Senior IT Project Manager

Lubrizol Corporation•Wickliffe, OH

22d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior IT Project Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of our innovation, driving cross-functional initiatives and enterprise operational readiness. In this role, you will lead cross-functional initiatives from planning through delivery, ensuring scope, quality, timeline, and budget expectations are met. You will oversee full project lifecycle responsibilities, including resource coordination, risk and issue management, change control, stakeholder communication, and structured change-management planning to support adoption. Partner closely with IT platform and product delivery teams to align technical solutions with business needs and maintain operational readiness. Utilize strong knowledge of operational processes to manage efforts that impact production, service operations, and overall enterprise efficiency. Support M&A activities by coordinating due‑diligence work, guiding integration plans, and helping teams align systems, processes, and operating models post‑acquisition. Act as a connector across business, IT, finance, HR, legal, and operations to support clear communication and priority alignment. Manage project and operational budgets, including forecasting, cost analysis, variance tracking, corrective action; partnering with Finance, Procurement and Vendor Management as needed. Promote continuous improvement and support development of junior team members. Guide operational portfolios using deep process knowledge to ensure readiness and deliver sustainable improvements. Ensure deliverables meet quality, compliance, and long‑term operational performance standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
8+ years of project management experience leading large cross-functional initiatives from planning through delivery.
Strong operational background with understanding of processes, workflows, and cross-team dependencies.
Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Jira, or equivalent.
Familiarity with portfolio management systems or PMO dashboards.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Agile certification (such as Certified Scrum Master or PMI-ACP).
Exposure to systems used in manufacturing operations environments (ERP, workflow tools) or M&A processes (Data rooms, integration trackers).

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional initiatives from planning through delivery, ensuring scope, quality, timeline, and budget expectations are met.
Oversee full project lifecycle responsibilities, including resource coordination, risk and issue management, change control, stakeholder communication, and structured change-management planning to support adoption.
Partner closely with IT platform and product delivery teams to align technical solutions with business needs and maintain operational readiness.
Utilize strong knowledge of operational processes to manage efforts that impact production, service operations, and overall enterprise efficiency.
Support M&A activities by coordinating due‑diligence work, guiding integration plans, and helping teams align systems, processes, and operating models post‑acquisition.
Act as a connector across business, IT, finance, HR, legal, and operations to support clear communication and priority alignment.
Manage project and operational budgets, including forecasting, cost analysis, variance tracking, corrective action; partnering with Finance, Procurement and Vendor Management as needed.
Promote continuous improvement and support development of junior team members.
Guide operational portfolios using deep process knowledge to ensure readiness and deliver sustainable improvements.
Ensure deliverables meet quality, compliance, and long‑term operational performance standards.