Project Manager

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

Position Summary

Apogee Enterprises is seeking a talented and experienced Project Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) to join its team. Reporting to the Business Development Leader, this individual will help manage strategic projects that deliver against Apogee’s ambitions and drive change throughout the organization. The role will require close interaction and collaboration with senior leaders and is best suited for high potential individuals seeking to gain broad exposure across the diverse businesses within the Apogee portfolio.

Responsibilities

Manage process and tools to facilitate strategy deployment and maintain overall view of enterprise change initiatives.

· Support the development of Apogee’s strategic vision, including facilitation of workshops and collaborative sessions to drive cross-functional alignment and support for Apogee’s strategy

· Ensure effective prioritization and alignment of key initiatives within Apogee’s strategic vision

· Maintain ‘single version of the truth’ for overall program backlog, resource planning, risks, and tracking across various business units for individual projects and initiatives.

· Facilitate communication across all relevant stakeholder groups. Manage the pace of decision-making and ensure that the appropriate individuals are involved in the decision-making process.

· Spearhead recurring program check-ins and leadership updates, including preparing materials and dashboards, and facilitating group discussions focused on results progress and risk identification.

· Manage interdependencies across initiatives and clear cross-functional roadblocks.

Provide project management support and coordination of day-to-day transformation program execution with a focus primarily on finance, strategy, and M&A related initiatives.

· Project manage multiple strategic initiatives that span business functions and segments, ensuring on-time delivery against milestones, tracking of value delivery, and rapid mitigation of risks through early identification and escalation.

· Partner closely with initiative leads to create detailed and comprehensive work plans. Support business and functional partners through stage gate process.

· Work closely with Finance to track value capture progress and flag impacts to overall value.

Support and facilitate initiative intake process to ensure consistency and trust in the process.

· Serve as thought partner to business and functional teams to identify potential new opportunities and/or improve overall project outcomes.

· Effectively manage change through proactive communication and developing strong relationships at all levels of the organization.

Lead effective execution of acquisition and divestiture processes.

· Lead and coordinate integration activities from deal origination to post-close integration in coordination with VP of Business Development and external partners.

· Develop and drive the agenda for integration matters, which includes coordinating business units, functional teams, and formulating recommendations for senior management and the Board.

· Oversee the integration risk management process, identifying these risks and issues that need to be escalated to senior management and/or the Board during due diligence process through integration execution.

· Actively follow up on issues/risks/actions, escalating where necessary.

· Support monthly ESC (Exec Steering Committee) meetings, including developing a supporting deck with functional area updates combined with synergy performance tracking KPI's.

· Drive successful execution against plan by tracking milestones, making key recommendations to stakeholders, and holding cross functional team accountable for execution of deliverables.

· Provide relevant and timely stakeholder communications to all levels of management (formal and informal reporting) on the status and progress of the integration plans, costs and benefits.

· Ensure successful handoff to business team after post-closing activities are completed.

· Effective leadership and execution of transition services agreement and/or other related ancillary agreements as point of contact with a buyer.

Personal Attributes and Experience

The successful candidate will be expected to be a high-energy, creative, and resourceful self-starter who is interested in developing and refining their leadership skills and instincts. He/she is highly intelligent and enthusiastic with a strong drive for excellence and commitment to change. In terms of personal competencies, the successful candidate must be a hands-on person who seeks more exposure to critical business and strategic thinking, and a drive to achieve tangible business results. The individual must exemplify and reinforce Apogee’s core values and vision in all interactions throughout the organization. In addition, he/she should possess the following attributes and experiences:

· Ethics: Highest level of professional integrity and honesty as well as personal credibility. 

· Results-Oriented. A driver who possesses the ability to take actions and implement effective solutions with a high sense of urgency often while influencing across different functions and levels of the organization.

· Problem Solver: An emerging creative yet pragmatic problem solver who can anticipate potential challenges and proactively address to remove barriers to progress. Methodical and hands-on as well as detail oriented. Strong analytical skills.

· Change Management. Exposure to significant enterprise level change. Demonstrated ability to operate within a team environment, and highly dynamic situations. Has an 80/20 sense of what matters and can manage complexity and build consensus through strong collaboration.

· Project Management. Experience working with leadership teams and leading cross-functional discussions. Track record of successful delivery against project timelines and financial targets. Strong coaching skills and ability inspire working teams to overdeliver, as well as effectively influence the direction of strategic efforts.

· Collaboration, Teamwork, and Interpersonal Skills: A team player, receptive to ideas from others. Shares information and keeps team members and partners informed. Works effectively with others to identify and resolve issues. Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to interact successfully with all levels of management as well as a diverse work force.

· Communications. Strong oral and written communication skills, with ability to work effectively with all levels of management

· High Capacity. Must be highly motivated and able to handle multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment

Additional Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business administration, economics, or finance

· MBA (preferred)

· 5+ years of work experience, with experience participating in and/or managing significant change projects

· Finance and/or Accounting Experience (preferred)

· Six Sigma/Lean/CI Experience (preferred)

· Direct M&A integration transaction execution experience (preferred)

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and project management software

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Apogee and our brands are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.