Job Details

Project Manager

Vertiv is hiring a Project Manager in Westerville, Ohio. This role involves traditional project management responsibilities for large scale projects with global, enterprise-wide impact. This individual will lead various Business Systems' projects to successful completion as stand-alone projects or within ERP System programs. The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring that project objectives are achieved on time and on budget, while meeting quality goals and success criteria of the program based on business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading, planning, execution, and completion of large-scale complex projects. Monitors and controls project activities from proposal through project closure phases.
• Accountable for Project Management planning and execution tasks, including, but not limited to, estimating, scope, scheduling, budgeting, costing, resource, risk, and issue management.
• Continuously assesses project health, anticipating risk and developing effective mitigation plans that maintain committed project plan.
• Develops and manages project recovery plans when necessary, minimizing impact to project commitments.
• Collects and analyzes data required to create effective written status reports. Creates and delivers effective written and verbal project status reports.
• Proactively engages stakeholders, providing timely, relevant, and transparent project status.
• Identifies task dependencies as they arise and takes action to ensure that project schedule is unimpeded by dependencies.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning and project execution.
• Provide executive-level program updates to Program Management Team and executive project charter.
• Monitor team schedules and ensure coordination of activities on the critical path.
• Develop reporting and tracking programs to assure the project is on target for scope, schedule, and cost.
• Identify key issues and drive decisions to ensure that the project does not slip.
• Identify key risks and develop contingency plans.
• Work with management of different operating functions to identify and obtain required resources to adequately staff project within Vertiv and with software companies / outside consulting firms.
• Interacts with all levels of management, team members, and stakeholders. Builds cohesive teams by partnering and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure efficient success of projects. Collaboratively engages and leads diverse teams and team members.
• Directs activities of project team members and balances workload of the team, ensuring that both individual and group objectives are met.
• Contributes to development of processes when they are needed by coordinating collaboration of design and execution with applicable Stakeholders.
• Prepares and performs stage gate reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related degree
• At least 10 years' project management experience.
• Strong Project Planning & Organizational Skills.
• PMP or Agile Certification, preferred but not required

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS:

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $8.0 billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers' vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to ...@vertiv.com.