Global Senior Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee global, cross-functional projects mainly focused on Operations.

• Create and uphold project plans, milestones, actions, risks, dependencies, and communications with stakeholders.

• Lead intricate discussions and translate conversations into clear decisions, designated responsibilities, and subsequent actions.

• Persuade stakeholders without relying on formal authority.

• Collaborate with IT and technical stakeholders, third-party vendors, Operations, People, Legal, and other departments.

• Modify project plans as priorities and business circumstances evolve.

• Clearly communicate complex information to audiences with varying degrees of technical expertise and organizational experience.

• Ensure consistent and accurate follow-up across multiple projects and stakeholder groups.

• Assist with presentations, project updates, meetings, and other communications necessary to maintain project momentum.

• Support successful transitions of projects from implementation to sustainable business ownership.

• Travel primarily to North American facilities approximately once a quarter, with potential annual team travel.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Project Management, or a related field.

• Minimum of 7 years of professional project management experience in manufacturing, industrial, consulting, or a similar environment.

• Strong foundation in project management with experience independently managing projects from planning to implementation.

• Ability to juggle multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.

• Excellent facilitation skills, including redirecting discussions, asking targeted questions, clarifying ambiguities, and guiding groups toward decisions.

• Proven experience in influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

• Comfortable working with IT, technical stakeholders, and/or third-party vendors without being a technical subject-matter expert.

• Exceptional attention to detail, follow-through, organization, and both written and verbal communication skills.

• Capability to tailor communication for executives, technical experts, business partners, and operational/frontline audiences.

• Proficient in Microsoft 365/Office, including Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, and common project documentation tools.

• Ability to work effectively across global time zones, with meetings primarily aligned with Eastern Time.

• Willingness to travel periodically, mainly within North America.

• Experience collaborating across global organizations, cultures, locations, and time zones.

• Preferred: Background in manufacturing or industrial project experience.

• Preferred: Program management experience alongside hands-on project management.

• Preferred: PMP or equivalent project management certification.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or similar project and reporting tools.

• Preferred: Experience in presenting, facilitating workshops, or training others.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare coverage.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid company holidays.

• Paid vacation time.

• Paid sick time.

• Parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability leave.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Employee assistance program.

• Possibility of short- and long-term incentive compensation.

• Support for relevant project management certification development after hire.