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Position Summary

Technology Services is seeking a Campus Innovation Project Manager to join our team. This role serves as a key subject matter expert and advisor within the Office of the CIO, supporting campus innovation and the promotion of future tech at VCU. This senior-level individual contributor is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and advocating for emerging technologies that align with VCU's institutional goals. The role builds and maintains strong relationships with academic units, translating their complex needs and strategic goals into applied technology solutions. This position focuses on providing expert guidance and analysis to enhance the university's teaching, learning, research, and administrative functions.

Primary responsibilities include:

-Act as a trusted consultant to academic units, providing advice on how to leverage new and emerging technologies, translate complex needs into technology requirements, and guide stakeholders toward effective solutions.

-Serve as a key advisor and project manager for innovative campus-wide IT initiatives, assisting in defining project scope, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, and providing oversight to guarantee successful implementation.

-Lead pilot projects to test the viability and impact of new technologies, working directly with stakeholders to prototype solutions, gather feedback, and evaluate potentials for a broader rollout.

-Proactively research, analyze and evaluate emerging technologies with a focus on their potential impact on learning, learning objectives and student needs.

-Collaborate with educators, instructional stakeholders, administrators and IT to develop strategies for integrating emerging technologies into learning environments.

-Provide backup support to the IT Governance program, and provide leadership and assistance with the coordination of major projects and strategic initiatives spearheaded by the Office of the CIO.