Project Manager II, Marketing, Salt Lake City, UT at Western Governors University

Job description

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Professional 308 Pay Range: $75,200.00 - $112,700.00 Job Description The Project Manager II oversees the execution and process of assigned projects and monitors change management strategies and outcomes. The Project Manager II will work with multiple teams, project requesters, and creative teams to develop project plans according to strategic development priorities, as defined by project requesters and leadership. This position is accountable for ensuring that the scope, dates, commitments, and project plans are communicated to all stakeholders and updated as necessary. The individual monitors and reports project status—including risks, issues affecting project schedules, and milestone achievements—to stakeholders and departmental leadership. The Project Manager II develops project plans and schedules and ensures projects meet departmental requirements, standards, policies, and deadlines. This individual is expected to keep fully informed of departmental strategies and priorities and effectively influence the work of project team members in line with those priorities. The Project Manager II is responsible for tracking deadlines, monitoring incoming requests, managing commitments, and utilizing project management tools to ensure project timelines are met, issues are escalated, identified opportunities for efficiencies and process/decisions are documented. The Project Manager is a leader in both the human factors of transformation as well as the technology/process elements, working at all levels of management and at all phases of transformation. They proactively work to create efficiencies that support student success and satisfaction through partnership and communication. Skills in business architecture mapping from the current to a targeted future state are just as important as the ability to deliver a complex project on schedule, at cost, and within service level agreements. Key deliverables of this position include standardized and optimized business processes, training materials and documentation, impact assessments for implementation, transformation communication plans and materials, migration strategies, quality assurance plans, risk management plans, and performance metric/dashboard trackers. Job Description Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Maintains a thorough and detailed understanding of all department projects, purpose and status and ensures projects meet outlined processes. Monitors, reports on, and makes visible project status, issues, resource requirements, dependencies, and project plans. Keeps stakeholders and departmental leadership informed of project statuses, including, but not limited to, milestone achievements, toll gate progress, risks, and any issues