IT Project Manager

Job Description:

Who We Are Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community.

Information Technology supports this mission by delivering secure, reliable, and forward-looking technology that enables students, faculty, and staff to do their best work. SPU IT values service, stewardship, collaboration, transparency, continuous improvement, and thoughtful innovation in support of the university’s academic and operational priorities.

What We Need Seattle Pacific University is seeking an experienced and collaborative IT Project Manager, for an on-campus position, to lead technology projects and initiatives that support institutional priorities and organizational change.

As a member of the IT Business Systems team, this position independently plans and executes university technology projects, coordinates cross-functional project teams, maintains the IT project portfolio, and helps ensure project outcomes align with the university’s strategic goals. The IT Project Manager also partners with campus departments to understand business needs, translate complex requirements, and support enterprise technology systems and processes.

The ideal candidate combines strong project leadership with business analysis, communication, relationship-building, and technical aptitude. This person is comfortable navigating ambiguity, coordinating diverse stakeholders, anticipating risk, and turning complex needs into practical and sustainable outcomes.

The IT Project Manager supports Seattle Pacific University’s mission by contributing to a Christ‑centered learning and working community committed to academic excellence, service, and engagement with the world. In this role, the employee brings their skills, gifts, and professional expertise to work that matters—serving students, colleagues, and the broader University community in ways that reflect SPU’s values and purpose. To that end, all University employees are required to be aligned with and supportive of SPU's Statement of Faith and its derivative policies and lifestyle expectations.

This is an on-campus position based at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA.What You’ll DoProgram & Project Leadership Independently lead the planning, review, and execution of university technology projects and initiatives

Maintain and coordinate IT’s project portfolio in partnership with department leadership

Define and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and outcomes

Lead project meetings and maintain clear, timely communication across project teams and stakeholders

Identify and resolve roadblocks while escalating risks and decisions appropriately

Ensure project outcomes align with university priorities, business needs, and available resources

Apply modern project-management tools and practices to strengthen IT project methodologies and delivery

Business Systems Analysis & Stakeholder Partnership Build strong, constructive relationships with departments and business units across the university

Develop an understanding of stakeholder operations, strategic goals, workflows, data, and technology systems

Facilitate discovery and requirements-gathering conversations with technical and nontechnical partners

Translate complex business needs into clear functional and technical requirements

Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, service delivery, and user experience

Present context, options, risks, and recommendations to support effective decision-making

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