LCS Global Proposal Project Manager

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

What You Will Do

• Act as Product Owner for the Estim8 tool. This includes helping define the vision for the future state of the tool, taking responsibility for qualifying and prioritizing change requests/bugs associated with Estim8 as well as interfacing with and directing the activities of the IT support team.
• Support Client-team facing activities (coordination with client teams, gathering feedback/KPI metrics, roadmap/future state planning, delivering training, maintaining document repository, etc)
• Provide ad hoc support of related initiatives or technology changes driven by other teams but impacting the LCS Proposal processes or ecosystem (such as portfolio planning, ARR software portal, new service introductions, etc)
• Coordinate with global team of Proposal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and End Users to validate the Voice of the Customer (VoC) feedback related to global proposal tools
• Lead improvement and productivity (Lean) projects and initiatives for global proposal program management
• Coordinate and partner with the Global Proposal Support Team (GEC) for testing of tools and support of users
• Establish oneself as a SME and primary point of contact for Global Proposal Tools and relevant Processes
  
  

Skills You Have

• Proposal process, preparation and delivery experience and skills
• Communication, collaboration, active listening and people management skills
• Process/workflow document creation, training, auditing/compliance and continuous improvement skills
• Outcome-based thinking, problem solving and root cause identification skills
• Project management and change management skills
• Self-motivated and able to take initiative with little supervision
• Organized, with natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
• Ability to think holistically about processes and programs; anticipate impact of changes to end users
• Works well under pressure
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience (in Engineering, Industrial Management, IT or related technology area)
• Ability to travel up to 10% as well as internationally as needed
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in Proposal Processes management and/or delivery for Professional Services and combined solutions (product + services)
• Knowledge/Experience of CRM systems for CPQ and Estimation (Salesforce, etc.)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience supporting a global organization
• Experience and exposure to values and principles of lean-agile development
• Leading Change training and proven experience to lead change management initiatives
• Lean and/or Six Sigma training and experience
  
  

Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.