Senior Project Manager – Digital ID

Job Posting Title:

Senior Project Manager – Digital ID

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Hiring Department:

Enterprise Technology - Engagement and Experience

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Mar 01, 2026

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Feb 28, 2028

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

This is a fixed term position that ends two years from the employee’s start date.

Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely within the United States. We would prefer a candidate located in the greater Austin area to be on campus for critical project meetings and client engagement opportunities.

This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).

Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working for our campus.

The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas: a defined benefit retirement plan
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing, full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Purpose

The Senior Project Manager in the Strategic Initiatives Office will coordinate complex IT initiatives that support the university’s strategic efforts. This role will facilitate planning, execution, and communication across departments while promoting transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate delivery across technical and functional teams, ensuring collaboration and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify cross-project dependencies, mitigate risks, and implement strategies to keep initiatives on track.
• Lead recurring project meetings, manage action items, and maintain momentum across all workstreams.
• Provide clear and consistent status updates, monitor workstream performance and deliverables to ensure high quality execution within established timelines and budgets.
• Serve as a central point of contact for project updates, status reporting, and key stakeholder communication.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement by documenting lessons learned, refining internal project coordination practices, and sharing best practices across the team.

Portfolio Strategy:

• Build project roadmaps aligned with institutional priorities.
• Create executive dashboards and reports that highlight progress, challenges, and strategic considerations for leadership and governance groups.
• Track progress against KPIs and benchmarks to support transparent and