Project Manager II - Technical

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: Technical 405 Pay Range: $89,400.00 - $134,100.00 Job Description The Project Manager II - Technical position is responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and managing information technology projects through completion. Responsibilities include monitoring, reporting, and making visible project status, issues, resource requirements, and project plans. Facilitates sprint planning, daily scrum ceremonies, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Coaches teams on Agile principles and helps remove impediments to support consistent delivery and continuous improvement. Directs and supervises departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products using the Agile Project Methodology. This position ensures projects meet or exceed technical specifications, customer requirements, policies, budgets, and deadlines. Senior Management is well informed of area activities and significant problems. Duties: * Plan, organize, and manage all phases of assigned IT projects, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery tracking. * Develop andmaintainproject plans, timelines, Work Breakdown Structures, estimates, and key delivery milestones. * Monitor and communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency andtimelyescalation. * Coordinate cross-functional teams and foster collaboration between technical, business, and vendor partners. * Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, technical requirements, and compliance expectations. * Facilitate Agile ceremonies when needed, support backlog clarity, and promote effective teamwork and continuous improvement. * Identifyand remove project blockers, evaluate alternative solutions, and drive alignment on decisions. * Maintainaccurateproject documentation, including requirements, test plans, decision logs, and change requests. * Support testing, validation, and user acceptance processes to ensure successful implementation and smooth transition to operations. * Manage project budgets, vendor deliverables, and change orders to ensure financial accountability. * Performs otherjob-relatedduties asassigned.related duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills,... For full info follow application link. Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or ocal law.