Project Manager

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Project Manager role coordinates and manages various development projects through all phases of the development lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, release and closing. The Project Manager will manage stakeholder communications, project requirements, work breakdown, development engineering, testing and release. Project management responsibilities include scheduling and planning across multiple functional areas, coordinating internal and external development and test resources and working with resource managers and other project managers to insure proper staffing, project alignment and integration.

The Project Manager will own the project responsibility for the definition and clear communication of project priorities, delivery of project expectations, and identifying and mitigating issues and risks among a cross-functional project team, all while representing the best interest of the business unit.

You will report to the Manager, Project Management and have a hybrid schedule working in Katowice, Poland.

Your Responsibilities:

• Follow and deliver best in class project management practices
• Ability to execute highly complex, large-scale multi region projects
• Coordinate across functional areas and including working with internal IT organizations as well as external system integrators in order to drive successful project and program implementation and deliver business benefits.
• Identify and manage through to resolution complex project risks and issues
• Prepare and present project and department updates to senior leadership as required
• Identify and drive to resolution project resource and deployment conflicts
• Identify and manage competing priorities.
• Ensure project alignment across other initiatives to avoid duplication or misaligned opportunities.
• Potential for global travel up to 10% per year.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• 5+ years of direct project management experience, including 2+ years in hardware or firmware development
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, organizational, and written/verbal communication skills, including the ability to sell ideas and present strategies at department VP level.
• Exhibit a high level of energy and possesses excellent interpersonal skills.
• Works proactively, independently as well as in a team.
• Competency with project management tools like MS Office suite or Jira.
• English proficiency.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or Business.

• Experience leading multiple teams, partner with management and lead indirect resources.
• Demonstrated experience in leading project development efforts.
• Demonstrated experience in project planning, execution, risk management.
• Experience in Hardware development including ASIC development, PCB design and layout, or product assembly and tooling.
• Experience with firmware development lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience with product certifications, such as 61508 functional safety, information security, UL, NEMA, CE, TUV, and other approval agencies.
• Similar industry experience such as technical knowledge in industrial controls, new product design, hardware/firmware, product testing, manufacturing and/or continuation & product life-cycle engineering.
• Advanced training or certifications in PMI/PMP, agile (Scrum and/or SAFe), Lean Six Sigma, Business Administration, Management, Operations or Project Engineering.

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm.
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation. 
• Employee Assistance Program. 
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program. 
• On-demand digital course library for professional development.

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Hybrid work schedule.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.