Senior Project Manager IT

Overview

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

Develops and maintains complex project plans which involve tasks of multiple participants and stakeholdersDrives accountability from project team members and serves as a subject matter expert in project management process improvementsProvides project status and summary to wide audiences including senior managementIdentifies interdependencies in programs and serves as the go to person for project managementLeads project management process improvement effortsParticipates in project definition activities including feature analysis and system tradeoffsProvides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems including evaluation of new technologies to improve existing functionsServes as a mentor to less experienced Project Managers (Project Manager 1 & 2)Understands business impacts of issues and how they relate to IT owned solutionsDevelops and maintains all project documentationMotivates and drives accountability from all project team members, including the coordination of resources assigned to projects for which he/she is responsible without direct authority and resolves conflicts with little assistanceContributes to advanced technical research on new technologies and determining feasibility of team or functional goals/objectives

Basic Qualifications

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 experienceExcellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)Demonstrates mastery of project management principles and adapts practices to meet rapidly changing business climates and needsDemonstrated experience with a proven track record in successful implementation of technology solutionsDemonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skillsMust 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 environmentDemonstrated excellent time management and follow-up skillsProven experience managing projects on Engineering software development, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), or Enterprise Business Application initiatives from concept through implementation and production deployment

Desired Qualifications

Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)Experience managing cross-functional technical software development projects from requirements through implementation and deploymentStrong understanding of Infrastructure and Security concepts and processesFamiliarity with and demonstrated understanding of IT Service ManagementExperience with and understanding of ERP/EDI concepts and processesExperience with managing or hands-on working with enterprise business application, including Bills of Material (BOM), Inventory Management, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)Familiarity with database systems and large scale application lifecycle managementExperience with release processes and SDLCExperience successfully coordinating large scale globally based projects to move, add, and/or change aforementioned underlying technologies

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