Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!The CMU Office of the President is seeking a Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives.This role leads the day-to-day planning and execution of assigned university priorities, translating strategic direction into structured, trackable programs. The role provides the connective tissue across teams and stakeholders, helping ensure that each initiative has a clear scope, workplan, ownership, decision path, and route to delivery.Working under the direction of the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, the Program Manager coordinates complex work across academic and administrative units; maintains plans, governance routines, and reporting; anticipates risks and dependencies; and drives disciplined follow-through. The Program Manager does not set institutional strategy or independently own executive decisions, but makes strategy executable by bringing clarity, momentum, and accountability to the work.The successful candidate will be a highly organized, collaborative operator who is comfortable with ambiguity, able to influence without formal authority, and skilled at moving between detailed project management and concise executive-level communication. Because assigned initiatives may be highly visible or confidential, the role also requires sound judgment, political acumen, and discretion.Candidates must be willing to travel.Core ResponsibilitiesProgram Planning and DeliveryManage assigned strategic initiatives from planning through implementation, developing clear scopes, workplans, timelines, mil
