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ABOUT THE ROLE

Join SC Johnson's International Consumer Brands Air Care team as an Associate Manager, Global Project Management, and play a key role in bringing innovative products to market. In this highly collaborative position, you will lead cross-functional teams through the End-to-End New Product Development process, ensuring projects are delivered on time, aligned to business objectives, and positioned for successful commercialization.

As a project leader, you will drive alignment across functions, manage project timelines and risks, facilitate decision-making, and ensure execution against key milestones. Working with global and regional stakeholders, you will proactively navigate challenges, lead trade-off discussions, and help teams deliver innovative solutions that meet consumer and business needs.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on SC Johnson's Air Care portfolio by combining strategic thinking, collaboration, and executional excellence to bring innovation to life.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead cross functional project teams from Ideation through Launch for a wide range of project types (Expand Innovation, Adjacent, Core, and Portfolio Management)

• Leverage business acumen to understand market and category dynamics to optimize business results; Demonstrate SCJ Success Drivers and establish a "Mindset to Win" Culture

• Execute the technical plan and coordinates activities of functional team members to execute validation test plans that will meet commitments of key technical deliverables

• Influence others to drive project progress in functional area

• Model strong R&D functional skills, including appropriate skills in effective communication, financial acumen, integrated risk management, project management, quality, robustness, regulation & safety, scientific rigor, and technical curiosity

• Demonstrate the ability to pivot between working with a front-end team operating in ambiguity and operating in execution

• Apply rigorous timeline and risk management practices to effectively manage technical and timeline risks

• Apply root cause analysis and problem-solving skills to identify the most critical factors that impact successful project implementation

• Draw on scientific and functional expertise to enable successful development and commercialization

• Provide consistent communication with cross-functional team and internal stakeholders

• Participate in the Project Management Community of Practice

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 5+ years of experience in development and commercialization of consumer product goods, or a master's degree with at least 3+ years relevant work experience

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Proven track record working with design and manufacturing partners outside the organization

• Ability to create and utilize development methods and tools, such as DOEs, to solve technical problems and deliver claims

• Technical breadth and depth in product development and commercialization, global products experience, technology trends, competitive and IP landscape, systems, analytical test methods, sustainability, and leveraging external technologies

• Self-driven, results-oriented with a clear focus on high quality and timely delivery of objectives

• Natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance and is reliable, tolerant, determined, and empathic communicator

• Excellent communicator with track record of presenting ideas with courage and conviction

• Previous demonstrated excellence in Project Management

• Experience leading front-end Innovation projects and programs

• Previous experience working with international team members and partners

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Full time

• Up to 10% travel

• Office Environment, Racine, WI; Remote work available one day a week after 90-day onboarding period

• This role is not eligible for domestic relocation assistance

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice as assigned by the Manager. The job description does not constitute a contract of employment and the position remains at-will.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

SC Johnson's total compensation packages are at or above industry levels. In addition to salary, total packages may include bonuses, long-term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing based on company profitability, job level and years of service. As a family company, we're committed to providing benefits such as subsidized health care plans, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible work arrangements, vacation purchase options, recreation and fitness centers, childcare, counseling services and more.

Inclusion & Diversity

We're a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We're committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO Know Your Rights posterfor more information.