Crane
IT Program Manager - M&A
The Woodlands, Texas
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
Data VisualizationComplianceProject ManagementAgileStakeholder ManagementExcelSAPM&AProcess ImprovementERPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingLean Manufacturing
About the role
- Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Crane Leadership Team, Middle Management, and IT team members.
- Collaborate with business leaders across functions to share and adopt best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience leading IT integration projects in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing cross-functional global teams and third-party vendors.
- Proven expertise in both Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies for software development.
- Advanced degree (MBA/MS) in Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
- Experience with ERP migrations or carve-outs in M&A contexts.
- Familiarity with ITIL, Agile, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
- Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, Power BI, and collaboration tools.
- Experience presenting to senior leadership and managing change initiatives.
- Ability to easily transition to a BU IT Leadership role
- Strong knowledge of enterprise IT systems and architecture, including ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, QAD preferred).
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience leading/working with remote/global teams and managing vendors.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and experience engaging with/presenting to senior executive leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to lead results-oriented teams while promoting an environment that fosters creativity, transparency, and accountability.
- PMP certification.
Nice to have
- Define integration strategy and detailed plans
- conduct tollgate reviews.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT and business units to ensure alignment and execution of integration workstreams.
- Oversee integration of IT systems, infrastructure, applications, and ERP platforms (SAP/Oracle/QAD preferred).
- Ensure compliance with data regulations (ITAR, DFARS, CMMC, UK MOD), data privacy (GDPR) and IT security standards throughout the integration process.
- Identify and mitigate integration risks
- Utilize bleeding-edge technology to proactively identify and architect visual management dashboards to track KPIs.
- Work across organizational structures and boundaries to achieve best-in-class business results.
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