IT Project Manager

Brief Description

Why This Role Matters

This is an opportunity to create an impact in an innovative company on a growth trajectory.

Who You Are

You will be a results-oriented team player who drives accountability, quality, and efficiency within your department and across the Company. You will be a strong communicator who enjoys working with others to improve various aspects of the company.

Who We Are

Process Technology is a global leader designing and manufacturing cutting edge thermal and power conversion equipment that make tomorrow’s products possible. Our company is a global sales organization with facilities based in Mentor and Willoughby, Ohio as well as Amery, Wisconsin. We are a tight-knit team that thrives on positive collaboration and open communication.

Our Values

• Communication – Treat others with respect. Share information, share wins and mistakes, be open to discuss root causes.
• Results focused – Challenge the status quo, take initiative, and drive change. Achieve results, take action, display urgency to make things happen. Focus on impact, solve the biggest problems to make big difference.
• Ownership – Everyone is expected to make our company better. Takes ownership for decisions, actions, and failures, and hold others accountable. Do what’s right versus what’s easy.
• Customer focus – Think customer, both internal and external, and deliver a WOW experience. Service matters, your passion and personality matter. Think different, anticipate, and deliver customer-centric innovations.
• Continuous development – Be passionate about personal and professional development, never finish learning. View mistakes as opportunities to improve, actively use 12 principles. Make a difference for ourselves, our customers, team members and communities: “Carpe Diem!”
  
  

Process Technology Style

• Goal oriented – We collaborate to find the best approach to align and achieve our goals to ensure the best results are attained.
• Metric driven – We set realistic and achievable goals and standards with well-laid project plans.
• People focused – We care about our team; we promote a healthy work-life balance; we are respectful of the roles and time of other individuals.
• Process oriented – We establish and respect clear processes.
  
  

Responsibilities

I. Project Planning & Execution

• Define AI project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in alignment with business strategy
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource plans
• Lead AI initiatives from concept through deployment, stabilization, and post-implementation review
• Track progress, manage dependencies, and resolve issues to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
  
  

II. Cross-Functional & Technical Leadership

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineers, software developers, business analysts, domain experts and third party consulting teams
• Act as the primary liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, translating AI concepts into business-ready language
• Facilitate collaboration and decision-making across IT, operations, HR, legal, and leadership teams
  
  

III. AI Solution Oversight

• Partner with AI and data teams to guide solution design, data requirements, and model implementation
• Oversee AI model development, testing, validation, and deployment activities
• Ensure AI systems meet performance expectations and business use-case requirements
  
  

IV. Risk, Governance & Compliance

• Identify, assess, and manage risks related to data quality, project scope, security, model bias, and ethical AI use
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations, internal AI governance standards, and quality controls
• Maintain documentation required for auditability, transparency, and regulatory readiness
  
  

V. Stakeholder Communication & Change Management

• Provide regular project updates, risk assessments, and status reporting to executive and business stakeholders
• Manage change readiness by coordinating communications, training, and adoption planning
• Support users and leaders through AI adoption to ensure solutions are understood, trusted, and effectively used
  
  

VI. Performance Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track KPIs to measure AI project outcomes, ROI, and operational impact
• Conduct post-project evaluations to document lessons learned and improvement opportunities
• Contribute to the development of AI project standards, templates, and best practices across the organization
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Systems Used

• CSI/ERP
• Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, PPT, Excel)
• SyteLine
• UKG
• Power Shell
  
  

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED equivalent required
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
  
  

Essential Skills Or Knowledge

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Cross functional knowledge of how other departments function and are tied to the other departments
• Self-starter - take an idea and run with it
• Big picture concepts
• Ability to drive to results
• Must be detail oriented
• Ability to pivot and make changes quickly