Manager, Global Master Data Management

Vertiv - Westerville, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Westerville, OH

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About the position

The Project Manager will oversee large scale Master Data Management (MDM) projects, particularly focusing on the Enterprise Product Hierarchy (EPH) initiative. This role is crucial for ensuring that project objectives are met on time and within budget while maintaining quality standards. The individual will lead projects that have a global impact, collaborating with IT Operations and Business Systems to achieve successful project completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, execute, and complete large scale complex projects.
• Monitor and control project activities from initiation through delivery.
• Accountable for Global MDM Project Management planning and execution tasks, including scope, scheduling, budgeting, costing, resource, risk, and issue management.
• Continuously assess project health, anticipating risk and developing effective mitigation plans.
• Develop and manage project recovery plans when necessary, minimizing impact to project commitments.
• Collect and analyze data required to create effective written status reports.
• Create and deliver effective written and verbal project status reports.
• Proactively engage stakeholders, providing timely, relevant, and transparent project status.
• Identify task dependencies and take action to ensure project schedule is unimpeded.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning and project execution.
• 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.
• Interact with all levels of management, team members, and stakeholders.
• Build cohesive teams by partnering and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Collaboratively engage and lead diverse teams and team members.
• Direct activities of project team members and balance workload of the team.
• Contribute to development of processes by coordinating collaboration with applicable stakeholders.
• Prepare and perform stage gate reviews and ensure compliance with ITPLC standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Project Management, Information Technology or related degree.
• Associates degree or military certification with two years directly related experience, or 5 years directly related experience equivalent to educational requirement.
• At least 7 years' project management experience.
• Experience managing multiple large-scale IT Software Development projects, specifically master data or data management from inception to closure.
• Strong Project Planning & Organizational Skills.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle process.
• Good understanding of business functional requirements related to project deliverables.
• Excellent presentation skills; can adjust presentation to the audience level.
• Ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and prioritize tasks.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Ability to demonstrate process development and management practices.
• Working knowledge of project management technologies and tools (Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint).
• In-depth knowledge of Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies.
• Team-oriented individual with the ability to work in a large, global corporate structure.
• Highly motivated self-starter who can initiate action and follow through with well-defined solutions.