What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, IT Program Management position at Nestle?
Nestle Information Technology is the digital arm of the world's largest nutrition, health, and wellness company. With 150 years in business, 2,000 brands, and 270,000 diverse team members-you're joining an organization that's revolutionizing food and championing global humanitarian efforts with technology at its core.
Joining Nestle IT means you'll never stop learning and sharpening new skills. Tools, technologies, and innovation for the next generation of food is part of it. Working with team members from different cultures and corners of the world on truly meaningful initiatives is what makes our work inspiring. Think beyond technology. Feel like you belong. Join a Force for Good.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Position Summary
As the IT Program Manager, you will spearhead and manage programs and projects, ensuring they are delivered as expected, on time, within budget, and of the highest quality. Through dynamic and iterative scoping, delivery, and change management (agile program management), you will define and drive the process, while adhering to established Nestle Program and Project Management methodologies. Your role involves leading the discovery process, guiding the design phase with a team of IT and business resources, and developing a comprehensive business case with meticulous budget planning for final submission and approval. You will also be responsible for structuring the program/project plan and budget, executing and controlling it to maintain the quality and integrity of information across the enterprise. Additionally, you will oversee risk management for the project or program and lead your program/project team, allocating sub-projects and tasks accordingly. As the Manager of Program Management, you will also play a key role in enhancing the capability of the Program and Project Management Community in North America.
Nestle offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. Learn moreatAbout Us |Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com)
Requisition Id
326632
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestle. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestle seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestle home.
The Nestle Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: .
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at privacy
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Joining Nestle IT means you'll never stop learning and sharpening new skills. Tools, technologies, and innovation for the next generation of food is part of it. Working with team members from different cultures and corners of the world on truly meaningful initiatives is what makes our work inspiring. Think beyond technology. Feel like you belong. Join a Force for Good.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Position Summary
As the IT Program Manager, you will spearhead and manage programs and projects, ensuring they are delivered as expected, on time, within budget, and of the highest quality. Through dynamic and iterative scoping, delivery, and change management (agile program management), you will define and drive the process, while adhering to established Nestle Program and Project Management methodologies. Your role involves leading the discovery process, guiding the design phase with a team of IT and business resources, and developing a comprehensive business case with meticulous budget planning for final submission and approval. You will also be responsible for structuring the program/project plan and budget, executing and controlling it to maintain the quality and integrity of information across the enterprise. Additionally, you will oversee risk management for the project or program and lead your program/project team, allocating sub-projects and tasks accordingly. As the Manager of Program Management, you will also play a key role in enhancing the capability of the Program and Project Management Community in North America.
- Ensure the discovery process of the initiative has been completed to the alignment with IT and/or Business sponsors
- Effectively define Program Governance and structure to enable stakeholder engagement and decisions making.
- Lead executive-level program steering committees to raise program-level risks, requests for decisions to be made, communicate additional funding needs and ensure the program benefits remain intact.
- Strategically integrate across multiple functions within IT, and IT partners and/or the Business to effectively drive Discovery through to Design and execution of the program/project through to successful delivery
- Proactively drive planning with the project or program team, and create integrated project plans covering the full end-to-end including key milestones for sign-offs gates with Business and IT.
- Manage by proactively anticipating issues, needs, concerns, risks, leveraging program/project methodologies and frameworks as a tool to ensure alignment to goals and objectives of the program/project.
- Protect the execution of the project to deliver the outcome as expected of the Business Case while adhering to the scope, budget, timeline, and quality of the delivery
- Manage and resolve issues, and/or conflicts in a cross-functional environment.
- Must adhere to Nestle Project and Program Management delivery standards, budget management and tools in a disciplined way to ensure execution excellence
- Drive and support the capability building efforts for the PMO team within the North America Program Management Community, collaborating with the global IBS PMO team as appropriate.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 10 years of experience in both IT and business
- 5 years of experience in a program/ project management role increasing scope and budget over time
- 5 years of experience leading projects with multi- million dollar budget
- Industry certification in PMP and/or Agile Scrum, or the willingness to acquire one within the first year of employment.
Nestle offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. Learn moreatAbout Us |Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com)
Requisition Id
326632
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestle. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestle seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestle home.
The Nestle Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: .
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at privacy
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Preferred
Job Industries
- Other
Salary : $126,000 - $173,000
