IT@JH Office of the Deputy CIO is seeking an IT Project Manager who will lead projects focused on delivering AI and generative AI software tools to support research, education, and administration at Johns Hopkins. Responsibilities include managing cross-functional teams, coordinating development and deployment of AI solutions, confirming alignment with institutional goals and ethical standards for AI use, and ensuring compliance with data privacy and security standards. The role involves agile planning, vendor coordination, user engagement, and translating AI capabilities into institutional value. Staying current with emerging AI tools and trends is essential for guiding strategy and implementation.

Job Scope/Complexity

Projects will be extremely complex and varied in nature and will require the ability to balance the demands of multiple projects. Projects will require technical knowledge in IT domains where the IT Project Manager is responsible. Duties will also require building and maintaining strong, trusted customer, project team, and vendor relationships.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Strategy/Leadership

• Collaborate with and frequently lead other technical experts, architects and subject matter experts to contribute to the technical success of technology projects for the organization.
• Engage key project stakeholders to ensure the project is trending towards success.
• Work independently and frequently oversee the work of others.
• Provide project oversight for adherence to institutional standards and guidelines for security, project management, continuous service improvement, and customer service.
• Develop improvement processes for operational use by the team to ensure successful completion of a project or IT process.
• Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field.
• Maintain IT effectiveness and efficiency by helping to define, deliver, and support strategic plans for implementing technology.
• Build and maintain relationships through positive interactions.

Project Management

• Develop comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with IT goals and coordinate resources during all project phases, from initial deployment plans through implementation.
• Communicate proactively with all resources to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
• Coordinate resources, both internal and external, to ensure project success.
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Establish project timeline with appropriate stakeholders. Manage project to achieve approved timeline.
• Integrate multiple cross functional processes and disciplines to meet business and technical requirements by bringing perspective from all architecture domains (process, system, application information, data, and security).

Planning & Innovation

• Create an organized plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the overall IT strategy.
• Work with the key stakeholders to set timelines and expectations for project milestones.
• Work with the project sponsor and virtual project team to determine the scope of work and available resources.
• Develop innovative processes and solutions to resolve project barriers.

Analysis & Documentation

• Produce high-quality documentation that meets Johns Hopkins standards and is appropriate for its intended audience.
• Develop and maintain project documentation to include project proposals, charter, scope document, test scenarios, project schedule, and test plans, etc.
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Perform detailed analysis of core implementation tasks using data-driven decisions.
• Develop measurable metrics to ensure the project continues to stay on task and on time.

Supervisory Responsibility

• 1 Senior Software Engineer
• 1 Software Engineer and up to 3 Computer Support Assistants.

• Bachelor?s Degree, preferably in information systems, business administration, management or project management.

• Six years of related work experience with computer systems and applications, including two years of direct project management experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Project management certification: PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, AgilePM.
• Demonstrated experience managing the entire enterprise software development lifecycle.
• Technical expertise in AI/ML topics with a deep understanding of generative AI model concepts.

Classified Title: IT Project Manager   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG  
Starting Salary Range: $99,800 - $175,000 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: IT@JH Office of the Deputy CIO   
Personnel area: University Administration 

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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