What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Mgr., Global Projects position at Artivion?
A Global Project Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating international projects across multiple regions, ensuring that project goals align with global strategies while meeting local requirements. They act as a liaison between regional teams and senior management, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration across diverse cultural, linguistic, and time zone differences. The Global Project Manager will lead cross-functional and cross-regional teams in the execution of strategic projects, ensuring timely delivery, alignment with global business objectives, and adherence to local and regional regulatory requirements. The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills to manage projects that span multiple countries and time zones.
Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets, accounting for regional variances.
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior leadership and key business stakeholders.
- Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, providing mitigation strategies when necessary.
- Serve as the central point of contact for project-related communications, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders across all regions.
- Facilitate regular status updates, including presentations to senior management, and provide timely escalations of issues.
- Monitor project timelines and ensure that milestones are achieved within the budget and time constraints.Ensure resource allocation and availability are in place for successful project delivery.
- Identify potential risks and issues and develop contingency plans to address them.
- Organize and analyze all project data to provide actionable insights for leadership to make informed future decisions.
- Track project progress and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure success and report deviations to the leadership.
- Establish quality assurance processes that meet the expectations of global and local markets.
- Lead and motivate teams, ensuring collaboration, productivity, and alignment towards common goals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field, Advanced degree or certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) are highly valued
- Proven experience (10 years) in Human Resources, with a strong background in project management.
- 10 years' experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity
- Experience managing multiple high-priority projects is crucial
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Familiarity with project management software and tools
- Ability to think strategically and manage complex projects
- Excellent planning and time management skills
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Experience with risk management and mitigation
