Sr. Technical Project Manager, Operational Technology

Job Category
:
Operations

Requisition Number
: SRTEC
006607

• Posted :
  October 12, 2026
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Showing 1 location

Chicago, IL 60606, USA

Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company, built from the ground up by thinking differently, innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values, a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives.

Founded in 1972, we’ve grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including
White Claw® Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack
.

A technical project manager who drives the delivery of MAB's OT project portfolio across sites, working in close partnership with the Senior OT Program Manager — who holds the architecture, solution design, and business analysis role. This is primarily a PM role backed by strong OT technical depth (Digital Transformation, IIoT / Industry 4.0 & 5.0, Ignition, Dev Ops) — enough to scope work, challenge vendors, and manage technical risk without doing the build, which is delivered by engineers and vendor partners.

Thrives in a rapid-pace, multi-project environment where outcome matters more than perfect execution.

Accountabilities:

• Delivery of the OT project portfolio across both sites — scope, schedule, budget, quality.
• Manage vendors/contractors and internal engineers to keep multiple concurrent projects moving to completion.
• Project risk, issue, and change management using a hybrid Waterfall/Agile approach.
• Prepare business-facing communications (project updates, training schedules, test sessions) for delivery to users primarily through the Senior OT Program Manager.
• Lead and develop assigned OT Application Engineers.
• On-time delivery of project milestones.
• Budget adherence (variance within approved thresholds).
• Business sign-off / solution acceptance on delivered projects.

Own:

• Project planning, scheduling, and day-to-day delivery decisions within approved scope and budget.
• Direction of daily project activities for engineers and vendor/contractor resources.

Influence:

• Vendor resourcing, and technical solution direction.
• OT standards, documentation, and Dev Ops adoption across the team

Veto:

• Acceptance of vendor deliverables and project-level change requests within delegated thresholds.
• Go/no-go on project readiness for commissioning and handover.

Critical Relationships:

• OT Application Engineers, vendors/solution integrators, IT, Cybersecurity, D&A, and business units.
• Senior OT Program Manager (architect / solution designer / BA) — frequent joint sessions, shared delivery outcomes, primary channel to the business

Skills Needed To Be Successful:

• Bachelor's degree — or equivalent experience.
• 8-10 years in OT/automation, IT/OT — or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years managing OT/IT or automation projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong OT technical background to lead technical conversations and oversee engineers and vendors.
• Knowledge of Digital Transformation, IIoT, Industry 4.0/5.0, and Ignition platform.
• Hybrid Waterfall/Agile delivery with strong risk, change, and vendor relationship.
• Comfort operating at pace across multiple simultaneous projects, prioritizing outcomes over perfect execution.
• Strong partnering style — works hand-in-hand with the Program Manager.
• Excellent communication and materials preparation.
• Preferred: PMP (or equivalent) and Ignition certification;
  Dev Ops and AI exposure.

Extraordinary Leadership Expectations:

Set direction and unblock delivery decisively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

Balance capacity…