Job Description
Insight Global is looking for a Technology & Innovation IT Project Manager to work on the IT Application Rationalization track within a larger Merger & Acquisition project for one of the largest global chemical and specialty materials company. The project manager will oversee the application rationalization activities for their respective area (Manufacturing or T&I). They will be organizing the migration (= lift and shift), standardization (= replacement with the company's standard), or retirement of the M&A applications. As part of this work, they oversee multiple subprojects and support cutover activities for various sites. The project manager will report directly into the Application Rationalization Track lead of the M&A project, with a dotted line report to the IT PMO Team Lead.
Responsibilities
In their respective area, the Project Manager is responsible for:
* Manage the day-to-day tasks of a set of projects following the Project Management Framework, including, but not limited to
o Project Scope and Requirements
o Project Timeline; including task, predecessors, duration, and assignees (Gantt chart)
o Resource plans
o Risk, Actions, Issues, Dependencies (RAID) Log
o Performance to Timeline & Deliverables
o Performance to Budgeted/Projected Cost (Actual vs Budget vs Projected) and synergies
o Identification & Escalation of Timeline and/or Cost Risks
o Recommended Corrective Measures, where needed
* Key Focus Items
o Facilitate the Application Disposition Decision process toward completion
o Establish Application Disposition Framework
o Data Extract Requirements Planning
o Data Entanglement Dependencies Planning
o Hosting Requirements Planning
o Licensing & Support Agreement Planning
o One-time/Perpetual Cost Analysis
o Facilitate Implementation Partners Selection and oversee, where required
* Build trust and use soft skills to provide direction, achieve consensus and manage team morale and conflic! t among the project team.
* Provide project status updates to key stakeholders and keep the project documentation current
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience as a Project Manager
Demonstrated strong experience driving Application Rationalization initiatives preferably for a Merger and Acquisition
Bachelor degree and/or PMP certification (desired but not needed)
Strong background and knowledge of Project Management principles, practices, processes, tools, and techniques
Ability to understand technical/IT concepts and to address inter-dependencies, risk, and issues
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including presentation skills
3-5(+) years of experience with project related applications, collaborations and ITBM platforms, and ERP systems (preferable MS Office suite, SAP, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, MS Teams).
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives and/or multi-site international deployments while leading cross functional, culturally diverse project teams preferred
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.