Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link’s team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don’t shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won’t find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get… authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!

Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, Lorissa's Kitchen, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.

Come Run with Sasquatch as our Senior IT Project Manager! In this role, you will be responsible for leading teams in the delivery of complex projects and/or project portfolios relating to  IT Infrastructure and/or business applications. This role will help to influence and guide IT roadmaps to achieve IT and business initiatives.

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: 

• Strong leadership, organizational and relationship building skills

• Influence what projects and initiatives the IT organization will engage in to meet organizational priorities.

• Proactively manage risk and influence others

• Identify potential risks and points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address concerns

• Lead cross functional teams to successfully deliver significant business technology change in an enterprise environment

• Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences

• Interact with and report regularly to executive project sponsors and senior technology leadership

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Provide leadership in steering projects toward defined standard infrastructure solutions, platforms and best practices

• Develop and maintain project and resource cost estimates for multiple projects.

• Define and manage project schedules, resources, and delivery commitments

• Complete assigned projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines across project portfolios.

• Manage and escalate project risks and issues across multiple projects.

• Delegate, integrate activities, and resolve conflicts across project portfolios.

• Uphold Jack Link’s IT Project Delivery process and PMO standards and influence changes and improvements to the ITPD methodology.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent experience.

Required Experience:

• 6+ years of relevant IT Project Management experience
• 6+  years of working hands-on experience with all aspects of the system development life cycle
• 6+  years of facilitating data gathering/analysis and writing system requirements
• Experience in facilitating complex test plans for multiple projects.            

Preferred:

• Strong infrastructure background or System Analyst background - technical concepts and details.
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to present to senior & executive leaders.
• Adaptable self-starter who is skilled at creating structure in ambiguous environments.
• Strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills; rigorous approach to project management to deliver enterprise-level projects.        
• SAP implementation and/or upgrade project management experience

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

Proven thorough understanding of the following:

• Proficiency with MS O365 (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
• Proficiency with MS Project
• Proficiency with MS Visio
• Consumer Packaged Goods and/or manufacturing Industry experience is helpful.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees
• Must demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills
• Proficient in Internet navigation, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify
We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. We may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, we use E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that your employer has violated its responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.