Senior IT Project Manager

Vadnais Heights, MN

What is IP Corporation:

IP Corporation is a family-owned chemical manufacturing company with over seven decades of innovation and growth. Through our four operating companies—Interplastic Corporation, North American Composites, HK Research, and Molding Products—we deliver industry-leading gel coats, resins, and composite materials to global markets. With a culture rooted in collaboration and modernization, we are committed to building a workplace where people and innovation thrive.

What you’ll do as a Senior IT Project Manager:

The Senior IT Project Manager (Sr. PM) is responsible for establishing and embedding a project management methodology for IP Corporation’s Information Technology function while also leading large-scale, business-critical technology projects. This role will be accountable for defining best practices, governance frameworks, and templates that bring consistency, structure, and excellence to project delivery.

You will partner with executives, business sponsors, and IT leaders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable business value, while also serving as a mentor and leader for project management discipline across the organization.

What you can expect to do as a Senior IT Project Manager:

Project Management Leadership

• Establish and maintain a project management methodology tailored for IP Corporation, leveraging Agile, Lean, Waterfall, Hybrid, and ITIL 4 practices.

• Develop and maintain standardized templates, governance frameworks, and best practices to drive consistency and excellence in project execution.

• Partner with the CIO to support portfolio-level reporting, prioritization, and resource allocation across strategic initiatives.

Large-Scale Project Delivery

• Define and lead core business application projects in partnership with IT and business leadership, ensuring initiatives align with corporate strategy.

• Manage both enhancement workflows and enterprise-scale IT initiatives, ensuring proper prioritization and resourcing.

• Translate business strategies into clear project objectives, roadmaps, release plans, and documentation.

• Oversee testing, validation, deployment, and post-go-live support (Hypercare) to ensure long-term project success.

Risk, Compliance & Value Management

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks including scope, compliance, regulatory, and security risks.

• Ensure all deliverables meet functional requirements, performance standards, and user acceptance criteria.

• Manage project budgets, including forecasting, tracking, and reporting on financial performance.

• Measure and communicate the business value delivered by projects to stakeholders.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Act as a primary liaison to executive sponsors, department heads, and technical leaders, ensuring transparency and alignment.

• Provide leadership and mentorship to project managers, analysts, and business partners, embedding project discipline across the IT organization.

What we are looking for in a Senior IT Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 7+ years of IT and business project management experience with a proven track record leading large-scale, complex initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of multiple project management methodologies (Agile, Lean, Waterfall, Hybrid, ITIL 4) with the ability to select and apply the right approach.

• Experience translating business strategies into actionable project objectives, roadmaps, and release plans.

• Proven success working with executive leadership, business sponsors, and technical stakeholders.

• Strong risk management expertise, including regulatory, compliance, and security considerations.

• Experience with budget management, forecasting, and value measurement of projects.

• Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent.

• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Experience with systems in manufacturing environments.

• Knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or Infor.

Why IP Corporation?

• Positive, challenging, and supportive work environment.

• Competitive benefits, including dental, vision, generous PTO, 401(k) with company match and more.

• Freedom to innovate and make a difference in a values-driven company.

• Opportunity to establish and embed enterprise-wide project management discipline.

Pay Transparency Range: 

$117,682.00 -  $147,405.00