Strategic Project Lead — Cross-Functional Delivery

Avalign Technologies Inc; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Temperature-controlled environment

Community involvement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Avalign Technologies Inc in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Project Manager to lead mid-to-large cross-functional programs through the ePMO, guiding initiatives from initiation to closeout and delivering measurable business outcomes.

You will collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, IT, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance and Sales to drive governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3–5 years of experience managing cross-functional projects.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and multitasking across priorities.
• Strong understanding of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium-to-large cross-functional projects through the full project lifecycle using established ePMO methodologies.
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, milestones, and documentation.
• Coordinate activities across Operations, Manufacturing, IT, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, HR, Sales, and other functions.
• Establish and facilitate project governance through kickoff meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
• Develop and execute communication and stakeholder engagement plans across the lifecycle.
• Identify and mitigate risks, issues, roadblocks, and resource constraints.
• Coordinate organizational readiness activities including requirements, testing, UAT, training, change management, and transition-to-support.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to remove barriers and ensure execution.
• Monitor project performance using KPIs and provide reporting to sponsors and leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement of ePMO governance, methodologies, templates, tools, and practices.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project governance

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication skills

Influence without authority

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Office

Job description

Avalign Technologies Inc in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Project Manager to lead mid-to-large cross-functional programs through the ePMO, guiding initiatives from initiation to closeout and delivering measurable business outcomes.

You will collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, IT, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance and Sales to drive governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement in a fast-paced environment.