Project Manager Information Services

At Owens Corning, we strive every day to make the world a better place. Our track record, now surpassing 75 years, shows sustained results in this pursuit. Our history also shows market-leading businesses in insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites.

The Project Manager (PM) is a key leadership and execution role for delivering outcomes that are aligned with the Global IS portfolio. The PM owns the overall success of IS projects and is accountable to ensure the business outcomes of the project are realized and sustainable. A successful PM provides leadership through enabling the business strategy and driving the IS principles that are core to the Global lS organization. Efficient management of resources, synchronization of PM concepts and effective communication to all stake holders are central accountabilities to this role. The PM must display leadership through coaching, mentoring and recognizing growth and development opportunities of all team members and stakeholder of all projects under their direction.

* Project Leadership - Lead Global Information Systems initiatives and ensure the successful delivery of the project outcomes. * Capability Development – Develops the Project Management capability through evaluation and adoption of best practices and education to other team members. * Leading and Developing Talent – Builds solid performing project teams and works with all Leaders to develop and engage team members according to growth plans. * Manage Relationships with External Partners – Builds and grows external partners’ capacity to augment achievement of business outcomes and provide innovative solutions to drive change.

* 7+ years of IS industry experience (work within Web environment, ERP or other large-scale manufacturing systems preferred). * 5+ years of project management experience including the management of large scale projects including initiatives with global reach, technology, processes, cross-functional teams and partner team members. * Experience working with cross-functional teams that include third party expertise. * Aptitude to build strategic and execution-focused plans and alliances with partner leadership. * Experience working in a PMO environment is preferred. * Training and application of industry best practice processes and tools regarding the effective management of projects, including, but not limited to, scope, schedule, cost, risk, resource, and issue management. * Effective communications – planning and execution of communications for stakeholders, both written and verbal. * Experienced with business operations; aptitude / desire to grow in the knowledge of the Owens Corning business; conveyance of business acumen to project team members. * A bachelor's degree in a related field is required. **Knowledge and Abilities:** * Triple Threat Leadership - must know the business, know technology and can lead change. * Consultative Skills - ability to influence business partners in their decision-making. Shape solutions by helping partners articulate what is needed to deliver required outcomes. * Continuous Improvement Knowledge - demonstrates ability to recognize waste and drives waste elimination efforts. Has knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma concepts and has applied those concepts when leading process improvement initiatives. * Global Cultural Competence - understands, communicates with, and effectively interacts with people across cultures. Is aware of one's own cultural worldview and skills to interact effectively. Effectively achieves business results working across and with multi-national teams. * Communication - clearly conveys relevant information and ideas with confidence and in a manner that inspires the audience. Adjusts approach to capture audience attention and ensures there is an understanding of the message. Seeks to understand others through active listening. * OC Technology Knowledge - ability to establish a strong network of technical experts within company to leverage throughout projects. **Personal Characteristics:** * Adaptability - ability to respond quickly to the demands of the moment. A flexible person who can stay productive when the demands of work pull in many different directions at once. Maintaining effectiveness in a variety of environments. * Accountability - knows what needs to be done and gets it done. Willingly takes responsibility for project outcomes as a whole; unafraid of owning the results, actions and decisions of self or organization. Committed to follow through to completion. * Curiosity - naturally curious, leading one to seek knowledge about people and things that stretch beyond one's own work environment. Thrives in a dynamic work environment, where new subject matter is learned and quickly put into practice. An information “sponge” – continually absorbing new methods, technologies and approaches that will deliver business outcomes. * Judgment and Decision Making – Recognizes issues, problems, or opportunities and determines whether action is needed. Chooses appropriate action by formulating clear decision criteria and evaluates options by considering implications and consequences. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. * Building Trust and Operates with Integrity – builds and leverages key relationships within the IS leadership team, business stakeholders and project team members. * Planning and Organizing – strong aptitude to drive order and action plans on key areas tied to the project success. Commits to the financial requirements of the project to ensure on-budget delivery and visibility to spend tracking. * Acts on Analysis - Gives thought and consideration to various data points, integrates information and acts on analysis and evaluation. Leverages reason, logic, and good judgment to lead and direct self and others toward results.