It Manager Jobs in Appleton, WI (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
Plexus Corp. is dedicated to creating transformative products for various industries. The IT Project Manager II is responsible for maximizing the value of medium to large-sized projects by effectively managing resources, timelines, and stakeholder communications.
Responsibilities:
• Provides regular updates to stakeholders, ensuring they are aware of project progress, changes, and potential risks. Actively solicits feedback to address concerns and course-correct as needed.
• Develops a communication plan to keep geographically dispersed team members informed and aligned with project goals, timelines, and budget constraints. Anticipates potential delays or issues and proactively implements corrective actions to maintain project schedule and budget. Empowers team members to make informed decisions within established guidelines.
• Manages assigned projects independently, adhering to Plexus PMO methodology. Develops detailed project plans including tasks, milestones, dates, status, resource allocation, risk mitigation, communication, and training plans. Monitors project progress, proactively identifies risks, and implements mitigation strategies. Mentors and guides less senior PMs, business analysts, and project team members in applying PMO practices.
• Collaborates with team members to identify and eliminate waste in IT processes. Proposes and participates in the implementation of basic lean improvements. Champions lean culture within the team by promoting awareness and encouraging participation in improvement initiatives.
• All GT team members are responsible for upholding the organization's cybersecurity posture by adhering to security policies and procedures, actively participating in training, protecting data and systems, actively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, and promptly reporting any suspicious activity or potential security incidents.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Maximizing the value returned from medium to large sized projects.
• Gathering the correct resources to accomplish the project by the targeted deadline.
• Resolving conflicts and balancing available skill sets between projects that may be competing for like and limited resources.
• Providing regular updates to stakeholders, ensuring they are aware of project progress, changes, and potential risks.
• Actively soliciting feedback to address concerns and course-correct as needed.
• Developing a communication plan to keep geographically dispersed team members informed and aligned with project goals, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Anticipating potential delays or issues and proactively implementing corrective actions to maintain project schedule and budget.
• Empowering team members to make informed decisions within established guidelines.
• Managing assigned projects independently, adhering to Plexus PMO methodology.
• Developing detailed project plans including tasks, milestones, dates, status, resource allocation, risk mitigation, communication, and training plans.
• Monitoring project progress, proactively identifying risks, and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Mentoring and guiding less senior PMs, business analysts, and project team members in applying PMO practices.
• Collaborating with team members to identify and eliminate waste in IT processes.
• Proposing and participating in the implementation of basic lean improvements.
• Championing lean culture within the team by promoting awareness and encouraging participation in improvement initiatives.
• Upholding the organization's cybersecurity posture by adhering to security policies and procedures.
• Actively participating in training, protecting data and systems, actively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, and promptly reporting any suspicious activity or potential security incidents.
Preferred:
• Bachelor’s Degree with 4 or more years of related experience is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
Company:
Since 1979, Plexus has been partnering with companies to create the products that build a better world. Founded in 1979, the company is headquartered in Neenah, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.