IT Project Manager
Avery Dennison
Skill Required
Key highlights
- Role: IT Project Manager I leading enterprise-wide cross-functional strategic IT initiatives
- Minimum required experience: 3 years of IT/Project Management experience in a Multinational Organization
- Required education: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or technology
- Preferred certification: PMP, PRINCE 2, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Role scope: Manages regional IT projects, collaborating with Program Managers, PM IIIs, or Directors of IT
- Employer: Avery Dennison Corporation, a global company with 35,000+ employees in 50+ countries and $8.8 billion in 2024 sales
Role overview
The IT Project Manager I is an individual contributor role responsible for leading enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic IT initiatives. PMs in this role lead a diverse range of project types including new product and service launches, large-scale application development, systems integration, BPO arrangements, operational efficiency improvements, process engineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments. All project work is executed in line with defined organizational project standards aligned with industry best practices, and the role requires strong leadership and influencing capabilities to manage matrixed teams. The PM I is responsible for managing regional IT projects, typically collaborating with Program Managers, PM IIIs, or Directors of IT on various IT project types.
Responsibilities
- Lead a variety of project types including launching new products and services, large-scale application development, systems integration, BPO arrangements, operational efficiency improvements, process engineering, and infrastructure upgrade and deployment
- Lead all project efforts in accordance with defined organizational project standards aligned with industry best practices
- Implement projects per established plans
- Contribute to defining, planning, orchestrating and delivering assigned projects
- Manage all phases of the project life cycle, and collaborate with BU IT partners to oversee all SDLC phases of projects
- Manage project scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed time, cost and quality parameters, and escalate issues as appropriate to PM III, Director IT or Program Manager
- Collaborate with project sponsors to validate financial forecasts, and reconcile project-related resources and other project expenditures
- Develop communication plans and interfaces to execute role responsibilities
- Prepare input for key stakeholders on various aspects of assigned initiatives
- Represent projects in project governance and inter-departmental forums
- Chair weekly Core Team and monthly Operating Committee meetings to review progress with key constituents
- Track project milestones, develop, maintain and report on an overall integrated delivery plan, and report deviations from the plan
- Develop project documentation for review by the project sponsor
- Manage regional IT projects
- Typically work with Program Managers, PM IIIs, or Directors of IT on different types of IT projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or technology
- Minimum 3 years IT / Project Management experience in a Multinational Organization
- Focused team player who is comfortable under pressure
- Good communication skills
- Exposure to PMBOK
- Strong presentation skills
- Highly organized
Nice to have
- PMP / PRINCE 2 or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certification
Additional details
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All applicant information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that designs and develops labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive, the company employs approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries, with 2024 reported sales of $8.8 billion.
- Avery Dennison is certified as a Great Place to Work in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and recognized as one of the best companies to work for in Asia in Greater China and Vietnam.
- Avery Dennison is an equal opportunities employer.
- This job posting was originally published on Himalayas.