Sr. IT Project Manager

Nestlé IT; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Senior Technical Infrastructure Program Manager, where your expertise will drive impactful technology initiatives. You'll lead diverse teams through the project lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of technology in a globally recognized company committed to innovation and humanitarian efforts. Collaborate with talented professionals from various backgrounds, enhancing your skills while contributing to meaningful projects that make a difference. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level, this is the chance you’ve been waiting for.

Benefits

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Broad range of benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in IT project or program management.
• Industry certification in PMP and/or Agile Scrum preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of IT projects ensuring timely delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage project lifecycle.

Skills

IT project management

Budget management

Risk management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Nestlé Information Technology is the digital arm of the world’s largest nutrition, health, and wellness company. With 150+ years in business, 2,000+ brands, and 270,000+ diverse team members—you’re joining an organization that’s revolutionizing food and championing global humanitarian efforts with technology at its core.

Joining Nestlé IT means you’ll never stop learning and sharpening new skills. Tools, technologies, and innovation for the next generation of food is part of it. Working with team members from different cultures and corners of the world on truly meaningful initiatives is what makes our work inspiring. Think beyond technology. Feel like you belong. Join a Force for Good.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Position Summary:

As a Senior Technical Infrastructure Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our technology initiatives across the organization. You will oversee a portfolio of projects and sub-projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. Leading a diverse team of both technical and non-technical professionals, you will navigate the entire project lifecycle—from initial discovery and design to execution and closure. Your expertise in comprehensive budget planning will be essential in building robust business cases and managing project finances through to successful delivery. You will be the key point of contact for all project-related activities, guiding teams in risk management, quality assurance, and procurement processes. Additionally, you will contribute to the growth of the Project Management Community in Zone Americas by providing consultation and support for various initiatives. Join us in shaping the future of our technical infrastructure and making a significant impact within the organization.

Ensure the discovery process of the initiative has been completed to the alignment with IT and Business stakeholders
Effectively define project governance and structure to enable stakeholder engagement and decision making.
Lead executive-level project steering committees to raise risks, make additional requests, communicate additional funding needs, and ensure the business value being provided remains intact.
Strategically integrate across multiple functions within IT, the Business to effectively drive discovery through to design and execution of the project
Proactively drive planning with the project team, and create integrated project plans covering the full end-to-end lifecycle including key milestones for sign-off by key stakeholders
Proactively anticipate issues, needs, concerns, risks, leveraging project methodologies and frameworks to ensure alignment of goals and objectives
Protect the execution of the project by delivering the outcomes as expected of the Business Case while adhering to the scope, budget, timeline, and quality of the delivery
Manage and resolve issues in a cross-functional environment.
Adhere to Nestle Project Management delivery standards, budget management, and tools in a disciplined way to ensure project excellence

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or related field, or equivalent work experience
7+ years of experience in IT project or program management
4+ years of experience leading IT projects in a manufacturing environment
4+ years of experience leading projects with multi- million dollar budget
Industry certification in PMP and/or Agile Scrum, or the willingness to acquire one within the first year of employment.

The approximate pay range for this position is $120,000.00 to $145,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

REQUISITION ID:

344434

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