Information Technology Project Manager (Remote)

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

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Summary

The Project Manager Leader position will report to the VP of IT International but will be partnering with business units, technical units within Graphic Packaging International and external partners, to coordinate projects and to ensure that prioritization and execution plans are in place for all critical areas, as well as to ensure knowledge and expertise on relevant technologies are in place. The Project Manager will lead all the high priority initiatives. You will support the team to keep their timelines on track, monitor the evolution of the project through milestones and produce all levels of reporting to relevant stakeholders.

Project management will be in all IT areas, Applications, Infrastructure and Cyber Security.

This role will be the head of the PMO in International and initially have external PMOs reporting to this role. The intention is to grow this organization with new hires.

Required Skills:

Project management experience in a global, multi-cultural and multi-site environment

Demonstrated ability in driving large-scale projects running over multiple years across operations and IT in a global institution with multiple stakeholder groups at various levels within the organization

Extensive delivery and implementation experience

Project Management Certification or equivalent demonstrated experience

Demonstrated experience and expertise in MS Project

Experience in Agile methodology preferred

Domain knowledge in manufacturing preferred

Organizational change management experience

Experience with technology as well as non-technology projects

Assertive leadership and exceptional communication, coaching & mentoring skills

Significant senior stakeholder management, budget control, project reporting and escalation

Drive adoption by stakeholders and user populations, and delivering anticipated benefits

People management

Ability to travel

Key objectives of this role

Daily project management activities throughout the project life cycle.

Define and manage the project governance (controls)

Plan the overall project and monitor the progress

Manage the project schedule

Manage the project budget

Manage the risks and issues of the project and work with the teams to take corrective measurements

Control all project interdependencies

Maximize utilization of project resources across all workstreams, assisting with the selection and appointment of new project team members

Manage all stakeholder communication

Manage project documentation according to Graphic Packaging International policies and procedures

Interact with the technical teams to understand critical milestones, deliveries, and releases

Develop/create the PMO organization to support the business

Ideal Candidate:

A bachelor’s degree of science in information technology, business management, administration (or other relevant degree), with proven experience in Project Management tools and techniques

8+ years of experience as a Project Manager and additional years in other functional roles

Strong and proven practical experience in project management, which was gained through managing large and complex projects

Good knowledge of project and program management methodology and techniques

Experience with managing agile projects

Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project

Experience in managing and implementing successful projects

Ability to work positively with the wide range of individuals involved in project management

Strong leadership and management skills, experience of leading, managing and developing people

Extremely organized

Fantastic presentation skills

Ability to manage the projects in agile & waterfall environments

Good knowledge of project budgeting and resource allocation procedures

Ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems

Ability to navigate in global, large, and complex organization

Strong ability to influence without authority

Team player – puts own success below the success of the team