Sr IT Project Manager

Textron • Augusta, GA

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About The Position

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead large, complex, high-risk, or business-critical IT projects and programs from initiation through implementation and closure. The role is accountable for successful business and technology outcomes and involves coordinating multiple workstreams, stakeholders, vendors, and business and technology groups.

The project manager develops integrated delivery strategies and plans, manages project governance and financials, anticipates and resolves risks and dependencies, and advises sponsors and executive stakeholders on decisions and tradeoffs. The role also leads change control, implementation, testing, deployment, training, transition, and adoption activities. The position mentors project managers and coordinators and contributes lessons learned to improve PMO delivery standards and organizational execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Management Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field; in lieu of a bachelor's degree, nine years of relevant professional experience may be considered.
• At least five years of experience leading technology projects, programs, or large-scale business initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, or Smartsheet; reporting and dashboard tools such as Power BI; SharePoint; and SAP or other enterprise business systems.
• Demonstrated success managing complex cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, and business functions.
• Experience leading enterprise technology implementations, business transformation initiatives, infrastructure projects, ERP implementations, or similar large-scale efforts.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing, industrial, or operational business experience.
• PMP, CAPM, Agile, Scrum, or comparable project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex, high-risk, or business-critical IT projects and programs from initiation through implementation and closure, with accountability for business and technology outcomes.
• Develop integrated delivery strategies, scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, governance approaches, and implementation plans across workstreams and stakeholder groups.
• Anticipate and manage risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and constraints involving business operations, technology, vendors, finances, resources, and organizational readiness.
• Manage tradeoffs involving scope, timing, resources, budget, risk, and business value while maintaining sponsor and executive alignment.
• Serve as the primary delivery leader for project sponsors, business leaders, technical leaders, vendors, and executive stakeholders, providing recommendations and decision support.
• Lead project governance, executive status reviews, escalation forums, and decision-making processes, providing visibility into performance, risks, milestones, financials, and business outcomes.
• Manage project financials, forecasts, variances, vendor commitments, contracts, and resource strategies.
• Lead change control, implementation, testing, deployment, training, transition, and adoption activities across affected business and technology groups.
• Manage strategic vendors, consultants, and implementation partners to ensure contractual obligations, delivery commitments, and performance expectations are met.
• Mentor project managers and project coordinators and apply lessons learned to strengthen PMO delivery standards and organizational execution capability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior