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

SyntricateColumbia, SC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 5 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Leader

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.

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