What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Project Manager position at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas?
Lead Complex Technology Initiatives That Drive Real Business Impact
Are you a highly organized, solutions-driven leader who thrives at the intersection of technology, collaboration, and execution? We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager who can bring structure to complexity, align cross-functional teams, and successfully deliver high-impact IT infrastructure projects from concept to completion.
In this role, you won’t just manage timelines—you’ll drive momentum. You’ll partner with technical teams, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget while fostering a culture of accountability, communication, and continuous improvement. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a global environment.
This in an onsite role based full-time in New Haven, CT.
What You’ll Do
We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so that you can enjoy a lifelong career with us. We are proud to offer:
ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
Are you a highly organized, solutions-driven leader who thrives at the intersection of technology, collaboration, and execution? We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager who can bring structure to complexity, align cross-functional teams, and successfully deliver high-impact IT infrastructure projects from concept to completion.
In this role, you won’t just manage timelines—you’ll drive momentum. You’ll partner with technical teams, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget while fostering a culture of accountability, communication, and continuous improvement. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a global environment.
This in an onsite role based full-time in New Haven, CT.
What You’ll Do
- Define project scope, deliverables, timelines, roles, and responsibilities
- Build and maintain detailed project plans while ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Facilitate technical team meetings, track progress, and resolve roadblocks
- Communicate project updates, risks, and milestones to stakeholders and leadership
- Develop and improve PM processes, workflows, and documentation
- Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across technical and business teams
- Monitor budgets, schedules, resources, and project performance metrics
- Drive accountability while fostering strong team engagement and communication
- Someone who has strong leadership and decision-making skills
- Enjoy fast-paced technical environments
- Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Thrives in collaborative settings and naturally builds alignment across teams
- Pays close attention to detail while keeping sight of strategic goals
- Takes ownership, solves problems proactively, and keeps projects moving forward
- Balances multiple priorities with confidence and organization
- 5 years of IT Project Management experience within a global organization
- Experience managing infrastructure and technical implementation projects
- Strong understanding of project management processes, methodologies, and best practices
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Professional Project Management certification preferred
- Experience with SmartSheets, Jira, Trello, and other project toolsets
- Experience with business systems, infrastructure, and enterprise technology environments
- Ability to collaborate with application owners and architects to define migration strategies and execution plans
- Strong documentation, reporting, and project tracking capabilities
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and coordinate across departments
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills
- Customer-focused mindset with a professional and collaborative approach
- Experience with successful M&A integrations in large global enterprise environments
- Has successfully delivered end-to-end private and public cloud migration projects using services such as IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and other platforms available through the leading Cloud hyperscalers
- Deep expertise in ERP migration projects involving Tier 1 systems such as Oracle JD Edwards and SAP from on-premises to public/private cloud-based environments
- Experience with M365-related projects with a specific attention to Voice projects (UCaaS and CCaaS)
- Experience in AIX/UNIX/LINUX projects including IBM Power Platform
- Experience with network security, segmentation, and ZTNA projects including: Cisco NAC, Illumio, Nutanix Flow, VMWare NSX, and CloudFlare
- Experience with Backup projects (Rubrik or similar toolsets) including backup standardization and migration projects
- Strong command of security compliance frameworks and vulnerability management tools (BigFix, Rapid 7, SentinelOne, Defender)
- Experience with Disaster Recovery projects including local site apps to cloud, managed Data Center to cloud, Multi-Cloud DR; emphasis on Crown Jewel Applications (ERP, MES, Etc.)
We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so that you can enjoy a lifelong career with us. We are proud to offer:
- Continuous professional development opportunities and an environment that fosters internal growth and mobility.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options, tuition reimbursement, and matching 401k.
- Generous holiday schedule and paid time off to refresh and recharge.
- Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more!
ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.