IT Project Manager

Come Run with Sasquatch as our IT Project Manager!

The IT Project Manager will play a dual-impact role dedicating approximately 50% of their time to facilitate Agile delivery for analyticsfocused projects and this capacity the role supports Analytics squads within IT by driving effective sprint planning backlog refinement resource capacity tracking and iterative delivery of data reporting and analytics solutions. This position ensures Agile practices are consistently followed removes delivery impediments and strengthens collaboration across Product Owners data developers and engineers and Business Relationship Managers.

In addition to Agile delivery support the role leads IT projects across infrastructure helpdesk cybersecurity and enterprise data platforms. It plays a central part in shaping the IT roadmap and driving technologyenabled business transformation with a strong emphasis on modernizing and expanding the organizations data platform capabilities to ensure scalable futureready solutions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage a portfolio of IT projects across helpdesk infrastructure cybersecurity and enterprise data platforms ensuring alignment with business goals standardized delivery practices and strong crossfunctional coordination.
• Oversee data platform modernization initiativesincluding Lakehouse technologiesby collaborating with data engineering analytics infrastructure and security teams to drive successful enterprise data outcomes.
• Facilitate Agilelike delivery for analytics teams by coaching on best practices guiding sprint planning and ceremonies managing capacity and maintaining a healthy prioritized backlog.
• Define project requirements schedules resources and cost estimates while ensuring accurate documentation proactive risk management and effective communication with stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects by tracking progress resolving conflicts escalating issues and providing leadership with clear actionable reporting on status risks and resource utilization.
• Support strategic IT planning by influencing project prioritization contributing to new technology implementations and upholding PMO and IT project delivery standards.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support organizational and technology objectives.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit use hands and fingers handle or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.  
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Scrum Master/ related Agile certification  or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of relevant IT Project Management experience.
• 6 years of hands-on experience with all aspects of the system development life cycle.
• 6 years of facilitating data gathering/analysis and writing system requirements.
• Experience in facilitating complex test plans for multiple projects.
• Experience managing large-scale helpdesk infrastructure and cybersecurity projects.
• Demonstrated success delivering data platform projects using Databricks Snowflake or similar technologies.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects with plant engineer and IT teams (MES ERP SCADA)
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Strong leadership organizational and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Proficiency with MS O365 (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Access) MS Project and MS Visio.
• Strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills; rigorous approach to project management.
• Ability to create structure in ambiguous environments and adapt to changing priorities.
• Proven understanding of cloud data platforms data Lakehouse architectures and security frameworks.
• Consumer Packaged Goods and/or manufacturing industry experience is helpful.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% for training and business-related activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong infrastructure or system analyst background with deep technical understanding.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or comparable enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with cloud-based data architectures and modern data engineering practices.
• SAP implementation and/or upgrade project management experience.

Additional Information :

The salary range for this role is $140000 $160000(Annually).  Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Links is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program please visit:  your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time