Sr Business Project Manager

Lowe's Home Centers•Mooresville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Business Project Manager has single-threaded ownership of medium-to-large, highly complex business projects, typically involving multiple work streams and functional groups. The role manages projects end to end through planning, development, execution, and implementation while adhering to the PMO framework. It may include people leadership responsibility for junior project management staff and contractors. The position contributes to organization-wide improvements and uses human-centered, design-led approaches to define problems and identify root causes before prescribing solutions. The manager establishes program structures, governance frameworks, and ways of working where standardized processes do not yet exist, partnering cross-functionally to challenge assumptions, co-design approaches, and drive adoption of innovative delivery methods. The role owns project plans and performance across timelines, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, scope, stakeholder alignment, governance, and outcomes. It translates business plans into tactical work with IT and functional partners and may lead, develop, and manage project team members. The position is based at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Requirements

Experience managing operational, program, and/or project financial budgets.
6 years of experience developing project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) or user stories used to create project schedules and estimates.
4 years of leadership experience with direct-report responsibility; comfortable managing teams of 5 or more people.
Expertise in project life-cycle methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and executive communication.
6 years of experience in program and project management.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Operations, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
6 years of experience in enterprise project planning and coordination, including projects or programs requiring integration of cross-functional solutions.
4 years of experience using formal business process improvement methodologies.
4 years of change management experience.
4 years of corporate experience; retail experience is a plus.
Project or program management certification.
Agile, Scrum, or SAFe experience or certification.

Responsibilities

Deliver multiple medium-to-large, highly complex business projects or programs from planning through minimum realization, with accountability for outcomes.
Organize and track project details and communicate consistently with stakeholders and project personnel.
Develop, analyze, and manage project plans, including schedules, global resource forecasts, project financials, costs, and budget impacts.
Own project performance against plan for timeline, budget, and resource utilization, and coordinate adjustments to resolve issues and risks.
Partner with IT and business teams on third-party requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP).
Lead complex project teams by identifying resource needs, communicating project goals and objectives, and providing technical knowledge and input on deliverables.
Coordinate team activities and manage milestones and deliverables, holding project teams accountable for expectations.
Analyze and mitigate risks and issues, plan responses and contingencies, anticipate dependencies affected by project changes, and recommend preventative measures.
Build and maintain relationships with internal customers, third-party vendors, and senior and executive management to secure stakeholder alignment, buy-in, and support.
Track and report project metrics, including deliverables, success measures, financials, duration, and benefits, and communicate findings to program managers and senior and executive management.
Facilitate executive governance processes such as steering committees.
Own project execution plans, including work breakdown structures, and business objectives such as process design or redesign, change management, deployment, and management and end-user readiness.
Partner with IT and functional teams to translate business plans into tactical action items.
Participate in formal and informal training to develop technical capabilities and project management skills.
Ensure approved business cases exist for executive-sponsored programs.
Manage risks, issues, decisions, and scope changes.
Apply functional knowledge across areas such as HR, IT, Finance, Stores, Pro, Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Digital to support stakeholder alignment.
Partner with cross-functional business leaders to identify and manage program interdependencies.
Lead team members by hiring and developing talent, setting goals and expectations, giving feedback, managing performance, providing resources, and guiding the team through change.
Manage expenses for initiatives within the role’s scope.