IT Project Manager

The Marmon Group LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k matching

Job summary

The Marmon Group LLC, part of Marmon Holdings backed by Berkshire Hathaway, seeks an IT Project Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives across Marmon’s businesses. You’ll serve as the liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, security, and support groups to ensure on-time, within-scope results aligned with business goals.

The ideal candidate is organized, results-driven, and capable of coordinating cross-functional teams, reducing delivery

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of project management, program management, or related IT experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional technology projects with business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with enterprise apps, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
• PM certifications (PMP/CAPM/Scrum Master) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple IT projects from initiation through deployment and support.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, risks, and executive updates.
• Coordinate across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and vendors.
• Drive change management, training, and adoption activities for successful outcomes.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder leadership

Business analysis

Risk & issue management

Communication & reporting

Delivery focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Agile

Scrum

Waterfall

Job description

The Marmon Group LLC As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best. Marmon's Corporate IT team is now seeking an IT Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, execution, and successful delivery of technology initiatives across Marmon’s businesses. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, security, infrastructure, applications, data, and support teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives. . The ideal candidate is an organized, results-driven project leader who can manage priorities, coordinate cross-functional teams, reduce delivery risk, and drive projects from initiation through completion.

What You'll Lead

Project Planning & Delivery: Lead technology initiatives through initiation, planning, execution, testing, deployment, stabilization, and closure. Stakeholder Management: Partner with business leaders, subject matter experts, vendors, and IT teams to gather requirements, align priorities, communicate status, and manage expectations. Project Governance & Reporting: Maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and leadership reporting. Change Management & Adoption: Coordinate communication, training, user acceptance testing, deployment readiness, and transition-to-support activities. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, tools, templates, and repeatable processes.

Key Responsibilities

Lead multiple IT projects from initiation through deployment and post-implementation support Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, resource needs, status reports, and executive updates Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder reviews, steering committee discussions, decision tracking, and project communications Coordinate work across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, vendors, support teams, and business stakeholders Manage risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, escalations, and mitigation plans Support requirements gathering and ensure business needs are documented, validated, prioritized, and translated into actionable delivery plans Coordinate testing activities, including user acceptance testing, defect tracking, production readiness, and deployment planning Manage third-party vendors and technology partners involved in project delivery. Ensure adherence to IT governance, security, compliance, documentation, and delivery standards Drive communication, training, transition-to-support, and adoption activities to help ensure successful outcomes #LI-Hybrid

What You’ll Bring to the Role

Project Management Excellence: Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and deliver complex technology projects while managing competing priorities Stakeholder Leadership: Ability to build relationships, facilitate alignment, manage expectations, and communicate clearly with business and technical audiences Business Analysis Skills: Ability to understand business processes, gather requirements, identify gaps, and translate needs into project scope and deliverables Risk & Issue Management: Ability to identify risks, remove blockers, resolve issues, escalation appropriately, and keep teams focused on outcomes Communication & Reporting: Strong written communication, meeting facilitation, presentation, decision documentation, and executive status reporting skills Delivery Focus: Strong ownership, follow-through, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering measurable business value Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience 3–7 years of project management, program management, business analysis, technology delivery, or related IT experience Experience leading cross-functional technology projects involving business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and support partners Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies. PMP, CAPM, Scrum Master, or related project management certification is preferred Experience with enterprise applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, ERP, cloud platforms, collaboration tools, or digital transformation initiatives is desirable

What Success in This Role Looks Like

Projects have clear scope, timelines, owners, risks, decisions, and communication plans Business and IT stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout delivery Risks and issues are surfaced early, managed proactively, and escalated appropriately Deployments are coordinated, tested, documented, and transitioned smoothly to support Project delivery practices become more consistent, transparent, and repeatable over time

Pay Range

80,000.00 - 120,000.00

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class.

If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [e-mail], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

Welcome to the biggest small business you’ll ever find. Part of Berkshire Hathaway, Marmon is a global industrial organization made of 11 industry groups with 30K employees and $12 billion in annual revenue. As leaders in their respective industries, our 120+ companies thrive on an independent mindset and entrepreneurial spirit. At the same time, they benefit from being part of our industry groups—where they’re able to tap into the expertise and insights of other Marmon companies. While we’re all unique, we all share a common commitment to doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. When you work at Marmon, you're advancing our everyday world and beyond. Our engineering solutions help millions around the world stay connected, healthy, and safe. Wherever you're at in your career, our people and resources will help you go further. As you grow your skills, you can also move up and around our 120+ companies. Work at a place you can stand behind. We show up to win every day, uphold the highest ethical standards, and always look to put each other in the best position to win.