At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Enterprise IT Programs to join the Legrand Team remotely.

Reporting directly to the CIO, the Manager, Enterprise IT Programs is responsible for three primary areas within the Legrand North & Central America (LNCA) IT organization: (1) Operational oversight for corporate functions including Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, and Corporate Social Responsibility (2) Leadership of all program office and financial management activities for the enterprise LNCA IT organization, and (3) Execution of strategic planning program designed to lower TCO, improve operational performance of the IT organization and align IT strategy with business objectives. The role is designed to prepare an ambitious individual for enterprise IT executive leadership through the management of a full range of technical, operational, and strategic activities within the IT organization.

What Will You Do?

• Responsible for IT project management and delivery for the LNCA corporate functions; HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement, Corporate Social Responsibility. This will include working with key business partners and internal and external IT teams for demand management, project delivery, roadmap development, and IT operations management.
• Leadership of the program office will include responsibility for identifying and deploying an IT project management methodology across the IT organization and maintaining the toolkit of standard templates and artifacts to support a consistent organizational approach to project execution. The role will also include annual IT annual planning and budgeting, program and project tracking, and operational performance measurement.
• Will also be accountable for working directly with divisional and corporate IT leaders to develop a strategic planning program. They will work to ensure IT objectives and business objectives are aligned at divisional and enterprise level. Three-year goals, actions, timelines, and measures to achieve alignment will be established. Executive communication materials and serving as “chief storyteller” for LNCA enterprise IT will also be a key success criterion for the role.

Key knowledge and experience include:

• Leadership by influence and persuasion in a matrixed environment
• IT operations and project management
• Software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Annual IT budgeting & FP&A planning
• Executive communications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, computer science, or related field. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

Experience:

• 7+ years in IT project management or program leadership role. Manufacturing experience a plus.
• Experience working effectively and efficiently in a highly-matrixed global organization across multiple executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated track record of successfully planning and managing large-scale project implementations from start to finish
• Hands-on experience using a wide variety of program and project management tools and techniques

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Technical project management; kknowledge of project management best practices and methodologies (ex. Agile, SDLC, PMBOK)
• Portfolio and management program
• Must have a financial acumen in budgeting and/or project portfolio financial reporting.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of leadership
• Attention to detail with the ability to see the big picture
• Ability to build trust and relationships across the enterprise

About Legrand

Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting.  We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers’ needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.  LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity.  For more information, visit legrand.us