Lead Enterprise Systems Project Manager

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Title: Lead Enterprise Systems Project Manager

Company: Global Power Components – www.globalpowercomponents.com

Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week)

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Position Summary:

Global Power Components is seeking a Lead Enterprise Systems Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of software and enterprise systems initiatives across the organization. This position takes ownership of projects following the completion and approval of functional requirements and ensures initiatives are effectively planned, scheduled, coordinated, and delivered. The Lead Enterprise Systems Project Manager will serve as Scrum Master for Enterprise Systems projects, leading Agile delivery practices, coordinating project backlogs and resources, managing risks and dependencies, and maintaining clear communication with business and technical stakeholders. This position will also establish consistent standards for project execution, documentation, release coordination, work tracking, and change management. In addition to project leadership, this role will provide hands-on administration and support for enterprise software applications. As the Enterprise Systems organization continues to grow, this position will take on increasing leadership responsibility, including mentoring team members and potentially assuming formal people-management responsibilities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Project & Delivery Management

• Lead enterprise software and systems projects from approved functional requirements through implementation and release.
• Develop project plans, schedules, work breakdown structures, backlogs, milestones, and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate internal resources, business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, issues, scope changes, and competing priorities.
• Provide regular project status updates and clearly communicate progress, risks, decisions, and upcoming milestones.
• Coordinate software releases, implementation activities, testing schedules, and change-management efforts.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, work tracking, decisions, and project records.

Agile & Scrum Leadership

• Serve as Scrum Master for Enterprise Systems initiatives.
• Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with stakeholders and team members to maintain clear, prioritized, and actionable project backlogs.
• Remove impediments and help teams resolve issues affecting project delivery.
• Track sprint progress, commitments, dependencies, and delivery performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in Agile practices, project execution, and team workflows.

Leadership & Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain standards for project management, work tracking, documentation, release coordination, and change management.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to Enterprise Systems team members.
• Promote accountability, consistency, transparency, and effective communication across projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, system administration practices, and team efficiency.
• Support the continued growth and development of the Enterprise Systems organization.
• Take on increasing leadership responsibilities as the team grows, including the potential for future direct-report management.
  
  

Enterprise Systems Support – As Needed

• Provide general administration and support for enterprise software applications.
• Assist with system configuration, user administration, roles, permissions, and security access.
• Troubleshoot application issues and coordinate resolution with internal teams and third-party vendors.
• Support system upgrades, enhancements, testing, releases, and implementations.
• Work with business users to identify system issues and opportunities to improve processes and system  functionality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in IT project management, enterprise systems, software implementation, or a related technology environment preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex software or enterprise systems projects from planning through implementation.
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master or leading Agile software delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, project planning, backlog management, sprint management, risk management, and change management.
• Experience working with enterprise business applications such as ERP, HRIS, CRM, manufacturing, financial, or other business-critical systems.
• Experience coordinating internal technical resources, business stakeholders, and third-party software vendors.
• Working knowledge of enterprise application administration, including user access, permissions, configuration, troubleshooting, and release management.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, growing organization.
• Ability to translate between technical teams and business stakeholders and communicate project information clearly at multiple levels of the organization.
• Experience mentoring or providing day-to-day leadership to technical or project team members preferred.
• PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or similar project/Agile certification is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong project ownership and follow-through.
• Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of software development and enterprise systems delivery lifecycles.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without relying solely on direct authority.
• Skilled at identifying risks, dependencies, bottlenecks, and competing priorities.
• Strong documentation and project-status reporting capabilities.
• Comfortable working with both technical teams and operational business leaders.
• Ability to balance strategic project leadership with hands-on enterprise systems support.
• Strong coaching and team-development mindset.
• Continuous-improvement mentality with the ability to introduce structure and scalable processes as the organization grows.