Position Overview:

Navistar International Corporation, a leading North American truck manufacturer with great products, a strong market position and best-in-class distribution network, has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Project Manager Lead to join our Research and Development team. This is currently a hybrid position working 3 days in office and 2 days work from home a week at our WHQ in Lisle, IL. (Navistar R&D group reserves the right to update the current hybrid working status at any time)

The Senior Project Manager Lead will manage multiple projects at different stages and will ensure they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Programs could be driven by quality issues, cost reduction, supplier concerns and feature enhancements. The Project Manager Lead will work with a cross functional team to identify a resolution, monitor progress through engineering and validation process, and work with purchasing and manufacturing teams to ensure changes are implemented.

Responsibilities:

Manage projects and ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

Tracking and Monitoring projects in each of their stages.

Report and summarize their status in the completion process as well as status to the original program targets.

Coordinate cross-functional teams through meetings and progress measurement activity which bring distinct, specific projects to completion both on time and within budget.

Monitor release activities and work cross functionally in the development of projects from start to end to ensure all metrics are being met.

Champion process management activities and lead process review committees

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree

At least 8 years of project/program management experience

At least 1 year of lead experience

OR

Master’s degree

At least 6 years of project/program management experience

At least 1 year of lead experience

OR

At least 10 years of project/program management experience

At least 1 year of lead experience

Additional Requirements:

Qualified candidates, excluding current Navistar employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. Navistar does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills:

Good Communication Skills – Written and Verbal

Proficient in Excel, Work, and Project

Works well within a team

Understands program management principles

Self Starter / Work Independently

Problem Solving Skills

Experience Managing Design or Product Production in Automotive or Transportation Industry

Company Overview:

Navistar, Inc. (“Navistar”) is a purpose-driven company, reimagining how to deliver what matters to create more cohesive relationships, build higher-performing teams and find solutions where others don’t.

Based in Lisle, Illinois, Navistar or its subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® brand commercial trucks and engines, IC Bus® brand school and commercial buses, all-makes OnCommand® Connection advanced connectivity services, and Fleetrite®, ReNEWeD® and Diamond Advantage® brand aftermarket parts.

With a history of innovation dating back to 1831, Navistar has more than 14,500 employees worldwide and is part of TRATON SE, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. Additional information is available at .

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Navistar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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