Senior IT Project Manager (CEMI)

Senior IT Project Manager (CEMI) [Remote] [2 Year Term]No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.This is a 2 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.About the Cornell Experience Modernization InitiativeTheCornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI)is a multi-year program designed to improve the experience of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, patients, and partners by unifying and enhancing administrative systems and processes across all Cornell University locations. Its name CEMI is said as "See Me" because the focus is on you: the people who use Cornell's systems and data to accomplish your goals.What will you do:The Senior IT Project Manager (CEMI) is responsible for leading largescale, complex, and strategically important technology projects that support the institution's academic, research, and administrative missions. This role manages initiatives with broad campus impact, requiring coordination across decentralized units, diverse stakeholder groups, and crossfunctional technical teams. Senior IT Project Managers provide leadership throughout the full project lifecycle-initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects-while ensuring that all work aligns with institutional priorities, standards, and policies.This position requires advanced project management expertise, strong strategic thinking, and the ability to influence decisionmaking across a wide range of technical and nontechnical audiences. Senior IT Project Managers serve as trusted advisors to leadership, mentor project staff, and contribute to organizational project management standards and continuous improvement practices.Key ResponsibilitiesProject Leadership & Delivery * Lead large, complex, and highvisibility IT projects from initiation through implementation and closeout. * Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations. * Drive execution and maintain accountability for project outcomes, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget. * Resolve project issues and remove barriers through collaboration, negotiation, and strategic decisionmaking. * Assume program leadership responsibilities, guiding multiproject initiatives where a formal Program Manager role is not in place.Stakeholder & Governance Management * Engage and coordinate with faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners across diverse institutional units. * Facilitate governance processes, including steering committee updates, decisionmaking sessions, and executive briefings. * Build consensus among stakeholders with differing priorities and expectations. * Foster strong relationships and maintain alignment between technical teams and institutional leadership.Scope, Schedule & Budget Management * Lead definition and management of project scope, ensuring proper documentation and evaluation of change requests. * Develop and monitor project budgets, forecasts, and financial reports. * Proactively identify and manage dependencies, constraints, and crossfunctional impacts. * Ensure project controls, methodologies, and documentation standards are upheld.Risk, Issue & Quality Management * Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle. * Implement robust riskmanagement strategies to minimize project disruption. * Oversee project quality assurance to ensure technical and functional deliverables meet institutional requirements. * Coordinate and support user acceptance testing, validation, and compliance reviews.Communication & Reporting * Develop communication strategies and project documentation, including status updates, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries. * Lead project meetings, facilitate discussions, and ensure transparency in decisionmaking and progress reporting. * Communicate complex