Project Manager Enrollment Solutions

Ames, IA

Full time

R20050

Position Title:Project Manager Enrollment Solutions

Job Group:Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience

Job Description:

Move ideas forward. Help shape the student experience.

Iowa State University is seeking a Project Manager (Program Specialist IV) to turn Enrollment Management priorities into results. As part of our Enrollment Solutions team, you’ll lead complex initiatives, connect people and technology, and improve enrollment processes that support our Cyclones in the Making.

We’re a “creative yes” organization. We approach challenges with curiosity, explore what’s possible, and work together to find a path forward. If you enjoy bringing clarity to complexity and helping ambitious ideas take shape, you’ll find meaningful work here.

Your impact

You’ll shape both the projects we deliver and how we deliver them. Working with Enrollment Management leadership, campus partners, technical teams, and vendors, you will:

• Build stronger project practices. Develop standards, tools, and processes for evaluating, prioritizing, and managing work across Enrollment Management.

• Turn strategy into action. Lead projects from planning through implementation, defining scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and outcomes.

• Keep priorities moving. Coordinate a portfolio of initiatives, anticipate risks and dependencies, and help leaders make informed decisions.

• Connect people and technology. Guide cross-functional teams through system implementations, integrations, and operational improvements.

• Make change successful. Coordinate communication, testing, training, and launch readiness, then measure adoption and results.

• Make progress clear. Create dashboards and reporting that highlight accomplishments, risks, and decisions needed.

What will help you thrive

You bring structure to complex work and build trust across teams. You ask thoughtful questions, communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical partners, and balance big-picture priorities with the details that keep projects moving. You find practical paths through challenges and help people embrace new ways of working.

Why Iowa State

Your work will help create a smoother, more connected experience for Cyclones in the Making as they explore Iowa State and take their next steps toward becoming students.

You’ll have opportunities to influence how Enrollment Management works, partner with university leaders and specialists, and see ideas through to everyday use. Conferences, training, and a national peer network will support your continued professional growth.

Bring your curiosity, judgment, and ability to make things happen. Help us turn a creative yes into meaningful progress.

Preferred Qualifications:Significant project management experience

Previous experience in a higher education setting

Enrollment management experience

For more information about what Enrollment Solutions does, please visit: https://www.iastate.edu/admission-and-aid

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Application Instructions:To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae

• Letter of Application/Cover Letter

Why Choose Iowa State University?Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental, as well as:

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans

• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans

• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)

• Life insurance and long-term disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Various voluntary benefits and discounts

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellbeing program

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected], or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Appointment Type:Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period

Time Type:Full time

Pay Grade:PS811

Original Posting Date: October 8, 2026

Posting Close Date:October 25, 2026

Job Requisition Number:R20050

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, email [email protected].

General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources (https://www.hr.iastate.edu/careers/compensation) website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.

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By focusing on the future and providing the best student experience possible, Iowa State University (http://www.iastate.edu/) attracts students and faculty who want to make a difference. With a comprehensive land-grant mission of education, research, extension and outreach, we produce scholars whose ideas change the world. And through Innovate at Iowa State, we provide innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities for students of all backgrounds. Located just 30 minutes north of Des Moines, the city of Ames was recently named one of the Top 10 cities in the U.S. for campus life and career opportunities.

Iowa State University is a welcoming community of students, faculty, and staff. Campus community members have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to engaging with each other respectfully as outlined in the university's Principles of Community (https://www.iastate.edu/principles-community) . Iowa State recognizes that diverse intellectual and philosophical perspectives are vital to innovation, critical thinking skills, and a dynamic academic community that fosters the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology, and human creativity to work.

All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check and/or a consumer credit check.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, email [email protected].

If you have questions about the application process please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll-Free at 1-877-477-7485. Iowa State University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should email [email protected] or call (515) 294-4800 or Toll-Free: (877) 477-7485. TTY users are welcome to use the Iowa Relay Service number by dialing 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2942.

General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources (https://www.hr.iastate.edu/careers/compensation) website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.