Project Manager - Digital Learning - UTK

University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department
University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department

Operations

Knoxville, TN, USA

USD 80k-90k / year

Posted on Jun 18, 2026

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking a highly motivated and energetic Project Manager for Digital Learning at UT. The successful candidate will thrive in fast paced environments and will possess the right mix of operational excellence, people skills, and meticulous attention to detail. This candidate will take initiative, demonstrate a sense of urgency, use good organizational skills, build a project team, and follow through on commitments to achieve high-quality, repeatable results. The Project Manager works closely with all Digital Learning teams, other UT stakeholders, and plays a critical role managing external partnerships. This position will manage projects across multiple teams, both internal and external. The responsibilities are broad in scope, encompassing a wide variety of activities requiring shifts in priorities. The idea candidate will be flexible and accepting of ambiguity. The Project Manager reports to the Chief Technology Core Officer of Digital Learning at UT.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking a highly motivated and energetic Project Manager for Digital Learning at UT. The successful candidate will thrive in fast paced environments and will possess the right mix of operational excellence, people skills, and meticulous attention to detail. This candidate will take initiative, demonstrate a sense of urgency, use good organizational skills, build a project team, and follow through on commitments to achieve high-quality, repeatable results. The Project Manager works closely with all Digital Learning teams, other UT stakeholders, and plays a critical role managing external partnerships. This position will manage projects across multiple teams, both internal and external. The responsibilities are broad in scope, encompassing a wide variety of activities requiring shifts in priorities.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience: minimum of 5 years of related experience which includes 1-3 years of project management experience. Proven ability to develop and implement results-driven processes and support growing teams. Candidates must have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
  • Knowledge of and proficient in use of standard project management and change management practices
  • Ability to think strategically and innovatively
  • Ability to establish processes with a focus on execution, quality, and extreme attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with individuals across a variety of functions
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in a diversified population

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Education: Master’s degree in related field
  • Experience: Prefer 3-5 years of relevant project management experience with demonstrated experience leading projects and teams. Familiarity with the higher education landscape.
  • PMP, certified scrum master or equivalent certification
  • Experience developing strategies and technical specifications for projects
  • Ability to manage complex technology projects
  • Ability to clarify roles and responsibilities to ensure understanding of expectations; takes action to mitigate conflict

Work Location

  • Knoxville, TN, this position has the potential for a hybrid working capacity

Compensation and Benefits

  • UT market range: MR 11
  • Target hiring range $80,000-$90,000 depending on experience
  • Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
  • Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions

For full consideration, applicants must attach a letter of interest, resume, and the name, address, email, and phone number of three professional references, in addition to

completing the applicant file to the Human Resources online application system, DASH. This position does have the potential for a hybrid working capacity.

Screening of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. DL_UT

About The College/Department/Division

Digital Learning at UT, is a unit charged with advancing UT’s commitment to discovery, creativity, learning, and engagement, specifically for online learners. Using advanced and innovative technologies, Digital Learning at UT will provide scalable solutions that enhance the online learning experience and reduce barriers to student access and success, providing a tremendous impact to online learners across the state and the nation. At Digital Learning, we want to be bold and impactful, transforming the future of online education through innovative thinking and collaborative problem-solving. Join our dynamic and inclusive Digital Learning team where we take pride in teamwork, excellence, and a shared commitment to shaping the future through education and innovation.

Project Management

• Experience managing complex technical projects in the launch and support of enterprise systems (Salesforce, Technosolutions Slate, etc)

• Plans, develops, implements, and manages a project team through complete task definitions and work requirement identification and assignments.

• Works closely and collaboratively with key stakeholders, leadership, and other related staff to define project objectives and scope, strategy, schedule, budget, procedures, and outcomes during various phases of the project life cycle.

• Establishes and continually monitors/manages project expectations with team; assigns tasks and identifies issues for resolution to ensure optimal team effectiveness.

• Identifies critical resource expertise and targets appropriate internal and/or external sources to ensure optimal outcome(s).

• Prepares and maintains all project status reports and schedules; tracks milestones/deliverables, and dependencies; re-sets expectations as needed in consideration of project progress/outcomes.

Relationship Management and Communication

• Builds, develops, and maintains collaborative working relationships across the university, third-party vendors, and external clients vital to project success, including managing differing priorities and resolving conflict.

• Demonstrates ability to use diplomacy, tact, and social competency to facilitate meetings and create consensus under challenging situations.

• Clarifies roles and responsibilities to ensure understanding of expectations and timeline.

Regulatory and Compliance Responsibilities

• Reviews and ensures that project specifications comply with existing codes and applicable University, state and local requirements.

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