Integration Project Manager

Position Title: Integration Project Manager

Department: Information Technology

Job Status: Full Time, Exempt-Salary

Reporting Relationship: Chief Financial Officer

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Typical Schedule: Primarily M-F Days. Must occasionally be willing and able to work flexible hours/days, including evenings and weekends, reflective of the dynamic schedule of the organization.

Position Summary

The Integration Project Manager is a fixed-term, 12- 16-month role responsible for overseeing the successful integration of new systems, processes, or acquisitions due to an impending merger. This role involves planning, coordinating, and managing integration activities to ensure seamless transitions and minimize disruption to operations. The Integration Project Manager works closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, finance, and external vendors, to align systems, processes, and teams during merger and major system implementations. All employees are expected to center, model and champion Hammer & NER’s core values: Person-Centered, Relational, Opportunistic and Stewardship to provide people with intellectual and other disabilities the opportunity to live life to its fullest.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Management

• Develop, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive integration project management plan, timelines, and strategies that align with organizational goals and enhance overall operational efficiency activities.
• Monitor and manage integration and process milestones and budgets.
• Identify integration risks, synergies, and challenges early in the process and incorporate findings into integration planning.
• Ensure all deliverables meet the required quality standards.
• Conduct regular reviews and assessments to maintain project quality.

2. Integration Coordination

• Coordinate and lead cross-functional integration systems.
• Ensure effective integration of systems, processes, and technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve integration issues.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies, automation and/or cost savings through reduction in software, hardware or SaaS.
• Continuously monitor and assess the effectiveness of integration processes, advocating for adjustments as needed.

3. Risk Management

• Identify project risk and execute risk mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and manage risks throughout project lifecycle.
• Ensure best practices are being upheld to protect and preserve sensitive data.

4. Stakeholder Communication

• Lead integration meetings to promote communication and accountability amongst teams.
• Address challenges and roadblocks that arise during integration to ensure resolution.
• Coordinate communication plans to change management processes with appropriate leaders within the organizations.
• Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Act as the main point of contact between senior leadership, stakeholders, and integration teams to ensure alignment of expectations and goals.
• Partner with business leadership to provide regular updates on integration progress, challenges, risks, mitigation steps and outcomes, and success metrics to key stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively to manage expectations and resolve issues during the integration process.

Essential Knowledge and Qualifications

• Moderate to advanced level of knowledge and demonstrated experience leading project management processes for information technology integrations. Informal and cross-disciplinary experiences will be considered.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, Windows 10 & 11. Advanced proficiency in Excel preferred.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to all work situations.
• Physical demands include:
• Sitting for extended periods through an 8 hour shift
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Frequent use of a telephone, frequent use of repetitive motion activities including typing on a computer keyboard
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively throughout the organization; must be fluent reading and speaking English.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently, yet take direction, and work successfully in a team environment.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work diplomatically with a wide variety of people, possess public speaking ability, strong organizational skills, and complete tasks with a high attention to detail.
• Professionalism in accepting changing priorities and deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and resiliency when facing change, challenging situations, and ambiguity.
• Must be cleared by a background check through the MN Department of Human Services.
• Requires a valid driver’s license, access to a personal auto and willingness to drive as needed to our east and west metro offices, residences, and other locations as needed.
• Experience, ability, and commitment to working with individuals and teams that are mixed across lines of difference such as race, gender-identity, sexual orientation, religion, ability, age, class, and immigrant status.

This job description assigns essential functions. It does not restrict tasks an individual in this position might be asked to perform or all qualifications that may be required now or in the future.