Enterprise Project Manager - Executive Interim Director

Job: Enterprise Project Manager - Executive - Interim Executive Director

Location: Columbia, SC -Onsite

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide executive leadership for all departmental operations
• Supervise managers, supervisors, and professional staff.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor organizational outcomes.
• Make timely personnel, operational, and resource allocation decisions.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation efforts.
• Address employee relations issues in partnership with Human Resources.
• Evaluate organizational effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
• Develop and monitor departmental priorities and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with division leadership, university administration, and campus stakeholders.
• Manage departmental budgets and strategic resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with university policies, security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory
• Remove organizational obstacles that inhibit productivity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Provide executive-level reports and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Develop succession planning and transition documentation for permanent leadership.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF

IMPORTANCE):

• 3+ years of experience with Executive organizational transformation and change management.
• 3+ years of experience leading organizational restructuring and culture change.
• 3+ years of experience with Executive leadership of large, complex technology organizations.
• 3+ years of experience with personnel management, coaching, and performance accountability.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Requires a bachelor s degree and 8 or more years of experience, which may be substituted by an

equivalent combination of certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Preferred Skills:

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF

IMPORTANCE):

• Experience leading organizational turnaround initiatives.
• Experience rebuilding organizational culture following periods of instability.
• Experience implementing governance and operational maturity frameworks.
• Experience managing organizational change in higher education.
• Enterprise IT strategy development.
• Experience working with executive leadership, governing boards, and cabinet- level administration.
• Knowledge of network operations, projectmanagement, change management, and enterprise network architecture and engineering.
• Experience supporting audit remediation and risk management initiatives.