PROJECT MANAGER II

Job Overview

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity Ltd., is a $14 billion global technology and manufacturing leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. For more than 75 years, our connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, have enabled advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With 80,000 employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at
www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat and Twitter.

Job Overview

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for enabling cross-functional team members to leverage their expertise into project realization, driving project teams in the efficient execution of new strategic projects and technology deployments towards time, cost, and growth goals. The individual will own documentation and tracking project execution including definition and execution, regular cadence of meetings/reviews, reporting, program metrics, and countermeasures. The Senior Project Manager will assist the teams in project prioritization and resource management while effectively communicating project status, anticipating and escalating project issues, and proposing solutions to meet project goals based on expertise and experience. The role best suits a candidate who is highly organized, articulate, and hands-on, comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, managing conflict, influencing resources outside one’s reporting structure, removing obstacles, driving progress, and maintaining accountability.

Job Requirements

This individual deploys hard and soft skills, business acumen, leadership skills, and Project Management techniques and tools to drive project performance.

• Determines business needs and defines project deliverables that most effective and efficient
• Defines resource requirements including internal, cross-business, and third party, where necessary
• Prepares detailed project plans to schedule key project milestones, workstreams, and activities
• Identifies and mitigates project risks and cross-impacts
• Tracks projects and provides regular status reports to project teams and key stakeholders
• Manages relationships and communications with key cross-functional stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered to the satisfaction of these groups
• Manages and adjusts baselines for any changes in project scope, schedule, and/or budget
• Maintains relevant project documentation including but not limited to: project plans, risk registers, mitigation plans, contingency plans, project status updates, & business cases
• Outlines project budgets based on requirements and tracks cost to deliver projects on budget
• Lead development and implementation of process / organizational change roadmaps
• Develop and maintain linkages with current and future (roadmap) projects by participating in key meetings and building strong relationships and organizational networks
• Support development of project management excellence within teams and ensure consistent adoption and adherence of project management discipline, techniques, and tools

What your background should look like

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management, with demonstrated experience leading complex commercial and strategy programs / projects
• Demonstrated experience with implementing & maturing project stage gate processes
• Demonstrated experience with project management software, including but not limited to MS Project, Jira, ASANA, or similar
• Ability to manage and influence across functions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable operating and communicating at all levels within an organization
• Demonstrated ability to work with remote teams, with flexibility to adapt to diverse cultures, work styles, and time zones
• Experience working with Agile methodologies for technology development
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Competencies