Description

''Innovation is facilitated by having the right people in the right roles with the right skills and values./b>
- Charles Koch, Koch Industries Chairman and CEO

Flint Hills Resources (FHR, a Koch Industries company) is looking for a contribution-motivated Senior Project Manager to join our IT Project Management Organization. In this role you will lead large strategic efforts contributing to a variety of business transformation initiatives starting from project conception through hands on delivery. This role will be accountable for the project execution planning needed for successful project delivery and managing cross-functional resources. This role will also play a key part in mentoring less experienced team members, assisting in their professional development, and continuously improving our Project Management capability.

This role is open to onsite candidates in Wichita, KS or remote candidates in locations within reasonable proximity to Wichita, Kansas, such as Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Kansas City, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Atlanta, etc. We are also considering candidates in close proximity to our Pine Bend, Minnesota refinery location.

What You Will Do In Your Role:

• Aligning cross-functional, cross-organizational, and global teams to drive toward project commitments.
• Lead through ambiguity and drive clarity from disparate information to inform actions and drive results.
• Holding teams accountable to deliver business outcomes that meet the vision of transformation, while optimizing scope, costs, and schedule.
• Focus on continuous improvement in project delivery and provide mentorship for less experienced project managers and/or project coordinators.
• Leverage critical thinking and problem-solving skills to drive issue resolution, suggesting variations in approach, and facilitating decision making processes with stakeholders & leadership.
• Effectively communicating the state of the project across various levels of the organization.
• Ensuring the project team has clarity on objectives, scope, success criteria, and overall project execution approach.
• Evaluating and understanding what resources are necessary for success and providing alternatives and recommendations to achieve.
• Identify and model project management best practices in various methodologies.
• Effectively utilizing each project team member to their fullest potential.

The Experience You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• 7-10+ years relevant IT project management work experience
• 5+ years' experience in managing software development lifecycles
• Proficient in both waterfall and agile methodologies
• Experience managing technology projects with diverse stakeholders and business groups

What Will Put You Ahead:

• Experience managing technology projects with multiple parallel efforts
• Experience managing custom software development projects
• Experience managing large projects teams including global team members
• Experience managing technology projects focused on data analytics platforms, specifically in financial analysis

This role is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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