Sr. Project Manager, IT

A Day In Your Life at MKS: You lead complex, high-impact technology initiatives within the Office of the CIO. You drive project strategy, ensure alignment with enterprise goals, and manage cross-functional teams to deliver results on time, within scope, and budget. In addition to overseeing project execution, you mentor junior project managers, support continuous improvement of PMO practices, and act as a key liaison between stakeholders and leadership.Key Functional Experience:The position will mostly cover projects in the Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations space. Experience in these areas is highly desirable for this position.You Make an Impact By:

• Lead complex, high-impact projects involving multiple departments and stakeholder groups
• Translate strategic objectives into detailed project plans with clear milestones and outcomes
• Identify resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and issues across workstreams
• Drive alignment between business and technical teams to ensure successful delivery
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and vendor relationships and ensure all financial trackers are accurate and updated on a monthly basis
• Assess change readiness and prepare plans for helping business stakeholders through change and adoption
• Serve as primary point of contact for executive stakeholders and sponsors
• Create project artifacts and deliver reporting (project and/or sprint plans, status reports, stakeholder analysis, issues, risks and mitigation, training documentation, etc.)
• Ensure appropriate transition from project-mode to steady-state with business and IT teams
• Ensure adherence to PMO governance, reporting, and quality standards
• Mentor junior project managers and support the evolution of project management practices

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree
• PMP or CAPM certification preferred
• 5–7 years of progressive experience managing complex or cross-functional projects

Skills & Tools:

• Program-Level Coordination – Overseeing interrelated projects with shared goals
• Contract & Vendor Management – Managing third-party deliverables and contracts
• Advanced Financial Management – Lifecycle costing, ROI, and earned value management
• Change Management – Leading transitions, training, and adoption of new processes/tools
• PM Methodologies – Deep understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models
• Governance & Compliance – Ensuring alignment with policies, audits, and regulations

Success Measures:

• Successfully lead Cross functional teams  for high risk or large projects
• Mentor and develop junior PM
• PM methodologies into practice
• Build effective working relationships with business and technical stakeholders.

Growth Path:

• Program Manager

Travel Requirements:

• <20%

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for extended periods, working on a computer.
• Viewing a monitor for reading documents for long periods
• Verbally communicating via meetings
• Video calls or phone typing and writing for documentation and planning.
• When in the office: Walking, standing and moving between meeting rooms when in the office and lifting or carrying lightweight items like laptops

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states wher