Global R&D Project Manager

SWM International; Alpharetta (GA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) company match

Paid vacation and personal time off

Wellness and Work Life Support

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Global R&D Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of R&D initiatives. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to plan, document, budget, and manage risk across Release Liners, Tapes, Protective & Engineered Solutions and Healthcare.

The position may be based at a manufacturing facility or remote, with travel required for global activities. The ideal candidate has PMP certification and 5+ years of project management experience in an R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5+ years of project management experience.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage budgets.
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and drive a portfolio of R&D projects through the One Mativ stage-gate process.
• Lead project team meetings and stakeholder reviews to ensure on-time, on-scope, on-budget delivery.
• Develop project documentation including requirements, schedules, resources, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to maintain a strong project pipeline and support business wins.
• Provide recommendations for systems support and drive adoption of stage-gate practices.

Skills

Cross-functional teams

Project management

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PM software

Job description

Position Title:

Global R&D Project Manager

Location:

Alpharetta, Mativ Manufacturing Facility, or Remote

Job Description:

Mativ is hiring a Global Project Manager responsible for managing and driving a portfolio of R&D projects, focused on our growth categories, by collaborating with crossfunctional teams to bring exciting new products to our business portfolio. The Global Project Manager's role is to lead the successful execution of projects through proper planning, documentation, reporting, budgeting, risk management, and overall coordination of the specific project. This role reports to the Vice President of R&D for Release Liners, Tapes, Protective & Engineered Solutions and Healthcare. This role may be based at one of our manufacturing facilities or could be remote.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and facilitate the portfolio of R&D projects and their execution following the One Mativ stage-gate, business development, and sound project management processes for the Release Liners, Tapes, Protective & Engineered Solutions and Healthcare groups.
• For key projects, lead and establish a cadence of project work sessions and reviews with project team members and key stakeholders to ensure requirements and deliverables are agreed-upon and projects remain on track for schedule, scope, and budget
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure a strong pipeline of projects, prioritized based on business need/value
• Actively participate and identify ideas for filling the project pipeline
• Develop and manage project documentation for each project including project / product requirements, schedules / key milestones, resources, costing / financial assessment, risk assessment and gate documents/status updates
• Translate project requirements into project objectives and tasks
• Manage key projects to ensure on-time delivery of key milestones, with required performance and cost.
• Develop and present next-step recommendations for projects in the stage gate and business development processes
• Facilitate the onboarding of complex new business opportunities with key customers to ensure successful business wins
• Provide and/or obtain support for administrative aspects of project management
• Utilize required tools to track project pipeline metrics, key project data used for project status and metrics reporting
• Develop and maintain strong relationships within cross-functional team across the company to ensure project execution
• Provide recommendations for required underlying systems support and implement when appropriate
• Coach and develop others within the team to properly execute the stage gate process and become an SME for sound project management practices and the stage gate process.
• Work with other functional teams to coordinate and resolve urgent business challenges such as raw material supply disruptions, manufacturing constraints, or quality issues
• As this is a global position, global travel will be required

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, the Sciences, Chemical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of professional job-related experience with a history of impactful results
• Demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification

Preferred:

• Research & Development experience in the areas of lab evaluations, new product development trials, and new product scale up is preferred
• Adhesive, release liner or polymer chemistry experience is desirable
• Knowledge of Healthcare product development lifecycle is desirable
• Desire to take on future people leadership roles

Salary:

The annual salary range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000. This role is also short-term incentive plan eligible. This posting will close within 90 days of the date posted.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

ABOUT MATIV:

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

EEO STATEMENT

Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.