Senior IT Project Manager

Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company – at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation.

A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers – ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value.

As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day.

About the role:

The Senior Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for the daily management and oversight of multiple critical IT projects, spanning Infrastructure, Security and Applications.  This individual will also be actively engaged in supporting the Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) process and tool in support of governance for all projects submitted to the business excellence committees.  In this role, the individual will help teams follow standard project management processes, ensure adherence to those standards and promote a model for continuous process improvement.  This individual will have deep skills in program and portfolio management and will be responsible for leading multiple, concurrent IT projects with stakeholders around the globe.  The Senior PM will interface with both internal and external Trinseo resources and will be accountable to ensure projects are well defined and managed.  The candidate in this role will be responsible for supporting the IT Project Management Office (PMO) with a focus on overall status management of project, monthly KPI tracking, and process optimization recommendations and implementations. 

This role will have both an IT and Enterprise focus and the responsibilities will evolve as the organization and new business processes grow and evolve.

Role Overview:

Run the Business:  

• This role will be responsible for running multiple IT projects spanning Infrastructure, Security and Application implementation.   

This role will:  

• Support Trinseo’s usage of Planview, our project and portfolio management tool 
• Demonstrate the ability to manage concurrent projects, activities, and tasks under time constraints 
• Lead and drive project teams to accurately develop and implement IT projects 
• Maintain risk, actions, issue and decisions logs and actively manage resolutions.   
• Understand risk management and escalation requirements. 
• Educate stakeholders around effective usage of the PPM tool and ensure information is recorded completely and accurately. Information should be relevant and accurate to support effective decision-making by stakeholders (including senior management).  
• Supporting and improving overall governance: ensuring that communication to stakeholders (including senior management) and decisions are taken by the right people, based on the right information presented.    Correct processes are followed to initiate, approve and run a project 
• Delivery support: making it easy for project teams to do their jobs by reducing bureaucracy, providing training, mentoring and quality assurance. 
• Supports overall risk management to identify themes of risks and issues across and within projects 
• Facilitate dependency management across the projects and programs and effectively reports these to management 

Change/Improve the Business:  

• Providing guidance to project teams around IT management processes that already exist and functioning as a central point for lessons learned templates and best practice. 
• Mentor other project members who may not have experience with IT projects. 
• Responsible for tools, standards and methodology and for recommendations around tools and technology to streamline processes 

Minimum Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree - Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS or related field; advanced degree preferred 

Minimum 10 years’ experience in a project management position with increasing levels of responsibility; 3 years of experience collaborating with project teams, internal or external; 3 years of experience leading teams, with or without direct reports 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of project & program management best practices 

• Deep skills in business process management  

• Excellent communication skills and a proven track record in leading and successfully driving organizational change.   

• Individual will possess strong analytical and problem solving skills and excellent interpersonal skills who is comfortable engaging with individuals at all levels in the organization.  

• Knowledge of project management techniques  

• Demonstrates hands-on knowledge of Software development SDLC methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile) 

• Manages ambiguity well. Has a global outlook and develops local expertise while operating effectively in a geographically dispersed organization 

• Demonstrates strong listening, communications, alliance-building, negotiation, conflict management and influencing skills 

• Strong enterprise business acumen  

Diversity And Inclusion

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.