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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY Manager, Project and Change Management in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
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Grade: Management_Executive 609
Pay Range: $113,200.00 - $203,800.00
Job Description
Leads a team of project managers while also actively practicing project and change management. This role is intentionally designed as a lead while doing position: the manager models excellent project management, change leadership, and stakeholder engagement while developing a high trust, high accountability team culture. This leader reports to the Senior Vice President in the School of Business and partners closely with senior leadership, academic stakeholders, and cross functional teams to ensure that initiatives are clear, ready, well communicated, and aligned before change enters or exits the school.
This role balances people leadership, hands on project and change execution, and strategic influence in a highly matrixed environment.
Job Profile Summary
The Manager of Project Management leads a team of project managers while also actively practicing project and change management. This role is intentionally designed as a leadwhiledoing position: the manager models excellent project management, change leadership, and stakeholder engagement while developing a hightrust, highaccountability team culture. This leader reports to the Senior Vice President in the School of Business and partners closely with senior leadership, academic stakeholders, and crossfunctional teams to ensure that initiatives are clear, ready, wellcommunicated, and aligned before change enters or exits the school.
This role balances people leadership, handson project and change execution, and strategic influence in a highly matrixed environment.
Lead the Team and the Work
Leads, coaches, and develops a team of project managers while also directly managing complex, highimpact projects and change initiatives.
Models strong project management practices by actively participating in project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and closure.
Establishes a culture of trust, motivation, accountability, and care where team members feel supported, challenged, and empowered to grow.
Provides regular, actionable feedback and mentorship focused on both performance outcomes and professional development.
Project and Change Management Excellence
Serves as a change and project... For full info follow application link.
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