Technical Program Manager

Position is ONSITE in Kissimmee, FL.  Relocation Eligible.

The Technical Program Manager/Project Manager Principal is responsible for major internal IT projects for Skywater FL.  Must have experience in a start-up environment and the ability to understand complex system interactions in business and IT environments.  Excellent understanding of project dependencies and defining critical path, the ability to influence without position authority, direct resources and enforce processes to ensure projects are executed on time and in budget.  The Project Manager Principal position offers the opportunity to define and execute vision for the entire site with a high degree of exposure to executive management.

Major Areas of Accountability:

Project Leadership – Work closely with leadership to overcome challenges, ensuring project aligns with company strategic goals and provide structure to execute project

Project Planning – Oversee complex multi-year projects.  Detailed planning, execution, and tracking of projects; escalate issues and change of scope requests

Project Execution – Full ownership of project lifecycle and team success as a high-impact leader

Project Financial Management – Report on project budget including vendor management; work with customers and data analytics team to support project scope

Relationship Management – Build a common team and mission for the site. Empowered to host workshops, team celebrations and impact culture of success and excitement

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other technical business related discipline

5 + years in high-tech manufacturing IT roles

Previous experience working in a startup environment

Demonstrated project management experience and history of successes in past work

Deep understanding of project critical path and relentless drive for execution

Skills: Curious problem solver, ability to understand and present complex information simply and with confidence, ability to work at different levels of the organization seamlessly, excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence without position authority

US Citizen required

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated capability in building new IT/Business process frameworks and greenfield factory setup experience

Atlassian Certificate or medium + Jirra/Confluence skills CAPM/PMP

Understand the basics of databases and using SQL/Scripting methods to retrieve data, develop insights to drive solutions to problems

Basic understanding of AI in workflows and processes

Ability to develop Tableau reports that provide clarity and actionable data that support site/project objectives