Project Manager

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• Apply project management skills such as stakeholder communication, relationship management, process management, design, quality assurance, and consultative skills in collaboration with faculty, course teams, administrators, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Manage complex course design and Center-wide initiative project tasks including project scheduling, communication plans, budget management, and resource allocation to ensure timely execution and consistency of deliverables across CAI's online learning portfolio.
• Align diverse perspectives and relationships, including those of faculty partners, external partners and collaborators, CAI colleagues, and other U-M and external stakeholders at a project level.
• Ensure projects are in alignment with relevant compliance standards (such as accessibility and copyright standards).
• Coordinate policy documentation for CAI initiatives in collaboration with the Project Management Lead, including executing Memorandums of Understanding amendments and release and/or waiver forms.
• Coordinate and manage financial project components, including expense reimbursements and budget management for the online learning portfolio.
• Organize and build project elements into various platforms and learning management systems.
• Contribute to on-campus and external conversations about CAI's work and provide consultative support to potential partners on new ideas and proposals.

• Bachelor's degree and two or more years of project management experience.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana or other similar tools.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, specifically Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Familiarity with online learning courses and programs, open educational resources, and learning management systems such as Coursera and Canvas.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills demonstrated in interactions with senior level professionals.
• Ability to manage workload under constraining timelines with competing priorities.
• Excellent critical thinking and adaptability skills within a consultative environment.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders with a collaborative and customer focused mindset.
• Ability to learn and appropriately use new technologies to improve processes, communication, and outcomes, including AI-enabled tools where relevant to the role, consistent with university policy and job responsibilities.

Salary Information 

The general salary range for this position is $65,000 - $71,000. Candidates can expect to be paid a competitive and equitable salary. Factors used to determine salary include education level, experience, knowledge and skills for the position and internal equity within the unit. All candidates are encouraged to discuss salary questions to honor alignment and transparency throughout the recruiting process

Please Note:  This is a 5 year term limited position with the possibility of renewal depending on funding. 

Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. 

The mode of work for this position is Hybridwith a minimum of 4 days in the office per week, Monday through Thursday, with an option of remote work on Fridays. On occasion, you may be required and must be available to work onsite on Fridays if necessitated by our center's policy and domain leadership or by your job requirements.

The salary for this position will be based upon the selected candidate's education and experience. 

Excellent benefits are available, for details, see http://benefits.umich.edu/

We support the creative, responsible, and ethical use of AI tools to enhance our work, in alignment with institutional policies and best practices.