Infrastructure Project Manager

yamahaexternalcareersite; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Wellness program

Job summary

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA seeks an Infrastructure Project Manager P&G to join the ISD team in Marietta, GA. You will lead end-to-end infrastructure initiatives, coordinating with engineering, cybersecurity, operations, stakeholders, and external vendors to improve reliability, security, and efficiency.

The role demands proactive management, risk mitigation, and strong executive reporting, with PMP/Agile/ITIL certifications and 5+ years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or 10+ years equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading enterprise infrastructure and technology initiatives.
• Experience with cloud platforms, data centers, networking, cybersecurity, end-user computing, or modernization programs.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex projects with multiple technical teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, resources, dependencies, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise infrastructure initiatives from initiation to handoff and closure.
• Define objectives, scope, requirements, success metrics, and implementation strategies with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk registers, and communications.
• Coordinate activities across infrastructure teams, vendors, MSPs, and partners.
• Facilitate meetings, readiness reviews, and status updates for executives.
• Drive risk management and issue resolution across all delivery phases.
• Provide executive-level status reports on scope, timeline, budget, risks, and outcomes.
• Lead migration planning, cutover, rollback, and transition-to-support activities.
• Ensure operational readiness and handoff to support teams.
• Promote PMO standards, governance, change management, and best practices.

Skills

PMP

Agile

Scrum

ITIL

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services

Microsoft 365

Active Directory / Entra ID

ServiceNow

Job description

Yamaha has an excellent opportunity for an Infrastructure Project Manager P&G to join our ISD team in Marietta, GA. This role will partner closely with infrastructure engineering, cybersecurity, operations, business stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver solutions that improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

Successful candidates possess strong stakeholder management skills, experience leading complex infrastructure projects, and the ability to drive accountability across cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and relentless in removing obstacles, managing risks, and ensuring project commitments are achieved.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise infrastructure initiatives from project initiation through operational handoff and project closure.
• Partner with infrastructure, cybersecurity, operations, architecture, and business stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, requirements, success metrics, and implementation strategies.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk registers, and communication plans.
• Coordinate activities across infrastructure teams, business stakeholders, third-party vendors, managed service providers, and implementation partners.
• Facilitate project meetings, technical workshops, readiness reviews, implementation planning sessions, and stakeholder updates.
• Drive issue resolution and proactive risk management across all phases of project delivery.
• Manage project communications and provide executive-level status reporting on scope, timeline, budget, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Lead infrastructure implementation planning, migration activities, cutover coordination, rollback planning, and transition-to-support activities.
• Ensure operational readiness and successful handoff to support and operations teams following implementation.
• Promote adherence to PMO standards, governance processes, change management controls, and project delivery best practices.

What you need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or 10+ years equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading enterprise infrastructure and technology initiatives.
• Experience managing projects involving cloud platforms, data centers, networking, cybersecurity, end-user computing, server infrastructure, or infrastructure modernization programs.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex projects involving multiple technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, resource planning, dependencies, and vendor relationships.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into meaningful business-focused communications and executive reporting.
• Experience leading implementation planning, infrastructure deployments, migration activities, and operational transition efforts.
• Proven ability to proactively drive action, remove roadblocks, and maintain accountability across project teams.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, ITIL, or related certifications.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated success in providing project management leadership, oversight, and guidance to meet corporate policies, practices, and standards.
• The ability to concurrently manage multiple, complex projects and prioritize workloads while working independently within a cross-functional team.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft 365, Active Directory / Entra ID, ServiceNow, Network and security technologies, and data center and infrastructure operations.
• Experience leading cloud migration programs, infrastructure modernization initiatives, data center consolidations or relocations, network transformation, cyber security and compliance initiatives.
• Experience within manufacturing, automotive, distribution, or supply chain environments.
• Expertise developing actionable plans to achieve strategic goals.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Expertise identifying areas of significant concern or opportunity and initiating research to identify critical problems.
• Excellent partnering and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated organization and team building skills.
• Exceptional communication, both written & verbal; that includes very good listening skills and an open attitude and acceptance to coaching and being coached.
• Ability to evangelize and educate on process, strategy, and investments to achieve the enterprise business and application strategy.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Yamaha, we understand that talent comes in various forms, as such we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

What’s in it for you:

• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Fertility Benefits
• 37.5 hour work-week
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Short-Term Disability Coverage (for hourly roles)
• Long-Term Disability
• Student Debt Repayment Benefits
• Ability to borrow Yamaha product

Reports to:

Sr. Manager Planning & Governance

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.