Project Coordinator

At ASSA ABLOY, our global teams collaborate seamlessly to craft products and services that integrate into our users’ lives, simplifying their everyday routines and enhancing convenience. By empowering users to control access, we provide unparalleled peace of mind through enhancing safety and visibility.

We’re expanding our Commercial Segment and seeking to hire a Project Coordinator. This role will contribute to growth, profitability, and cash flow by establishing and managing customer credit limits to support sales, while minimizing risk and ensuring compliance with payment terms.

This position will sit onsite full-time in New Haven, CT and report to the Director of IT Project Management office.

What you will be doing:

• Managing scope, scheduling of project activities, managing budget and quality.
• Develops and manages project plans and time/cost projections.
• Creates necessary elements of project charter, work plan, and all other relevant documentation.
• Manages project data and artifacts (tasks, RAID logs, resources, documents, etc.).
• Collaborates with and manages all relevant stakeholders to maintain the scope, cost, schedule, and quality of projects, while maintaining project objectives and establishing project parameters, budgets, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Identifies project and application dependencies and risks, facilitates meetings and documents meeting outputs (agenda, minutes, action items).
• Informs all relevant stakeholders of key activities and documents periodic progress reports summarizing project status, risks, required actions, and timelines.
• Ensures satisfactory transfer of control of project upon completion (handoff).
• May receive mentoring and guidance from more experienced PMs based on past job roles.
• Lead projects in the role of project manager.
• Work closely with stakeholders at all levels including business leadership, executive teams, project teams, and business users.
• Interface with the Shared Services technology team, and with external managed services providers.
• Interface with Shared Services teams including JD Edwards, infrastructure, business intelligence, e-commerce and EDI, supply management.
• Participate in various internal business and technology councils and other groups.
  
  

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or related field of study required.
• Highly motivated and shows initiative, exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Must be proficient in MS Project, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Responsible for meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities under pressure.
• Ability to drive effective meetings; workshops, design and problem-solving sessions.
• Able to scale, apply, and adapt project management methodologies and frameworks.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, analytical, and conflict management skills.
• Ability to present ideas in business friendly and user-friendly language; demonstrated aptitude for working with, supporting, and communicating with users and customers
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative, shared-services environment, across multiple divisions with a variety of operating environments, application software, tools and technologies.
  
  

Additional skills desired:

• Familiarity with operational processes in a manufacturing environment and distribution and financials.
  
  

We review applications regularly, so don’t hesitate, apply today!

What We Offer

We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so that you can enjoy a lifelong career with us.

• Bonus eligible.
• Continuous professional development opportunities and an environment that fosters internal growth and mobility.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options, tuition reimbursement, and matching 401k.
• Generous holiday schedule and paid time off to refresh and recharge.
• Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more!
  
  

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.