Senior Project Manager IT

Senior Project Manager It

We are seeking a full-time Senior Project Manager IT at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for managing large projects including development and maintenance of project plans and reporting of project status. Essential functions include developing and maintaining complex project plans which involve tasks of multiple participants and stakeholders. You will drive accountability from project team members and serve as a subject matter expert in project management process improvements. You will provide project status and summary to wide audiences including senior management. You will identify interdependencies in programs and serve as the go to person for project management. You will lead project management process improvement efforts. You will participate in project definition activities including feature analysis and system tradeoffs. You will provide reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems including evaluation of new technologies to improve existing functions. You will serve as a mentor to less experienced Project Managers (Project Manager 1 & 2). You will understand business impacts of issues and how they relate to IT owned solutions. You will develop and maintain all project documentation. You will motivate and drive accountability from all project team members, including the coordination of resources assigned to projects for which he/she is responsible without direct authority and resolve conflicts with little assistance. You will contribute to advanced technical research on new technologies and determining feasibility of team or functional goals/objectives.

Basic qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule) are required. Mastery of project management principles and adapt practices to meet rapidly changing business climates and needs are required. Demonstrated experience with a proven track record in successful implementation of technology solutions is required. Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are required. Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead projects in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment. Demonstrated excellent time management and follow-up skills are required. Proven experience managing projects on Engineering software development, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), or Enterprise Business Application initiatives from concept through implementation and production deployment is required.

Desired qualifications include outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5). Experience managing cross-functional technical software development projects from requirements through implementation and deployment is desired. Strong understanding of Infrastructure and Security concepts and processes is desired. Familiarity with and demonstrated understanding of IT Service Management is desired. Experience with and understanding of ERP/EDI concepts and processes is desired. Experience with managing or hands-on working with enterprise business application, including Bills of Material (BOM), Inventory Management, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is desired. Familiarity with database systems and large scale application lifecycle management is desired. Experience with release processes and SDLC is desired. Experience successfully coordinating large scale globally based projects to move, add, and/or change aforementioned underlying technologies is desired.

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability. This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits.