Project Manager, Student Information Systems

In 2017, a new department was established to oversee the operations of the software solution installed during 2016 to replace the university's constellation of disparate student systems. The Student Information Systems (SIS) department is part of Information Systems and Technology in the Division of Administration.

The objective of SIS is to operationalize a continuous cycle of technical improvement and feature enhancements in the new PeopleSoft Campus Solutions system and its associated applications implemented as part of the Student Information Systems Project. These applications support processes in admissions, enrollment, registration, financial aid, student accounts, advising, and a student portal. To ensure the success of these mission-critical systems, SIS was staffed with a blend of technical and functional experts who will test and implement new features, respond to campus needs, and keep all systems running optimally throughout the academic cycle.

The department will be going through Phase 2 of SIS Project, and we are augmenting the department for this upcoming effort. This is a contract (temporary) employee position with access to certain/full UC benefits, depending on duration.

Responsibilities 
SIS Phase 2 Project Management

Work with a team of Project Managers responsible for a subset of SIS Phase 2 project deliverables from initiation through delivery. 

• Definition of scope, oversee gathering requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, campus communications, and risk management.

• Applies professional project management concepts; and is able to apply IT and project management policies and procedures in managing complex assignments.

• Implements the project management process in support of the campus' products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products.

• Assembles and directs moderate to large project team, designs project plan, schedules and may monitor budget/spending (people and dollars).

• Organizes the interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget constraints.

• Works closely with SIS Operations team management to coordinate release timing and to identify points of integration and impact to ongoing operations and SIS team migrations, configurations and data updates

• Manage expectations and risk to keep projects on track.

• Assist with documentation, design reviews and coordination/facilitation of meetings to keep the project on track.

• Provide regular status reports developed for executive management, campus partners and/or project team.

• Lead project teams to refine implementation of design and documentation of departmental or operational process and/or agile project management methodologies. 

• Manage status updates with JIRA and executive briefings. Monitor and recommend iterative improvements to remove or eliminate inefficient processes and increase team velocity and delivery.

Participate in project close-out activities such as:

• Project reports & HR offboarding

• Planning, coordination, and monitoring of efforts required to transition from SIS Phase 2 Project to Ongoing Operations

• Knowledge transfer from temporary project staff to career staff within SIS and campus partner units

• Definition and documentation of service level agreements and RACI charts with campus partners

• Implementation of departmental processes (e.g., Software Development Life Cycle, etc.)

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of or prior experience with large-scale technical implementations.

• Requires advanced communication, organization, and project management skills.

• Broad knowledge of IT-related initiatives and an understanding of impact to organization of such initiatives required.

• Requires knowledge of most aspects of computing and communications including hardware infrastructure, networking, voice, software applications, operations and disaster response.

• Requires ability to assess campus needs for information technology products and design services to meet those needs.

• Bachelors degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of or prior experience implementing PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and/or Student Information Systems in higher education preferred.

• Delivery of student services at a higher-education institution preferred.

• Professional certification and/or PMP Certification preferred

Salary & Benefits 
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:

http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

How to Apply 
Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying. 

Conviction History Background 
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

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