Project Manager IV- IT USA

Project Manager

IV- IT USA

First Solar, Inc. United States, Ohio, Perrysburg 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard (Show on map) Apr 01, 2026 First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

Basic Job Functions:

Leads complex, cross functional IT initiatives supporting enterprise platforms including ServiceNow, Microsoft Fabric, Oracle ERP, WMS, OTM and HCM clouds, ensuring delivery aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture standards, security, and compliance requirements. Manages multiple concurrent, high impact projects from demand intake through delivery and transition to operations. Acts as a senior delivery leader and trusted partner to business and IT stakeholders, translating strategic objectives into executable plans and measurable business outcomes through disciplined project management, governance, and continuous improvement.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent years of work experience. PMP Certification required. Minimum 10 years of related work experience. 7+ years of Project Management experience delivering enterprise IT initiatives.

Required Skills/Competencies:

Project & Delivery Leadership Advanced project management expertise across Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery models. Proven ability to manage large, complex initiatives with multiple workstreams, dependencies, and vendors. Strong ownership of scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk, with proactive issue identification and escalation. Enterprise Systems & Platforms Demonstrated experience delivering projects involving one or more of the following: ServiceNow (ITSM, workflows, integrations, reporting, platform enhancements). Oracle ERP, WMS, OTM, HCM, and related functional modules. Enterprise integrations, data flows, and downstream operational impacts. Ability to partner effectively with business process owners, architects, security, and infrastructure teams. Ability to engage and develop project team members to maximize contribution and team cohesiveness. Tools & Methods Proficiency with MS Project for detailed scheduling, dependency management, and critical path analysis. Experience leveraging ServiceNow or similar platforms for project intake, work tracking, reporting, and operational handoff. Strong working knowledge of PMBOK standards and enterprise delivery governance. Demonstrated ability to incorporate AIenabled tools and capabilities (e.g., automated reporting, predictive risk analysis, workflow optimization, knowledge management) into project delivery practices. Understanding of AIrelated considerations including data quality, security, governance, and responsible use. Ability to collaborate with technical teams to evaluate where AI can improve efficiency, insight, or decisionmaking while managing associated risks. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executivelevel status reporting. Strong stakeholder management and influence skills across IT and business leadership. AI & Emerging Technology Awareness Demonstrated ability to incorporate AIenabled tools and capabilities (e.g., automated reporting, predictive risk analysis, workflow optimization, knowledge management) into project delivery practices. Understanding of AIrelated considerations including data quality, security, governance, and responsible use. Ability to collaborate with technical teams to evaluate where AI can improve efficiency, insight, or decisionmaking while managing associated risks. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executivelevel status reporting. Strong stakeholder management and influence skills across IT and business leadership. Communication & Influence Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executivelevel status reporting. Strong stakeholder management and influence skills across IT and business leadership.

Essential Responsibilities:

Lead the endtoend delivery of complex IT projects supporting enterprise platforms (ServiceNow, Oracle

ERP, WMS, OTM, HCM

), from demand intake and business case development through testing, implementation and transition to operations. Partner with business sponsors, IT leadership, and architecture teams to define scope, success criteria, funding models, and delivery approach. Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts using MS Project, ensuring visibility into dependencies and critical paths. Manage execution against approved baselines, actively controlling scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk. Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, and crosssystem dependencies, providing clear mitigation strategies and escalation recommendations. Coordinate delivery across internal teams (applications, testing, infrastructure, security, data) and external vendors or system integrators. Manage vendor performance, including contractual commitments, milestone tracking, and deliverable quality. Leverage ServiceNow to support project intake, work tracking, status reporting, and operational readiness activities. Ensure delivered solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, data governance, and operational support standards. Incorporate AIenabled capabilities where appropriate to enhance delivery insights, reporting accuracy, and execution efficiency. Provide clear, concise, and executiveready project communications highlighting progress, risks, decisions required, and forecasted outcomes. Support change management, readiness, and adoption activities to ensure solutions realize intended business value. Conduct postimplementation reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across IT delivery practices. Analyzes business processes; identifies alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and recommends new approaches leveraging technology. Plans, directs, and coordinates complex programs and projects to ensure realization of expected business benefits. Takes full responsibility for the successful delivery of highrisk, highvisibility projects with significant organizational impact. Advises on standards, methods, tools, and techniques and contributes to continuous improvement of project and portfolio management practices. Defines and monitors benefit realization mechanisms to ensure alignment with approved business cases. Other duties as assigned. Job description subject to change at any time.

Reporting Relationships:

This position will not have direct reports.

Travel:

0% - 5% (On occasion/as needed for training, etc.)

Estimated Salary Range:

$112,300-$160,000 annually

US Physical Requirements:

Office Physical Requirements:

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. To best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. First Solar is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodation that can be made without imposing an undue hardship. Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.