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Job Summary
We are the Digital Infrastructure Team within the University of Michigan's Office of University of Development. We are looking for a Senior Associate Director, Digital Strategy & Delivery to join us and support the greater Development Services & Strategic Solutions team and goals.
As the Senior Associate Director, Digital Strategy & Delivery, you will provide leadership to team members for complex projects across multiple work streams. You will implement the digital strategy infrastructure roadmap and directly manage a team of business analysts and web developers.
You will have project oversight from start to finish. You will manage all development steps including requirements definition, vendor evaluation, strategic systems planning, process reengineering, design, documentation, release management, and production support.
You Will Report to:
Executive Director, Digital Infrastructure
You Will Supervise:
1 Senior Analyst, Application Developer and Project Lead
1 Business Systems Analyst, Senior
1 Business Systems Analyst, Interim/Web Developer
1 Web Application Developer/Team Lead
1 QA Analyst (Consultant)
For a full and detailed job description, please click here.
Why Work at Michigan?
In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future.
Benefits include:
- Generous time off
- A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate investing
- Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Responsibilities*
- Guide team members in managing complex projects.
- Manage initiation, execution, monitoring, and closure while prioritizing tasks and following critical timelines.
- Use broad knowledge of SDLC and management methodologies.
- Create comprehensive program schedules.
- Manage a team of business systems analysts, web application developers, product owners, and subject matter experts.
- Coach your team and peers, empowering team members with the authority to accomplish project tasks.
- Provide consulting and customer service focused on understanding and satisfying customer needs.
Required Qualifications*
- Over 7 years of experience in team management and business processes, including application systems analysis, development, and testing.
- Experience interviewing and documenting business processes and user stories within agile teams.
- Competent in Agile and other project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Kanban, Scrum) and familiar with UML for process modeling.
- Proficient in technology infrastructure and interface analysis, facilitating data sharing for goals.
- Knowledgeable in user experience (UX) principles and usability.
Additional required and desired qualifications are listed in the full job description referenced in the Job Summary above.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
This position is eligible for all three modes of work: Onsite, Hybrid, Mobile/Remote
Additional Information
For additional information about this position and to review other current openings in Development, please visit our website at: https://giving.umich.edu/um/careers
Application Deadline
Although the Posting End Date may indicate otherwise, this job may be filled and closed any time after a posting duration of seven calendar days.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.