Description

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Reports to the Director of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure who is also the Jetstream2 Primary Investigator.
• Holds management and operational responsibility for the National Science Foundation's Jetstream2 project in addition to the IU Research Cloud.
• Works closely with the manager of Research Cloud Services at IU in addition to Jetstream2 Co-PIs and external collaborators.

General Responsibilities

• Provides highest level of operational leadership and coordination of staff members to define IT project management methodologies and standards; provides direction and guidance on high priority IT projects/initiatives.
• Establishes short-term and long-term operational objectives, including managing project timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-phase IT projects/initiatives.
• Conducts a variety of personnel actions to include, but not limited to hiring, promotion, performance management, and dismissal.
• Manages high level assignments and allocation of technical resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams; coordinates large-scale IT projects with wide audiences in support of academic initiatives.
• Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry project management standards, best practices, and approaches.
• Works collaboratively with other IT project management leaders across departments in recommending standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures.
• Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering and advisory committees; acts as advisor to executive committees; serves on various university committees, communities of practice, and task forces related to IT project management.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION
Required

• Bachelor's degree in related field

WORK EXPERIENCE
Required

• 4 years technical project management experience
• 1 year of management experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Preferred

• PMP Project Management Professional Certification upon date of hire

SKILLS
Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Builds and manages effective teams

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Regular travel is anticipated due to the distributed nature of the Jetstream2 project and relationship to other NSF projects such as ACCESS-CI and the NAIRR Pilot.

Work Location

This position is eligible for remote work or to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level: Sr. Operational
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Information Technology
Job Family: IT Project Management
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