Senior Project Manager - IT

7-Eleven•Irving, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Senior Project Manager manages one or multiple projects for 7-Eleven’s Value Chain Initiative, a strategic IT project and initiative. The role applies project governance, principles, and tools to reduce risk and support consistent project delivery and alignment of technology approaches. It works with IT teams, the Corporate PMO, business stakeholders, third parties, and leaders across the enterprise. The project manager prepares executive-ready status updates covering progress against timelines, risk mitigation, issue resolution, financial updates, and recommendations. The role leads end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional technology and business initiatives supporting Value Chain, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Distribution Center operations. It manages roadmaps, integrated plans, concurrent workstreams, budgets, forecasts, resources, and stakeholder decisions. The position provides leadership and direction to project teams, removes impediments, manages risks and escalations, and acts as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders throughout the project lifecycle. The position is onsite and based in Irving, Texas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (four-year degree).
10 or more years of relevant work experience.
Strong experience leading large-scale cross-functional technology programs, supply chain, logistics, and/or business transformation initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex interdependencies, competing priorities, and multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Knowledge of project and program management methodologies and techniques.
Experience identifying project risks, managing escalations, and implementing mitigation strategies in complex environments.
Ability to partner effectively with solution architects, engineering teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity teams, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
Understanding of enterprise application development lifecycles, system implementations, integrations, and operational readiness activities.
Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, including influencing outcomes, building consensus, and driving accountability across cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
Ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems, operate effectively in ambiguous environments, establish structure, and drive teams toward successful outcomes.
Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills, with ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Strong leadership and management skills.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and related project management tools.
Proven ability to interact with various levels of management and other Associates.
Strong grasp of project management principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution Center Operations, Transportation, or Value Chain initiatives.
Master’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain.
Experience with the development and implementation of Distribution Centers and Supply Chain solutions and systems.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional technology and business initiatives supporting Value Chain, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Distribution Center operations.
Develop and maintain program roadmaps, integrated project plans, milestones, deliverables, and success metrics.
Coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives and workstreams while managing competing priorities and resource constraints.
Serve as the primary liaison among business stakeholders, technology teams, enterprise architects, operations teams, vendors, and executive leadership.
Build alignment among stakeholder groups and facilitate resolution of complex business and technical decisions.
Present project status, risks, milestones, financial updates, and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums.
Develop executive-ready communications, presentations, dashboards, and decision-support materials.
Provide leadership and direction to the IT project team and foster a positive team environment, including in ambiguous situations.
Use negotiation and influence to achieve successful outcomes involving scope, schedule, budget, issues, risks, and resources for internal and external stakeholders.
Identify, track, and remove impediments to project and program success; identify and mitigate risks, establish contingency plans, and initiate corrective actions.
Assess how project workstreams affect the overall project or program and raise issues and risks to executives as appropriate.
Arbitrate and resolve project or program conflicts and use appropriate escalation paths and methods.
Manage project budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and capital and expense tracking activities.
Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders throughout the project and program lifecycle.
Compose and submit executive-ready project status updates, including progress against timelines, risk mitigations, and issue resolutions.