Project Manager – Distance Learning

Job Posting Title:

Project Manager – Distance Learning

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Hiring Department:

OnRamps

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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:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:  

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage  
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Hybrid telework available

For more details, please see HR Benefits and Total Rewards.

May require limited travel and night and weekend work during intense cycles of work

Purpose

The Project Manager supports, manages, and executes the life cycle of multiple short- and long-term projects ensuring excellence in all aspects of service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manages end-to-end operational tactical aspects of cross-unit projects including distance course development and redevelopment and other projects of varying size, scope, business impact, and risk. Creates and maintains quality project documentation and assets. Advises and provides solutions on continuous and functional process improvement opportunities, efficiencies, and cross-team reporting mechanisms.

• Evaluates assigned projects and plans utilizing standard Project Management Methodology. Effectively communicates and consults with project sponsors and project contributors to ensure fidelity, consistency, and alignment of the methodology for successful project delivery and implementation.

• Recognizes, identifies, and anticipates problematic situations, magnifies and mitigates risks and impact, makes sound decisions, takes corrective action for issue resolution. Collaborates with project sponsors and project teams to evaluate and resolve conflicts to produce successful outcomes.

• Develops, strengthens, and cultivates effective working relationships with project sponsors and teams to ensure cross-team communication, transparency, consistency, and successful achievement of project goals and outcomes.

• Advises and provides solutions on continuous and functional process improvement opportunities, efficiencies, and cross-team reporting mechanisms to impact distance learning offerings.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.

• Five years of experience in project or program management in an enterprise or educational environment.

• Demonstrated success at leading multiple projects concurrently under pressure of deadlines and evolving requirements and stakeholders.

• Demonstrated strong customer ideas, processes, and requirements.

• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines.

• Demonstrated experience creating project documentation, including process mapping, schedules, budgets, communication plans, and test plans.

• Able to work effectively both independently and rapidly to adapt to change in high-pressure environments.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master's degree.

• More than five years of experience managing projects in an enterprise or educational environment.

• Experience with Project Management Tools, such as Smartsheet, Learning Management Systems, Canvas, Human Resources Systems, Workday.

• Two or more years of experience working in Event Planning and Management.

Salary

$65,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions 

• May require limited travel and night and weekend work during intense cycles of work

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Shared desk environment

• Hybrid work environment

• Climbing of stairs

• Use of manual dexterity

Required Materials

Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Candidates who fail to attach all additional materials listed, may not be considered for the pos