Senior T Project Lead

• Develop a comprehensive project plan outlining tasks, timelines, resources, and milestones for manufacturing IT systems implementation.
• Manage a team of 10-15 Global Operations Supply Chain team in the core manufacturing and supply chain digital platform domain
• Define the project scope, goals, and objectives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure successful project execution.
• Lead a diverse cross-functional project team, encompassing IT professionals, process engineers, production units, and external consultants.
• Establish a collaborative environment conducive to effective communication and harmonious coordination among team members.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to gather and document functional and technical requirements for the IT systems implementation solution.
• Lead the implementation of Manufacturing IT Systems with extensive experience in large scale program management, manufacturing IT platforms, MES platforms, SAP, and team leadership.
• Provide updates to leadership team
• Experience in implementing enterprise data platforms (eg, Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse), including data integration activities such as data ingestion, transformation (ETL/ELT), and ensuring robust, scalable data architecture
• (Good to Have) Experience in implementing application and system monitoring solutions using tools like Dynatrace and SolarWinds to ensure observability and reliability. OR any monitoring experience will be helpful.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements, translating them into a clear, actionable 3-year data platform roadmap.
• Proven experience in effective team management, including coordination with external vendors and partners to ensure timely delivery, alignment with technical goals, and quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, including financial tracking, forecasting, and monthly reporting to ensure alignment with organizational goals and governance standards.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor s degree (Required); advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in IT project or program management roles.
• 4+ years team management experience of 10+ team members
• Prior experience in regulated or validated industries is a strong plus.

Skills Needed

• Strong background in IT project management, especially in manufacturing or supply chain domains
• Experienced in leading multi-function cross-team collaboration between IT and Business
• Experience in managing program timelines, risks, status, escalations in timely manner
• Understand and work within Medtronic processes and tools
• Solid understanding of SDLC as we'll as good knowledge of Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid project management principles and practices
• Experience with Project management tools like DevOps
• Strong knowledge of MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Projects
• Experience managing Project Costing, Budget Forecasting, Resource Management
• Working knowledge of manufacturing IT systems like ERP, MES, etc