Project Manager Technical Project Mgmt. (IT) Manager

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

About The Position

Vertiv is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager for global, enterprise-wide projects within its IT Digital Transformation organization. The role leads technology initiatives focused on transforming IT and business through process efficiencies, data, and AI. The Project Manager is accountable for successful project completion and achieving key objectives on time and within budget. The role requires leadership across cross-functional teams, along with strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills to drive accountability at all levels. The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles and Behaviors to help execute its Strategic Priorities. Vertiv designs, manufactures, and services mission-critical infrastructure technologies for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments. The company reports more than $10 billion in revenue and a global presence in over 130 countries.

Requirements

5–7+ years of progressive IT project or program management experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience managing large-scale IT projects, such as digital transformation, software development, system implementation, ERP, cloud, or enterprise applications.
Strong proficiency in Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project-management methodologies.
Experience with project-management tools such as ServiceNow SPM, Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal stakeholder-management and executive-communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
Experience managing multimillion-dollar project budgets.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Highly motivated self-starter able to initiate action and follow through with well-defined solutions and action plans.
Ability to travel as necessary, up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification or Agile certifications such as CSM, SAFe, or PMI-ACP.
Familiarity with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) or similar enterprise PPM platforms.
Experience in global or matrixed organizations.
Background in ERP, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, or digital transformation programs.
Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to adapt presentations to the audience and present to small and large groups at all organizational levels.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and effectiveness in leading people and facilitating rapid, structured change.
Ability to demonstrate process development and management practices.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional, global IT projects from initiation through delivery.
Plan and execute project work, including scope, scheduling, budgeting, resources, risks, and issues.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, status reports, RAID logs, and executive dashboards.
Facilitate project governance, steering committee reviews, and stakeholder communications.
Partner with business and IT leaders to align project objectives with organizational strategy.
Drive collaboration across infrastructure, applications, security, and business teams.
Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve project risks, issues, and dependencies.
Engage stakeholders and provide timely, relevant, and transparent project status updates.
Produce executive-level program updates as needed.
Ensure adherence to IT governance frameworks, change-management processes, and compliance requirements.
Contribute to PMO best practices and continuous improvement.
Support portfolio-level reporting and resource-capacity planning.