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# Senior IT Project Manager (CEMI)

- **Company:** Cornell University
- **Location:** Ithaca, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,157.0 - $127,302.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Asana, Confluence, JIRA, Software Documentation, Collaborative Software, Custom Software, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Project, Scrum Methodology, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Trello, Smartsheet, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology, Cloud Migration
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88314687/1

## About the Role

This position requires advanced project management expertise, strong strategic thinking, and the ability to influence decisionmaking across a wide range of technical and nontechnical audiences. Senior IT Project Managers serve as trusted advisors to leadership, mentor project staff, and contribute to organizational project management standards and continuous improvement practices., * Bachelor's degree in information technology, business, project management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

 * 5-7 years of project management experience, preferably managing IT, software development, or web/technology projects.
 * Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects of varying size, complexity, and scope.
 * Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, hybrid approaches).
 * Experience with requirements gathering, scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and risk management.
 * Proven success leading crossfunctional technical teams in complex organizational environments.
 * Advanced skills in communication, negotiation, facilitation, and consensusbuilding.
 * Proven ability to build relationships, facilitate collaboration, manage stakeholder expectations, and lead teams without formal authority.
 * Ability to work effectively in decentralized, matrixed, or highereducation environments.
 * Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problemsolving skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.
 * Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt to shifting organizational needs.
 * Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet, Trello, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams).
 * Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members., * Master's degree in a related field.
 * Project Management Professional (PMP), PMIACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent certification.
 * Experience managing largescale IT projects in a highereducation or publicsector environment.
 * Experience with enterprise systems, Identity Management, IT Service Management or AI initiatives, custom software development, integrations, cloud migrations, or infrastructure modernization.
 * Knowledge of highereducation governance, accessibility standards, research computing needs, and security/compliance frameworks.
 * Experience with vendor management, RFP processes, and contract oversight.

## Description

The Senior IT Project Manager (CEMI) is responsible for leading largescale, complex, and strategically important technology projects that support the institution's academic, research, and administrative missions. This role manages initiatives with broad campus impact, requiring coordination across decentralized units, diverse stakeholder groups, and crossfunctional technical teams. Senior IT Project Managers provide leadership throughout the full project lifecycle-initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects-while ensuring that all work aligns with institutional priorities, standards, and policies., Project Leadership & Delivery

 * Lead large, complex, and highvisibility IT projects from initiation through implementation and closeout.
 * Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
 * Drive execution and maintain accountability for project outcomes, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
 * Resolve project issues and remove barriers through collaboration, negotiation, and strategic decisionmaking.
 * Assume program leadership responsibilities, guiding multiproject initiatives where a formal Program Manager role is not in place.

Stakeholder & Governance Management

 * Engage and coordinate with faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners across diverse institutional units.
 * Facilitate governance processes, including steering committee updates, decisionmaking sessions, and executive briefings.
 * Build consensus among stakeholders with differing priorities and expectations.
 * Foster strong relationships and maintain alignment between technical teams and institutional leadership.

Scope, Schedule & Budget Management

 * Lead definition and management of project scope, ensuring proper documentation and evaluation of change requests.
 * Develop and monitor project budgets, forecasts, and financial reports.
 * Proactively identify and manage dependencies, constraints, and crossfunctional impacts.
 * Ensure project controls, methodologies, and documentation standards are upheld.

Risk, Issue & Quality Management

 * Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
 * Implement robust riskmanagement strategies to minimize project disruption.
 * Oversee project quality assurance to ensure technical and functional deliverables meet institutional requirements.
 * Coordinate and support user acceptance testing, validation, and compliance reviews.

Communication & Reporting

 * Develop communication strategies and project documentation, including status updates, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries.
 * Lead project meetings, facilitate discussions, and ensure transparency in decisionmaking and progress reporting.
 * Communicate complex technical information clearly to nontechnical audiences.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

 * Coordinate and motivate crossfunctional teams, including developers, analysts, engineers, and administrative staff.
 * Mentor, coach, and provide guidance to project managers, project coordinators, and junior team members.
 * Support continuous improvement of project management practices and contribute to PMO or organizational standards.

Vendor & Contract Management

 * Lead vendor selection, contract negotiations, and procurement activities when applicable.
 * Manage vendor performance, ensuring deliverables and timelines meet contractual expectations.

Project Closeout & Organizational Transition

 * Oversee project closure, postimplementation evaluations, and lessonslearned documentation.
 * Ensure solutions transition smoothly to ongoing operational support teams.
 * Recommend process enhancements based on project outcomes.

Continuous Service Improvement (CSI)

 * Provide structured feedback and participate in efforts to refine project management methodologies across the organization.

This is a 2 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.


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