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Project Management Apply project management skills such as partner communication, process management, design, quality assurance, and in collaboration with faculty, course teams, administrators, vendors, and other partners. Manage complex project tasks including project scoping, scheduling, communication plans, budget management, and resource allocation to ensure execution and consistency of deliverables across CAI's online learning portfolio. Align diverse perspectives and relationships, including those of faculty partners, external partners and collaborators, CAI colleagues, and other U-M and external partners at a project level. Ensure projects are with current copyright, accessibility, and diversity, equity, and inclusion standards. Coordinate policy documentation for CAI initiatives in collaboration with the Design Management Lead, including completing Memorandums of Understanding, amendments, and release and waiver forms. Manage financial project components, including expense reimbursements and budget management for the online learning portfolio. Organize and build project elements into multiple platforms and learning management systems. Develop a communication schedule to report out to CAI Leadership on program portfolio status, both overall and at the individual course level. Strategic Planning, Initiative Management Lead planning of important Center and Design Management team initiatives through facilitation of working groups, development of process roadmaps, and stewardship of current initiatives. Develop training materials for managed initiatives to be shared widely across the Design Management and CAI teams. Partner and collaborate with Program Management and CAI Leadership to contribute to strategic planning for the online learning portfolio within CAI related to for-credit learning opportunities. Operationalize strategy around online and hybrid program projects and internal CAI initiatives by managing important Online Learning domain projects related to internal processes in the following areas: project pipeline, partnership development, vendor evaluation, and students services, process development by working with CAI colleagues across the organization and other partners beyond CAI. Lead our teams to refine internal processes and best practices in developing online and hybrid program projects and internal CAI initiatives. Help work groups within CAI to help align processes and share best practices, such as the AI Council, XR Working Group, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. Demonstrate organizational leadership by understanding and practicing center-wide policies and communicating those processes to others on the team. Manage and align diverse perspectives and relationships, including those of faculty partners, external partners and collaborators, CAI colleagues, and other U-M and external partners. Bachelor's degree and four or more years of project management experience. Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana. Proficiency in Google Workspace, specifically, Sheets, and Slides. Familiarity with online learning courses and programs, open educational resources, and learning management systems such as Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, and Canvas. Ability to manage relationships with multiple partners with a collaborative and customer-focused mindset. Commitment to service and teamwork in a multicultural setting This is a hybrid position with a standard schedule of 3 in-person days and 2 remote days per week.
This is a 5 year term limited position.
Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.
Salary Information
The general salary range for this position is $73,000 - $77,000. You can expect to be paid a great compensation package. Factors used to determine salary include education level and experience for the position, and internal equity within the unit. You are encouraged to discuss salary questions to honor agreement and transparency throughout the recruiting process.
Excellent benefits are available; for additional details see
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The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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