Senior IT Manager- PMO

Overview

Join Reynolds Consumer Products
…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance environment. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for a Senior IT Manager-Applications PMO to join our team located at our headquarters in Lake Forest, IL.

Your Role

The Senior IT Manager-Applications PMO is responsible for driving excellence in project delivery across the Digital Business Solutions organization. This role leads complex, high-impact programs while establishing and maintaining project management standards, processes, and governance. This Leader ensures consistency, quality, and efficiency in all projects managed by the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability. Acting as a strategic partner, this role collaborates with business and IT leadership to align initiatives with organizational goals and deliver measurable outcomes.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, complex, cross-functional IT programs within the applications portfolio.
• Ensure alignment of program objectives with business strategy and IT roadmap.
• Define and enforce project management methodologies, frameworks, and best practices across the applications team.
• Develop and maintain templates, tools, and guidelines to standardize project execution.
• Manage governance processes for project initiation, tracking, and closure.
• Continuously evaluate and refine processes to improve efficiency and predictability.
• Monitor adherence to quality standards for all projects managed by the team.
• Conduct periodic audits and reviews to ensure compliance with defined processes and deliverable quality.
• Act as a key liaison between IT leadership, business units, and project teams.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across stakeholders to resolve issues and manage risks.
• Define and monitor KPIs and success metrics to track value delivered for projects and programs.
• Provide regular reporting on project health, risks, and performance to senior leadership.
• Mentor and coach project managers to enhance skills and ensure consistent application of standards.
• Drive training initiatives to strengthen project management competencies across the team.
• Establish frameworks for proactive risk identification and mitigation.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of critical issues impacting project delivery.

You will love it here if…

• You put safety first, always
• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities

We need you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in IT Project Management around application implementations, ideally within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
• Proven track record of leading complex, enterprise-level programs involving multiple stakeholders and technologies.
• Experience in establishing and managing a Project Management Center of Excellence or similar governance function.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement project management standards, processes, and tools.
• Hands-on experience with applications development projects and integration initiatives.
• Strong background in organizational change management, risk management, quality assurance, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience in mentoring and developing project management talent within an IT organization
• Proficient in MS Office with high proficiency in Excel
• Experience in CPG / Manufacturing industry
• Must be able to advocate for change while also remaining flexible to stakeholder needs and priorities
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers

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