RePower Program: Project Manager - Global Finance Systems IT

At Cummins, we recognize the decision to come back into your desired career after an extended career break can be intimidating.  We value your diverse background, education, and experience and believe that we can help Power Your Potential as you make the return. 

RePower, our return-to-work program, is designed specifically for candidates like you:  people who have 5 years of professional work experience and an employment gap of 2 years for a variety of reasons and are now ready to return to the workforce.  The program supports re-engagement of skills – through fulfilling work assignments; training, coaching, and development; and a sense of community and networking that cohorts provide.

Our six-month, paid, Hybrid in Columbus, IN and benefitted returnship is an opportunity to use your specialist expertise, interests, and abilities on meaningful projects.  Successful participants may be eligible for full-time employment opportunities upon completion of the program

Job summary

This role is will manage change and release management activities for global finance applications. Review supporting project requests received via project intake process. Ensure that progress against supporting projects is periodically updated by respective project managers and reported in the Finance Project Management Office.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Manages, develops, and implements project(s) of varying complexity and size in assigned functional area. Partners with business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion.
• Leads multiple projects from inception to completion; facilitates project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to determine the scope and objectives of each project; works with business stakeholders to establish project performance goals; designs project plan, develops timeline, identifies project milestones, and tracks performance against performance goals and timeline.
• Identifies, tracks, and works with others to resolve project issues.
• Monitors and communicates project status to project team.
• Plans and monitors project budget, conducts research and analysis; provides input into the design and development of project plans and timelines.
• Manages project risk; uses quality tools to identify areas of risk; works with others on the team and outside the team to identify alternatives or solutions.
• Documents and shares team learnings with other teams; draws on other project team experiences to enhance the success of the project.
• Maintains project notes, databases, and other records; monitors measures and communicates with Project Sponsor and other stakeholders on status of specific projects and assignments.
• Identifies and assigns appropriate resources to accomplish various project tasks; guides and coaches team members through various stages of the project; provides developmental feedback to team members.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Experience with managing, developing, and implementing project(s) of varying complexity and size in assigned functional area.
• Partners with business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion.
• Solid communication skill (written and spoken), with project management experience is preferred.
• Having worked in an large project teams is desirable.
• Schedule Management - Manages the project schedule using the recommended project management tools and processes to drive completion within the agreed timeline.
• Scope Management - Manages a list of project deliverables (scope) using the recommended project management tools and processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully.
• Project Resource Management - Develops resource (expense and headcount) plans using recommended project management tools and processes to manage resources effectively.
• Project Issue and Risk Management - Manages the process to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks using recommended tools and processes to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of negative events or to maximize the realization of positive events.
• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Plans and aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• College, university, or equivalent degree in Information Technology, Business or a related subject required.

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Compensation and Benefits

Compensation for this role is $7,500/month (subject to applicable withholdings), plus benefits such as health and wellness while in the returnship program.

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At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will 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.