IT Project Manager - Specialty

About the Role: We are looking for a skilled IT Project Manager to join our Specialty team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving various large to mid-scale IT projects across the Specialty business. As the Specialty businesses evolve, we're thrilled to expand our IT team and embark on a journey of growth and innovation. The future is bright for Specialty as we aim to elevate our businesses, product lines, and brands. We're looking for dynamic individuals who thrive in a startup environment, embrace agility, and are passionate about leveraging technology to solve business challenges. If you enjoy collaborating with business leaders and other IT teams, this is the place for you.

This position will be located at one of ourfacilities in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid remote work arrangement, depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.

Pay and Benefits:

• $80,000 - $150,000 per year
• Roles above $150k are eligible for the variable pay program each fiscal year, based on defined business performance metrics.
• Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits

Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Facilitate the creation of project scope, goals, and deliverables that support project goals
• Define and create project plans for project/program prioritization and implementation
• Participate in the creation and communication of PM best practices and standards
• Utilize Gore's PPM process for portfolio management and resource commitment
• Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project lifecycles
• Assess and facilitate resolution of project risks and issues as they are encountered
• Monitorfinancial delivery and issue management processes, being sure to escalate issues and variances to cost and schedule variances where necessary
• Monitor progress and continually updating relevant business stakeholder of program status
• Manage day-to-day work activities proactively identifying and resolving issues that would represent a risk to on-time completion of the project
• Track milestones and deliverables in alignment with enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project)
• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the project lifecycle such as requirement analysis, vendor selection, design, development, testing, implementation and hand-over to post-go live support

Organizational Change Management

• Partner with enterprise Program Change Manager(s) as appropriate, to deliver change management plans that support program adoption and sustainment
• Define and drive Specialty business readiness activities
• Develop communications to support awareness, knowledge transfer and readiness across all levels of Specialty

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an IT project manager
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as an IT project manager with a focus on business application implementation for manufacturing, supply chain, quality, R&D, sales or marketing functions
• Demonstrated experience leading global and cross-functional project teams
• Demonstrated experience writing/creating scope documents and decision memos
• Demonstrated experience communicating project status, daily task management and proactive issue tracking and resolution
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple and competing priorities and projects
• Proficient with JIRA or MS Project and MS Office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate and present technical information to non-technical audiences
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in global teams and across diverse groups with a common goal
• Ability to travel 5%

Desired Qualifications:

• PMP, PMI, or Scrum Master certification
• Prior experience working in an Enterprise/ IT PMO environment
• Experience in an enterprise, large scale technology implementation (e.g.: SAP, MES, QMS)
• Experience applying lean tools (e.g.: Value Steam Mapping, 5 Whys, Root Cause Analysis) to identify wastes and propose technology-enabled process improvements
• Experience with organizational change management methodologies (e.g.: PROSCI)
• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g: GxP, ISO)
• Track record delivering projects utilizing various delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)

Hybrid Working Arrangements are permitted for Associates in the continental United States (US) and Canada, with appropriate approval and compliance with Gore's hybrid working policies, from the country in which they are employed.

What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for "profit-sharing". Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact