Req #: 234706

Department: UW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Appointing Department Web Address: https://itconnect.uw.edu/uwit

Posting Date: 05/23/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $9,042 - $12,602 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW is Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, your experiences, perspectives, and unique identities will be honored at the University of Washington. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UW Information Technology (UW-IT) is the central information technology organization for the University of Washington, responsible for strategic planning, oversight, and direction of the UW’s IT infrastructure, resources, and services. UW-IT provides critical technology support to all three campuses, UW Medicine, and research operations around the world. UW-IT partners with the UW community to enable innovation, learning, discovery, and service.

The Workday Coordination Services (WCS) is looking for a Technical Project Manager. WCS provides intake, prioritization, and coordination services for all Workday modules through facilitation and collaboration with business partners and technical teams. The Technical Project Manager will play a key role in ensuring consistent standards and approaches are applied for Workday associated projects and initiatives.

The Technology Project Manager in UW-IT’s WCS is responsible for:

Project Management: This role is responsible for the management and coordination of project plans, ensuring timely completion of deliverables and coordinating analysis of business processes and service management outcomes for high-profile, complex projects at the University of Washington and its affiliated organizations. More specifically, this role manages cyclical and ad hoc Workday projects. This position utilizes a broad spectrum of skills which include IT knowledge (networking, telecommunications, data center, cloud-based computing, security), business process analysis, problem solving, public relations, financial management / budgeting and extensive project management skills. The position purview includes all units within UW-IT and business partners across UW, ensuring that staff and management apply relevant project management practices. This position uses the tools, techniques, and processes provided by global project management standards and guides. Leadership: This role will provide coaching, mentorship and training for other project managers designated at the UW as adjunct and embedded project managers and those interested in project management as a skill and/or career path.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or experience

• Minimum of four years of experience managing progressively more complex IT projects in applications, infrastructure and networking, and comprehensive understanding of the underlying technologies.

• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Experience with enterprise application development, SDLC processes, re-engineering and process improvement involving broad-based information systems and utilizing tools and techniques to effect business change.

• Experience in deploying large, complex systems implementing business process redesign.

• Experience in project and software development lifecycles and corresponding tools such as issue tracking systems, configuration management systems, requirements management systems and project management systems.

• Demonstrated ability to manage large technical projects within a team environment.

• Ability to manage a diverse range of activities in a very visible and pressured environment, exercising independent judgment in resolving problems.

• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, technical documentation skills, communication skills, and personal interaction abilities.

• Ability to speak and write about technical and non-technical issues for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Expertise with web publishing, collaboration, database, spreadsheet and word processing applications.

• Experience communicating with senior leadership and management through all project processes, during priority setting, and providing project status. Desired:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification

• Workday implementation and operational experience

• Knowledge of ITIL framework

• Experience in a research university or large enterprise

• Experience implementing IT governance process

• Equivalent education/experience may substitute for all minimum qualifications CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Hybrid, open office environment Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.