Strategic Initiatives Project Manager

Dematic has an immediate need for a Strategic Initiatives Project Manager in the Mods and Upgrades Business Unit for the United States. This role is part of the North America Lifecycle Solutions and Services team (commonly referred to as Aftermarket) that works to support our existing customer sites with Modifications and Upgrades to their systems based on our expansive domain knowledge to help improve their safety lower their costs and be more productive through all phases of the systems lifecycle.

The Strategic Initiatives Project Manager is responsible for leading and executing high-impact cross-functional strategic programs that drive business transformation operational excellence growth and organizational priorities. This role partners closely with executive leadership business stakeholders product teams engineering operations finance and commercial organizations to define strategy develop implementation plans manage risks and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise business acumen stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive alignment and execution across complex organizations. This role will report directly to the Vice President of Mods & Upgrades; the ideal candidate is someone with Project Management experience that is looking to step into a leadership position within the next 18 to 24 months.

What We Offer:

This is What You Will do in This Role:

Strategic Program Leadership

• Lead enterprise and business-unit strategic initiatives from concept through execution and value realization.
• Partner with executive leadership to define program objectives success criteria business outcomes and implementation roadmaps.
• Translate strategic goals into actionable project plans milestones resource requirements and measurable deliverables.
• Ensure alignment between strategic initiatives and organizational priorities.

Project & Portfolio Management

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans schedules budgets dependencies and resource forecasts.
• Monitor program performance identify risks and issues and implement mitigation plans to ensure successful delivery.
• Track project progress against scope cost quality and timeline commitments.
• Establish governance frameworks and facilitate decision-making processes across stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Coordinate activities across multiple business functions including Operations Engineering Product Management Sales Marketing Finance IT and Customer Support.
• Facilitate alignment among diverse stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Lead recurring program reviews steering committee meetings and executive status updates.
• Drive accountability and action-item closure across project teams.

Change Management & Business Transformation

• Support organizational change initiatives associated with strategic programs.
• Develop communication plans to ensure stakeholder alignment and adoption.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement best practices that improve organizational effectiveness.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Financial & Business Case Management

• Develop business cases cost-benefit analyses ROI assessments and funding recommendations for strategic investments.
• Monitor budgets and expenditures to ensure initiatives remain within approved financial parameters.
• Track benefits realization and report outcomes against approved business objectives.
• Support annual planning and strategic investment prioritization exercises.

Executive Communications & Reporting

• Provide concise and actionable updates to senior leadership regarding program status risks decisions dependencies and business impacts.
• Develop executive-level presentations reports dashboards and performance metrics.
• Escalate critical issues and recommend corrective actions when required.
• Support governance reviews and strategic planning discussions.

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Information Technology Operations Management or related field.
• 5 years of project program or strategic initiative management experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional projects and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies tools and governance practices.
• Experience managing executive stakeholders and influencing decision-making.
• Excellent analytical organizational communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• PMP PgMP Agile Scrum Lean or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience supporting digital transformation product modernization operational excellence or enterprise software initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project Power BI Excel PowerPoint and collaboration platforms.