forward. Under the guidance of the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, this unit provides vision, support, and operational oversight by leading cross‑functional projects and initiatives to ensure alignment with divisional and institutional goals.

This full‑time position reports to the Director of Strategic Initiatives and is responsible for managing projects identified as division priorities. This role will be essential to the project workflow for the Enrollment Management division supporting various initiatives that keep the division student‑centered and supportive of staff committed to enrolling and retaining top students and contributing to the staff culture of Enrollment Management.

This role is designed to manage the project workflow for Enrollment Management supporting current projects sponsored by the division, along with new initiatives that support the division’s goals and strategic priorities.

This is a 2‑year limited‑term position, with the possibility to be extended contingent on available funding.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

As one of only 35 U.S. public research institutions in the Association of American Universities (AAU), CU Boulder is about realizing the positive impacts of new knowledge. From offering dozens of exciting programs in a range of academic fields, to serving as one of the world’s most dynamic research and innovation hubs, to working closely through hundreds of public outreach efforts with communities across Colorado and the world, we take pride in helping our students, faculty, staff, and partners turn new insights into productive outcomes that change lives.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Project Management

• Manage divisional projects within Enrollment Management as prioritized by the Director of Strategic Initiatives.
• Contribute to the Enrollment Business Solutions team’s planning and workflow process by providing strategic project management that meets the needs of the Enrollment Management division.
• Serve as the primary project manager for ongoing visit experience team strategy including departmental and division aligned projects and new initiative project work.
• Use the team’s project management software to set up, maintain, and archive projects.
• Demonstrate flexibility to adapt to project deadlines and scope of project work.
• Facilitate project communication with project sponsors, partners, and team members.
• Maintain a level of professionalism through facilitation of new initiatives and change management work tied to department projects.
• Understand…