IT Project Manager II

IT Project Manager II – University of Rochester

Location:

30 Corporate Woods, Brighton, New York, 14623, United States of America

Job Type: Full time – 40 hours per week

Department: 900088 ISD Project Portfolio Office

Compensation Range: $77,216.00 - $ per year

• Manages small to medium assigned IT projects independently.
• Gathers input from team members on required tasks and translates into a project plan with tasks, activities, dependencies, timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables.
• Monitors progress of project activities and ensures all critical implementation criteria are met.
• Coordinates with Architects, Team Leads, Resource Managers, IT Leaders, and Sponsors to ensure project team follows department processes for quality assurance, migrations and promotions, end‑user acceptance/validation, and training and support.
• Facilitates project meetings using effective meeting techniques for objectives, agendas, participants, and meeting minutes.
• Develops and maintains reporting dashboards suitable for Senior Leadership to communicate project status.
• Conducts post‑project “lessons learned” sessions to identify successful project elements and areas for future improvement.
• Provides status reports to steering committees.
• Utilizes a variety of project management methodologies as appropriate to the project.
• Manages project scope and timeline, using appropriate governance bodies and Project Office leadership direction.
• Identifies, tracks, and manages risks and mitigation plans within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate.
• Identifies, tracks, and manages issues to resolution within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate.
• Determines scope of the problem/project through collaboration with the executive project sponsor, key users, and system and application analysts.
• Collaborates with technical team leads and/or Resource Managers to assign appropriate resources to the project.
• Obtains necessary approvals.
• Keeps current with business and strategic goals.
• Understands other University service providers.
• Stays apprised of team's roles, processes, tools, and architecture to better understand how the team works together to meet users' needs.
• Attends webinars, reads case studies and white papers, and participates in other opportunities to further refine skills and stay apprised on project management topics.
• Builds and maintains internal departmental relationships.
• Makes presentations to staff on work-related issues.
• Serves on committees and attends meetings as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree and four years of relevant experience required.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in healthcare or higher education field preferred.
• Service Now, Jira, Smartsheet, Clarity PPM, or Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software experience preferred.

• Detail‑oriented with a proven ability to manage required projects.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills required.
• Extensive computer literacy, including Microsoft Project, Teams, and PowerPoint preferred.

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI within 1 year required.

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