Position is 50% onsite and 50% remote - around 2 -3 days in office
Role & Responsibilities
• Responsible for the project proposals for the Senior Leadership Team and the hands -on execution of the CIO’s highest -priority strategic projects.
• Provides assistance to CIO and serves as the liaison to the IT Senior Management team.
• Partner with IT leads to translate technical needs into business value, financial ROI, and strategic alignment.
• Develop presentation materials for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), ensuring data is accurate and the "ask" is clear.
• Maintain the "demand" queue—knowing which projects are coming up for approval and ensuring they are "ELT -ready".
• Personally lead 2–3 "CIO -only" projects that fall outside the standard delivery partner’s scope. Ensure these special projects do not drain the "run/build" capacity of the broader IT organization. Act as a rapid -response leader for unexpected executive -level issues that require immediate, high -level project management
Qualifications & Education Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 or more years of experience in project
coordination and management (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with project tracking tools (Azure DevOps, Jira etc)
• Understanding of Project management Methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Arizona State Project Management Certification preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Skills
* Highly polished public speaking and visual presentation skills, capable of confidently articulating complex proposals to
Leadership.
* Must be comfortable with financial concepts, specifically onetime capital expenditure and ongoing operational costs.
* Strong customer service skills
* Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
* Basic project coordination skills
* Strong organizational skills
* Ability to balance, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks as well as working collaboratively in teams and across organizations.
* Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly. The ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization. Ability to develop and write technical documentation.