MANAGER, TECHNOLOGY PMO
YKK AP America Inc.

Job Info

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Our company culture is built upon YKK's philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work. By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Position Summary

This position manages the Project Management Office (PMO) by driving program and project management best practices, policies, procedures, and processes.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that program and project management processes are applied consistently and effectively across all assigned initiatives.
• Creates and applies standardized project management methodologies, including project definition, planning, risk management, project control, and change management, to ensure a repeatable project delivery process.
• Collaborates with senior management to establish program and project priorities and ensure IT initiatives align with business goals and objectives.
• Oversee and manage the annual capital request process for technology projects.
• Over the business relationship management and planning for technology investments, which can be budgeted both internal and external to IT; monitor and support the execution of approved projects to ensure successful completion according to the capital planning timeline.
• Implements solutions for project planning, delivery, management, tracking, communication, and key performance metrics.
• Monitors, tracks, and reports on the status of programs against budget, timelines, and scope to program/project teams and leadership.
• Evaluates and mitigates overall program risks.
• Forecasts the potential impact of program initiatives and enhancements.
• Designs and enhances the delivery and results of programs/projects by developing program/project management, requirements management, and change management best practices, processes, tools, and techniques.
• Establishes and manages the IT release calendar and synchronizes each release with external systems.
• Leads, mentors, and manages assigned staff. Coach and mentor team members to higher performance and career aspirations
• Provide direct feedback to ensure goals and objectives are met efficiently and effectively
• Create an environment of continuous learning and help team members overcome obstacles to improve the team's effectiveness.
• Training (and development of training materials) for internal/remote employees on system application detail
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• B.A. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of IT and business/industry work experience.
• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders.
• Currently certified or open to training and receiving accreditation for PMI project management certifications (CAPM or PMP).
• Self-starter and collaborator with ability to effectively engage business stakeholders directly across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex and technical issues to diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing, in an easy to understand and actionable manner.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong project management, organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient within system platforms of Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, etc.
• Be vigilant about safety
• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence

Equal Opportunity Employer / Minorities / Women / Veterans / Disabled

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