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Enterprise Project Manager - Executive - Interim Director of Research Computing

CCS Global TechColumbia, SC🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 16, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This interim director role offers a significant leadership opportunity within a rapidly growing, award-winning IT company, allowing you to shape critical research computing operations and develop your executive management skills. You'll thrive here if you have a proven track record in project management and a passion for leading teams and driving impactful technological advancements, with the flexibility of a hybrid work model. Apply today to make a substantial contribution and advance your career!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Leader
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Columbia, SC, United States
Posted
Yesterday

Job Description

CCS Global Tech is a rapidly growing Information Technology company with a diverse portfolio of technology products and services and a large network of industry partnerships. With over 22 years of being a successful business with a global talent pool and presence, CCS is a certified Microsoft Gold Partner and specializes in delivering expert Microsoft based solutions for technical and business needs. We have been recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of the fastest growing small companies in the Unites States.
we are a Tier 1 vendor for the City and County of San Francisco for Cloud Services, Staffing Services and Training Services. For this multi-year opportunity with a diverse set of needs to address, we are currently focusing on establishing partnerships with individuals as well as companies who can help us enhance our overall service portfolio, cut lead times, and ultimately help us deliver successfully. We currently hold sizable Government accounts in the San Francisco bay area including City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County.
We take great pride in our global reach and local influence. Your experience alongside our highly skilled and talented internal team who guide you along the way, offers key insights into what helps you stand out in a competitive job market.
If you are a partner company, please submit resumes with contact information of your own W2 Consultants only. Submitted consultants are expected to have excellent communication skills.

Roles/Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership for all departmental operations, research technology infrastructure, and related services.
  • Supervise managers, professional, and student staff.
  • Establish performance expectations and monitor organizational outcomes.
  • Make timely operational and resource allocation decisions.
  • Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation efforts.
  • Evaluate organizational effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
  • Develop and monitor departmental priorities and performance metrics in collaboration with executive leadership.
  • Coordinate departmental budgets and strategic resource allocation in collaboration with executive leadership.
  • 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 executive leadership.
  • Develop succession planning and transition documentation for permanent leadership.

Mandatory Skill:

  1. 8+ years of experience leading organizational transformation, change management, and service delivery optimization
  2. 8+ years of experience leading large, complex technology projects
  3. 8+ years of experience with personnel management, coaching, and performance accountability
  4. Requires a completed bachelor's degree

Desirable Skills:

  1. Experience with research cyberinfrastructure, high-performance computing, high-speed storage and networking technologies.
  2. Experience implementing governance and operational maturity frameworks
  3. Experience managing organizational change in higher education
  4. PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
  1. Master's degree in science, technology, or a related field.
  2. ITIL
  3. Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure)
  4. AI Inftrastructure (AWS/Azure/Google)
  5. Carpentries Instructor
  6. Training on HPC Technologies (Slurm, Infiniband)

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