Senior Manager Technology Project Management

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Bridgewater Township, NJ
•$180,000 - $253,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Technical Project Management, provides strategic leadership for complex, cross-functional technical projects spanning innovation, renovation, business maintenance, total delivered cost, supply continuity, compliance, and other business-critical initiatives. The role is accountable for prioritizing, resourcing, governing, and executing projects from initiation through launch and closure while meeting key success criteria and business objectives. The Senior Manager leads cross-functional project teams and direct reports, developing project leadership capabilities and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution. The role manages portfolio priorities, resource capacity, risks, dependencies, and competing business needs to focus resources on high-impact work and protect strategic commitments. The position leads project and portfolio governance, ensuring projects are appropriately scoped, decision-ready, prioritized, and supported by clear ownership and accountability. It drives continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, systems, and ways of working to improve efficiency, data integrity, portfolio visibility, and decision-making. The Senior Manager partners with technical, commercial, operational, and business leadership by providing portfolio insights, escalating critical risks, recommending mitigation strategies, and promoting cross-functional alignment. The role also builds organizational capabilities by establishing standards, sharing best practices, strengthening project management competencies, and creating scalable processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant cross-functional experience in areas such as Technical Applications, Research and Development, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, or Manufacturing.
  • Minimum of 8 years of project management experience leading complex initiatives in new product development, life sciences, engineering, or capital projects.

Nice To Haves

  • Project management professional certification or an advanced degree in project management.
  • Previous people-management experience.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee complex, cross-functional projects from concept through launch and closure, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and at the required quality.
  • Align stakeholders on project strategy, scope, success criteria, resources, risks, and execution plans.
  • Monitor schedules, critical paths, budgets, dependencies, and portfolio health.
  • Address risks proactively and escalate critical issues to protect business outcomes.
  • Directly lead selected strategic, complex, or high-risk projects.
  • Lead, coach, and develop direct reports to strengthen performance and project management capabilities.
  • Assign resources according to business priorities, workload, project complexity, and development needs.
  • Build succession and coverage plans to support business continuity.
  • Foster accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.
  • Lead project and portfolio governance, ensuring projects are decision-ready, prioritized, and aligned with business strategy.
  • Manage capacity planning and resource allocation across active and pipeline projects.
  • Recommend project prioritization, sequencing, pausing, or cancellation based on value, readiness, and available capacity.
  • Provide leadership with portfolio insights, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
  • Ensure consistent application and continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and governance standards.
  • Maintain portfolio data accuracy, documentation, and performance measures.
  • Simplify and standardize processes to improve speed, efficiency, and execution.
  • Clarify cross-functional roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and handoffs.

Benefits

  • 401k with company match
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Performance-based incentives
  • A broad range of other benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing
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