IT Project Manager
Location: Boston MA (3x a week)
Rate: $80-88 w2
Duration: 3 Months - Potential to extend

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience
• College Graduate • PMP (Project Management Professional) and/or Scrum Master designation
• Previous experience managing large-scale technical implementations, preference for video conferencing tools like Zoom.
• Preference for experience in higher education environments.
• Experience coordinating with senior stakeholders.
• Role requires previous experience managing large-scale technical implementations.
• Preference for experience in higher education environments and familiarity with enterprise collaboration platforms such as Zoom, as well as coordination across software development, AV integration, and third-party vendors. Additional requirement to work onsite at the HBS Campus in Allston, MA on a weekly basis, 3 days per week, to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Role will work closely with the Principal Platform Engineer and Manager, HBS Live Online Classrooms, to support the conversion of the Live Online Classroom (LOC) platform to a custom Zoom-based experience.
• ??This initiative includes coordinating with internal HBS IT teams, external AV integrators, Zoom, and software development partners to design, implement, test, and deploy integrated solutions that enable reliable, high-quality live online instruction.

• Lead all phases of complex information technology projects designed as solutions with university-wide impact, and that require high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed.
• Perform the full range of the project management lifecycle: discovery initiating, planning, budgeting, executing, governance, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
• Develop detailed plans, schedule, project estimate, and resource plan. Ensure adherence to quality standards. Manage the integration of vendor tasks and track and review vendor deliverables.
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to project team.
• Recommend and take action to direct the analysis and solution of problems; revise, as appropriate, to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Evaluate and assess metrics and project effectiveness.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting; prepare specialized and ad hoc reports.
• Absorb and leverage project related technology to ensure effective project management and collaboration.
• Leverage steering and executive committees for decision-making, change management, and communications.
• Advise unit/school regarding post project operations.
• Provide training to clients/staff.