IT Program Manager

As an IT Program Manager you will be focused on focused on Data and Analytics in Research and Development, you will implement information-driven strategies and solution systems that help grow, optimize, and protect our organization. You will go beyond strategy and provide end to end design, build and implementation of real-life data environments. You will work with product owners, platform leads, architects, project managers, business analysts, data scientists, big data engineers, developers, and scientists in agriculture to accomplish this. You are a highly motivated individual with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. You are an effective communicator and a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills. You have a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization.

You will Drive all aspects of a program or project life cycle, including strategy, service model definition, road-mapping, architecture, implementation, and development to gain maximum exposure and drive success. 

• Manage technology programs, defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation and successful on-time delivery
• Conduct data analysis to make business recommendations in areas such as cost-benefit, invest-divest, forecasting and impact
• Exercise technical judgment in working with large, cross-functional teams
• Communicate schedules, priorities, and status to all levels in the company
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders
• Coaching and mentoring of our people and proposing new roles aligned to the R&D IT sourcing strategy

• 9+ years’ experience as a delivery program or project manager of modern IT platforms in the area of data ingestion, harmonization, advanced analytics, and machine learning
• Experience working with data analytics tools and reporting platforms
• Experience with data, data architecture, modelling, trends analysis, statistics, and program evaluations
• Experience managing execution and high-quality product delivery
• Experience with workflow automation
• Understanding of software development lifecycle
• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline
• Solid knowledge of agile delivery and steady state operations (e.g., Agile Methodologies, Scaled Agile Framework, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering)

• A role which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce, a possibility of working from home
• Competitive salary and benefits package 
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous events throughout the year
• Learning culture and a wide range of development options, including access to learning platforms (Degreed, LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly) 
• High quality office environment

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Syngenta Group is a leading science-based agtech company, dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries work together to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges: feeding the world safety while taking care of our planet. We are proud to stand at the forefront of the tech revolution in agriculture. Using the latest digital innovations, data, and cutting-edge technologies we want to reshape the industry through data-fueled intelligent science. This is only possible through digital science by smartly connecting, integrating and exploiting data from Research and Development to Commercial, to better tailor our products and grower advice. 

Our business success reflects the quality and skill of our people. We recognize that human diversity is as important to our business as biodiversity. Embracing the unique perspectives and capabilities of our employees helps us continue to catalyze innovation, maximize performance, and create business value. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.