IT/IS Project Manager - Metz - ArcelorMittal US

Description

ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel producer. We use the most innovative technologies to create the steels tomorrow's world will be made of. Every day over 125,000 of our talented people, located in over 60 countries, push the boundaries of digitalization, and use advanced technologies to create a stronger, faster, and smarter world. To help make this possible, they know they can depend on the support and training that a company of our scope and scale can provide.

Comprising 1,650 researchers spread across 14 Research Centres around the world, our Global R&D team aims to continuously improve the quality of steel and its manufacturing processes. This involves investigating and developing disruptive technologies, reducing the carbon footprint of steel, and optimizing costs while maintaining uncompromising quality. The team's strong multicultural diversity, with over 30 nationalities, offers international experience and makes it possible to meet global needs.

Maizières Campus Shared Services Unit is in charge of the general management of the Maizières campus related to transversal functions. The unit provide technical resources and support to Maizières research centres on key facilities (Simulation tools, engineering office...).

Your role

Under the responsibility of the IT/IS manager and with the support of other team members, you will lead the execution of multi-team and multidisciplinary projects, and deliver the solution on time and with the expected level of quality. Embedded in the heart of the steel industry, the IT Project Manager supports research and innovation initiatives by delivering tailored digital solutions while ensuring alignment with Quality, Safety, and Environmental standards.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Support the researchers in drafting the functional specifications.
• Recommend the implementation strategy after a comparative study of feasibility, schedule, budget, and required resources (internal or external).
• Define the needs for technical skills, assign roles and missions within the project team.
• Develop technical specifications in collaboration with the project stakeholders, based on the functional specifications provided by the client, considering the technical architecture and cybersecurity requirements.
• Assess expected benefits and risks (costs, deadlines, etc.) that may arise during implementation, and set up safeguards and indicators to keep them under control.

• Set up project structures and operating rules: methodology, steering and monitoring bodies with stakeholders, project roadmap, project indicators (KPIs).
• Coordinate, plan, and supervise the work of all internal and/or external providers, ensure compliance with the project budget and schedule by measuring deviations and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure the quality of interpersonal relationships and interfaces through clear communication to prevent difficulties or conflicts within teams.
• Organize, prepare, and lead steering committees and implement decisions made (project progress and significant events...).
• Validate deliverables with the client, ensuring the quality and compliance of the work performed through KPIs.

• Ensure the transfer of the solution to IT operational teams and define the appropriate service contract.
• Lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth adoption of new IT solutions, fostering user engagement and minimizing resistance across impacted teams.
• Support users and provide first-level training (user manual) if necessary.

Your profile

• You hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience is required (ideally in the industry or research sector).
• You are proficient in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, Prince2) would be an asset.
• You are fluent in French and English.
• You are a team player with strong communication skills.

According to ArcelorMittal Global R&D values:

• You agree to comply with health and safety rules.
• You are respectful, transparent, honest, and empathetic in your relationships. You honor your word and your commitments to others.
• You agree to behave consistently with the highest level of integrity.
• You strive to question your practices. with high expectations of yourself and others, you strive for a high level of quality and reliability in everything you do.
• You recognize that diversity, varied skills, and fresh ideas make a group exponentially better in the pursuit of a common goal.
• You know that learning changes minds and lives, so you are committed to learning throughout your professional career and continually achieving the skills required and essential to your success.
• You are open to ideas that challenge conventions and stimulate innovation.

Join us and you will see that your work will help create renewable energy, impact major industries and boost economies. At ArcelorMittal, we'll help you create your world.

Attractive remuneration with stimulating career prospects in which eminent scientists and engineers evolve in a multicultural environment.