Senior IT Project Manager

Description

The Senior IT Project Manager is a member Project and Portfolio Management in Library Technology Services - a high-performing, cross-functional team of library domain trusted advisors, project managers, business analysts, quality assurance experts, user experience and design experts, and technical analysts. The team stewards and manages a diverse portfolio of library technology services and platforms through effective project management, business analysis, Agile process, application design, and outreach and engagement with Harvard Library and other academic stakeholders at the University and beyond. Our focus is on delivery of world-class solutions to fulfill the core objectives of the Harvard Library: To advance scholarship and teaching through the collection, creation, application, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge.

The Senior IT Project Manager will plan, conduct, and supervise the completion of complex information technology projects benefiting the Harvard Library and relating to other University IT priorities. These projects require high levels of functional integration and involve multiple disciplines to be managed. The person in this role will develop project plans, document key business requirements, and facilitate decision making amongst a wide variety of stakeholder groups; develop content to facilitate discussions in project meetings and document outcomes; participate in and support an affinity group of project managers and Agile facilitators to foster the sharing of best practices and promote strong project management standards in LTS; and advise Harvard Library colleagues regarding post-project operations. The Senior IT Project Manager may manage several projects simultaneously and will play a key role in building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, primarily those in the Harvard Library.

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