Project Portfolio Manager

Job description

At thyssenkrupp we have more than 155,000 employees in nearly 80 countries and annual sales of €43 billion. We are active in automotive engineering, logistics, plant technology, steel production, elevator manufacturing and much more. We work in large and small businesses all around the world – but we always work together. We have over 200 years of experience in industry and the latest cutting-edge technology. We have a position that‘s right for you, that piques your interest, and that puts your skills to the test.

Project Portfolio Manager
thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp,
Location Alpharetta, {region10525}

We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs. thyssenkrupp Elevator brings together the Group’s global activities in passenger transportation systems. With sales of 7.2 billion euros in fiscal 2014/2015 and customers in 150 countries, thyssenkrupp Elevator built its position as one of the world’s leading elevator companies from scratch in a mere 40 years’ time applying thyssenkrupp unique engineering capabilities. With more than 50,000 highly skilled employees, the company offers smart and innovative products and services designed to meet customers’ individual requirements. The portfolio includes passenger and freight elevators, escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts as well as tailored service solutions for all products. Over 900 locations around the world provide an extensive sales and service network to guarantee closeness to customers.

thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is the largest producer of elevators in the Americas, with more than 15,500 employees, in over 230 branch and service locations. thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas oversees all business for the operations in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. It is a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.

Your responsibilities

thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is currently seeking an experienced Project Portfolio Manager- BU AMS to join our world class team in Alpharetta, GA .

Essential duties and responsibilities:

·  Owns and continuously improves the project/program portfolio process methodology
·  Owns and execute the Program/Project portfolio management process
·  Owns and drives the program/project prequalification and priority setting process
·  Drives full alignment of the project portfolio with the corporate strategy
·  Owns methodology and drive standardization of the project execution process in tight alignment with the TK global project management framework
·  Drives proactive stakeholder alignment
·  Prepares project investment decisions in tight alignment with the executive sponsor
·  Determines critical project success factors as key input for investment decisions
·  Drives investment decisions
·  Identifies portfolio overlaps, realignment needs and prepares recommendations
·  Provides an holistic view on ongoing projects, expected impact and risk scenarios
·  Provides multidimensional view and reporting on the portfolio
·  Establishes, negotiates and monitors KPIs for Project Portfolio Management
·  Reallocates budget and resources for terminated projects
·  Collects and documents problem solving frameworks, feedback, lessons learned, root-cause analysis results via a knowledge sharing platform
·  Integrates PPM reporting system with other corporate reporting
·  Conducts a portfolio risk analysis and determines appropriate management reserves
·  Executes portfolio benchmark with regards to industry standards, competitors and best practices

Your profile

·  Education- A MSci or MEng degree preferred
·  3+ years experience preferred
·  PMP Certified preferred

About thyssenkrupp
At thyssenkrupp we have more than 156,000 employees in nearly 80 countries and annual sales of €39 billion. We are active in automotive engineering, logistics, plant technology, steel production, elevator manufacturing and much more. We work in large and small businesses all around the world – but we always work together. We have over 200 years of experience in industry and the latest cutting-edge technology. We have a position that‘s right for you, that piques your interest, and that puts your skills to the test.

About thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp

We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs. thyssenkrupp Elevator brings together the Group’s global activities in passenger transportation systems. With sales of 7.2 billion euros in fiscal 2014/2015 and customers in 150 countries, thyssenkrupp Elevator built its position as one of the world’s leading elevator companies from scratch in a mere 40 years’ time applying thyssenkrupp unique engineering capabilities. With more than 50,000 highly skilled employees, the company offers smart and innovative products and services designed to meet customers’ individual requirements. The portfolio includes passenger and freight elevators, escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts as well as tailored service solutions for all products. Over 900 locations around the world provide an extensive sales and service network to guarantee closeness to customers.

thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is the largest producer of elevators in the Americas, with more than 15,500 employees, in over 230 branch and service locations. thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas oversees all business for the operations in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. It is a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.

Your responsibilities

thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is currently seeking an experienced Project Portfolio Manager- BU AMS to join our world class team in Alpharetta, GA .

Essential duties and responsibilities:

·  Owns and continuously improves the project/program portfolio process methodology
·  Owns and execute the Program/Project portfolio management process
·  Owns and drives the program/project prequalification and priority setting process
·  Drives full alignment of the project portfolio with the corporate strategy
·  Owns methodology and drive standardization of the project execution process in tight alignment with the TK global project management framework
·  Drives proactive stakeholder alignment
·  Prepares project investment decisions in tight alignment with the executive sponsor
·  Determines critical project success factors as key input for investment decisions
·  Drives investment decisions
·  Identifies portfolio overlaps, realignment needs and prepares recommendations
·  Provides an holistic view on ongoing projects, expected impact and risk scenarios
·  Provides multidimensional view and reporting on the portfolio
·  Establishes, negotiates and monitors KPIs for Project Portfolio Management
·  Reallocates budget and resources for terminated projects
·  Collects and documents problem solving frameworks, feedback, lessons learned, root-cause analysis results via a knowledge sharing platform
·  Integrates PPM reporting system with other corporate reporting
·  Conducts a portfolio risk analysis and determines appropriate management reserves
·  Executes portfolio benchmark with regards to industry standards, competitors and best practices

Your profile

·  Education- A MSci or MEng degree preferred
·  3+ years experience preferred
·  PMP Certified preferred

Our offer to you

We work together closely and respect each other, for over 200 years now and up till today. If that is just as important to you as it is to us, apply now!

To learn more about thyssenkrupp in North America, please visit our website:
https://www.thyssenkrupp-north-america.com

Our offer to you

We work together closely and respect each other, for over 200 years now and up till today. If that is just as important to you as it is to us, apply now!

To learn more about thyssenkrupp in North America, please visit our website:
https://www.thyssenkrupp-north-america.com