Sr. IT Project Manager

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Akron, Ohio to lead medium-complexity projects and programs. You will align initiatives with corporate strategy, manage resources, and deliver business value by coordinating stakeholders across functions and external leaders.

The role emphasizes governance, risk handling, and clear communication. Ideal candidates bring extensive project leadership experience, multi-functional collaboration, and proven ability to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or in lieu of degree 13 or more years of relevant experience.
• 8 or more years of experience (4 years project experience and 1 year leading projects).
• 3 or more years of experience managing others - Desired
• Worked for multiple functions or SBUs - Desired

Responsibilities

• Align projects with corporate strategy and enable the team/sponsors to adequately plan for the execution and success of the project.
• Manage uncertainties with contingency/mitigation plans; document and maintain risks and issues.
• Monitor and control the project lifecycle.
• Maintain the project plan to ensure project success.
• Assure project scope changes are documented and approved.
• Manage engagement of the assigned project team members to execute the project.
• Develop team dynamics and provide training and coaching.
• Ensure project communications support successful completion with stakeholder analysis and change management planning.
• Be the single point of contact for the program/project for all key stakeholders.
• Ensure lessons learned are documented and disseminated.
• Create the project plan with sufficient detail for resource estimation.
• Facilitate agreement on high level project goals and measures of success.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager is the leader of one or several projects, programs or workstreams of medium complexity. Stakeholders may include external functional leaders, producer business unit (PBU) leaders and outside customer leaders. Operate with minimal supervision from directors or managers. Accountable to deliver business case of assigned projects (within their defined responsibility) - In-line with project assumptions. Ensure all projects align with business unit strategies and the strategic road map. Communicate (as needed) to keep the project aligned with the changing needs of the business. Manage individual projects with project management discipline and attention to all key areas (including, but not limited to, stakeholder, scope, cost and time management). Manage assigned resources (full-time, part-time or contract team members) to work together as a highly effective team - Delivering on the objectives of the project and driving business results.

What You'll Do

• Align projects with corporate strategy and enable the team/sponsors to adequately plan for the execution and success of the project.


• Manage uncertainties (on the project) with appropriate contingency/mitigation plans. This includes documenting and maintaining risks and issues of the project.


• Monitor and control the project throughout its life cycle.


• Maintain the project plan to ensure project success.


• Assure project scope changes are documented and approved.


• Manage (either formally or through influence) the engagement of the assigned project team members to successfully execute the project.


• Develop team dynamics and individual team members with required training and coaching.


• Ensure project communications support successful completion. This includes proper stakeholder analysis, communication planning, organizational change management analysis and planning.


• Be a single point of contact for the program/project for all key stakeholders in corporate, the business unit, the plant, or other functional organizations.


• Ensure lessons learned are documented and routed to appropriate stakeholders for dissemination.


• Work with assigned project team members and contributors to successfully create the project plan with sufficient detail to enable resource estimation.


• Work with the Project Sponsor and major stakeholders to facilitate agreement on high level project goals being addressed, as well as key measures of success.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelors degree or in lieu of degree 13 or more years of relevant experience.


• 8 or more years of experience (4 years project experience [any capacity] and 1 year leading projects)


• 3 or more years of experience managing others - Desired


• Worked for multiple functions or strategic business units (SBUs) - Desired

What Will Set You Apart

• Drive for results, priority setting, build effective teams, planning Proficient in software scheduling programs Process management, directing others, manage conflict, organizing - Desired

Additional Details

Relocation Available: No #LI-AL3

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

At Goodyear, we make life's connections easier every day. People around the world count on us to get them where they need to go, now and into the future. But our relentless pursuit of forward motion doesn't just keep the world moving. It shapes a workplace that celebrates our different talents, experiences, and culture. It inspires us to continue developing our skills and encourages our career moves all while keeping us focused on building a better future for our associates, our business, and the planet. Come discover the opportunities ahead with Team Goodyear.

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