IT Project Manager jobs in Middlesex, NJ

Job Title: Americas Zone Campus Application Lead, Corporate Business Platforms

Division: IT

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ

Reports To: AVP – Corporate Tech, Innovation & People Experience Domain Lead

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oréal, our IT teams design and build solutions to ensure high performance for all our business sectors by imagining new ways of doing things, from designing websites to building algorithms and predicting new trends.They can be found leading teams towards a more connected and digitalized future in IT retail, e-commerce, CRM, data, AI, cybersecurity, Cloud and E-Marketing. You never stop learning at L'Oréal IT because things change at the speed of light! Come join our dynamic team!

What You Will Learn:

The Americas Corporate Business Platforms team is looking for a Campus Application Lead to manage the implementation of the ‘Smart Building’ strategy across the Americas zone in support of the newest L’Oreal Group strategic initiative.

This role requires working in close collaboration with various IT functions as well as Corporate Security, Facilities, Real Estate, and People Experience, reporting into the head of Corporate Applications & Employee Experience.

• Lead new projects and initiatives for the Americas Zone through the entire project lifecycle and/or act as a Technical Product Owner
• Oversee the portfolio of all legacy and new Campus technology and applications, ensure their consistent support, availability and stability
• Design optimized IT solutions for the new Campus projects based on the Real Estate and People Experience business needs in compliance with Group standards
• Lead portfolio rationalization strategy for existing Campus applications (retain, re-platform, replace, remove)
• Optimize support structure and manage MSPs to ensure SLA compliance; provide regular reporting via dashboards
• Participate in various IT committees (Architecture, Integration, Security, Infrastructure)

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Smart Building solutions (access control, video, logistics, sensors, workplace services...)
• Ability to interact with various levels within organization
• Ability to work independently in a demanding client centric environment
• Strong communicator, with ability to articulate both in IT and business terms
• Innovative mindset; understanding of Tech trends
• Proficiency working with Project Management and Issue Tracking tools (ServiceNow preferred)
• 5 years of experience in IT and Project Management, 3 years of experience leading multiple IT projects/project portfolio

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to speak Spanish / Portuguese / French is a plus

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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