Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Lansdale, PA

About SKF:

SKF has been making the world spin since 1907!

SKF is an industry-leading manufacturer that’s dedicated to a culture of belonging, where our people flourish in an equitable environment that promotes leadership development and career growth.

As an SKF team member, you’ll join 40,000 colleagues from more than 130 countries developing bearing technology and services that make rotation more reliable and sustainable. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. SKF aims to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions at all our production facilities by 2030.

SKF products keep vehicles rolling, power the machines that put food on your table, and even reach into the cosmos as part of the Mars rover mission. Founded in Sweden in 1907, today SKF is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm with annual sales in 2020 of approximately $10 billion.

Job Summary:

The Senior Project manager will manage all SKF projects within the IT Americas organization. Your responsibilities will include the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. In this position you will be expected to will oversee all aspects of projects. You will have the opportunity to create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications, estimating time and resources, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases of the project lifecycle, provide timely reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinating actions and resolving conflicts. You will also be expected to prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project.

The successful candidate will work directly with business sponsors to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget. This individual coordinate with other departments to ensure all aspects of each project are delivered as agreed upon. The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing multiple high value projects at once.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited to:

• Act as liaison, communicate deliverables to end users, executives, and other stakeholders.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project.
• Create and maintain project schedules, develop project plans, specifications, estimate time, and resources.
• Monitor milestone completion, track all phases of the project lifecycle, provide reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinating actions, and resolving conflicts.
• Meet with stakeholder regarding Program/Project issues and decisions on services pending.
• Resource Management for all team members, focusing on forecasting for the upcoming quarter or year.
• Ensure that team members are allocated based on availability and skillset.
• Maintain all incoming Project Charters from Business Engagement Team and confirm an understanding before engaging with an overall group discussion.
• Ensure the overall quality and integrity of the project.
• Focus on the consistency of the project and on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other projects, programmers, corporate technical and specialist standards.
• Design a risk mitigation plan.
• Conduct project review and create detailed reports for executive staff.
• Develop KPI’s and or Measures or success for Projects and Programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• 6 – 10 years min experience in a Program and/or Project Management environment.
• Experience with aspects of tech solution development including data sourcing, architecture and data modeling, data transformation, APIs, system integration and mobile/web solutions.
• Experience working with business and technical staff to recommend solutions that result in more effective systems.
• Comfort with project management methodology (Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid model) and the ability to use the right method for a Project based on the complexity and time for delivery.
• Experience estimating the impact of change requests on timelines, budgets, resources and project scope.
• Experience with SDLC methodologies.
• Proficiency using PM Tools, Case Management Systems, Visio, SharePoint, ServiceNow and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Projects).

Desired Skills, Experience, and Attributes:

• Basic SQL skills.
• 3+years’ experience as a solutions architect.
• 3+years with Agile methodology.
• Prior experience as a software developer.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification.
• PMP or PMI ACP Certification.
• Experience with Infrastructure and or Common System Implementations.
• Strong relationship building skills & communication skills.
• Strong writing and communication skills, including the ability to cover technical and business topics in a structured easily digestible format.
• Comfortable making informed and detailed recommendations to senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project schedules, budgets and matrixed teams including offshore resources.

What You’ll Love About SKF:

Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a generous PTO policy and 13 paid holidays.

Work/Life Integration. SKF supports work /life integration, home, family, community, personal well-being and health. Flexible work options available, depending on role.

Diversity in the Workplace.? At SKF, we strive to embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. By developing a culture of belonging, our people can flourish; leading to an inclusive, equitable environment that promotes leadership, engagement and innovation.

Best in Class Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Comprehensive healthcare options to fit your needs and opt out payment. Added benefits include company paid life insurance, STD, LTD. Supplemental benefits include critical illness coverage, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs, and much more!

Invest in your Future. Participate in our 401K program that boasts a 10% employer contribution: 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested) plus an additional 5% company contribution.

Reports to: Director of PMO
Location: Lansdale, PA
Job ID: 17140

Pay $91000 to $109000 per year

SKF provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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