Enterprise Project Manager - Executive - Interim Executive Director in Columbia SC

Columbia, SC

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30+ days ago

Job Description

Requisition ID: 13108
Requisition Name: Enterprise Executive Leader
Location : Columbia, SC
Duration of the Contract: 9–12 Months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Role is fully onsite

Job Summary
The Division requires an experienced executive leader to provide immediate organizational stabilization and transformational leadership during a period of significant departmental change. The department is currently experiencing organizational, operational, and cultural challenges that require decisive leadership, objective assessment, and rapid implementation of corrective actions before recruiting a permanent Executive Director.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide executive leadership for all departmental operations.
Supervise managers, supervisors, and professional staff.
Establish performance expectations and monitor organizational outcomes.
Make timely personnel, operational, and resource allocation decisions.
Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation efforts.
Address employee relations issues in partnership with Human Resources.
Evaluate organizational effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
Develop and monitor departmental priorities and performance metrics.
Collaborate with division leadership, university administration, and campus stakeholders.
Manage departmental budgets and strategic resource allocation.
Ensure compliance with university policies, security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Remove organizational obstacles that inhibit productivity, innovation, and collaboration.
Provide executive-level reports and recommendations to senior leadership.
Develop succession planning and transition documentation for permanent leadership.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

3+ years of experience with Executive organizational transformation and change management
3+ years of experience leading organizational restructuring and culture change
3+ years of experience with Executive leadership of large, complex technology organizations
3+ years of experience with personnel management, coaching, and performance accountability

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

Experience leading organizational turnaround initiatives
Experience rebuilding organizational culture following periods of instability
Experience implementing governance and operational maturity frameworks
Experience managing organizational change in higher education
Enterprise IT strategy development
Experience working with executive leadership, governing boards, and cabinet-level administration
Knowledge of network operations, project management, change management, and enterprise network architecture and engineering
Experience supporting audit remediation and risk management initiatives

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Requires a bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Numbers & Facts

Location

Columbia, SC

Skills

Budget Managementunmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Coachingunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Documentation Planunmatched
Employee Relationsunmatched
Enterprise Architectureunmatched
Executive Recruitingunmatched
Higher Educationunmatched
Human Resourcesunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Network Administration/Managementunmatched
Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
Organizational Cultureunmatched
Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
People Managementunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Security Auditingunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Succession Planningunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
University/School Policiesunmatched
Workplace Issuesunmatched

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