Academic Technology Manager: Strategic… at University of… · Austin

Academic Technology Manager: Strategic Initiatives Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS Job Posting Title: Academic Technology Manager: Strategic Initiatives ---- Hiring Department: Academic Affairs ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Jun 01, 2026 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: Purpose The Academic Technology Manager: Strategic Initiatives is responsible for overseeing the  Office of Academic Technology roadmap. The position manages end-to-end project and initiative execution from requirements gathering, stakeholder mapping, risk mitigation, and user testing, to evaluation and continuous improvement efforts. As the senior business analyst, the role uses established principles to ensure complex academic technology initiatives are delivered effectively and in alignment with organizational priorities. Responsibilities Lead business analysis and manage comprehensive project plans — including developing scope, timelines, milestones, resource allocation and tracking systems  for academic technology initiatives across OAT's portfolio. Gather, document, and translate business requirements from various university stakeholders (CSUs, faculty, and staff) into actionable project specifications and deliverables.  Ensure solutions meet business requirements through established quality assurance and testing practices. Consistently monitor complex technical and business systems in order to identify early project risks and dependencies; develop and execute mitigation strategies to maintain timeline and quality commitments across concurrent initiatives. Lead the execution of projects and initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams with a range of audiences, including executives, design, training, technical, and vendor teams, to ensure seamless progression from planning through deployment of academic technology initiatives. Advocate for teams by identifying and reducing friction. Establish and maintain academic technology documentation processes — including status reporting, change management protocols, standard operating procedures, and post-implementation reviews — to ensure accountability and continuous process improvement. Operational Support: Provide operational support to the Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology across the portfolio – assist with investigating and resolving problems. Perform other related functions as assigned, including serving as an individual contributor on some projects. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in educational technology, business administration, information systems, or design with 5 years of experience as a business analyst, project manager, systems analyst or related role in a large enterprise. Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver and manage 5 or more complex academic or technology related projects from initiation through completion. Experience working and maintaining strong business relationships with senior executives in an education setting. Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills. Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams. Highly responsive to leadership with a proven ability to troubleshoot issues, mitigate risk, and make timely decisions. Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while managing multiple competing deadlines with professionalism and decorum at all times. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree with more than 5 years of professional experience managing complex projects in a higher education setting. Familiarity with UT systems and academic technology initiatives. Salary Range $75,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions Work to be performed in typical office environment Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.