IT Project Manager

Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link’s team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don’t shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won’t find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get…authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!

Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side® with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, LK, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.

Come Run with Sasquatch as our IT Project Manager!

The IT Project Manager will play a dual-impact role, dedicating approximately 50% of their time to facilitate Agile delivery for analytics‑focused projects and teams. In this capacity, the role supports Analytics squads within IT by driving effective sprint planning, backlog refinement, resource capacity tracking, and iterative delivery of data, reporting, and analytics solutions. This position ensures Agile practices are consistently followed, removes delivery impediments, and strengthens collaboration across Product Owners, data developers and engineers, and Business Relationship Managers.

In addition to Agile delivery support, the role leads IT projects across infrastructure, helpdesk, cybersecurity, and enterprise data platforms. It plays a central part in shaping the IT roadmap and driving technology‑enabled business transformation, with a strong emphasis on modernizing and expanding the organization’s data platform capabilities to ensure scalable, future‑ready solutions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage a portfolio of IT projects across helpdesk, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise data platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals, standardized delivery practices, and strong cross‑functional coordination.
• Oversee data platform modernization initiatives—including Lakehouse technologies—by collaborating with data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, and security teams to drive successful enterprise data outcomes.
• Facilitate Agile‑like delivery for analytics teams by coaching on best practices, guiding sprint planning and ceremonies, managing capacity, and maintaining a healthy, prioritized backlog.
• Define project requirements, schedules, resources, and cost estimates while ensuring accurate documentation, proactive risk management, and effective communication with stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects by tracking progress, resolving conflicts, escalating issues, and providing leadership with clear, actionable reporting on status, risks, and resource utilization.
• Support strategic IT planning by influencing project prioritization, contributing to new technology implementations, and upholding PMO and IT project delivery standards.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support organizational and technology objectives.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.  
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Scrum Master/ related Agile certification  or equivalent experience.
• 6 + years of relevant IT Project Management experience.
• 6 + years of hands-on experience with all aspects of the system development life cycle.
• 6 + years of facilitating data gathering/analysis and writing system requirements.
• Experience in facilitating complex test plans for multiple projects.
• Experience managing large-scale helpdesk, infrastructure, and cybersecurity projects.
• Demonstrated success delivering data platform projects using Databricks, Snowflake, or similar technologies.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects with plant engineer and IT teams (MES, ERP, SCADA)
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Proficiency with MS O365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), MS Project, and MS Visio.
• Strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills; rigorous approach to project management.
• Ability to create structure in ambiguous environments and adapt to changing priorities.
• Proven understanding of cloud data platforms, data Lakehouse architectures, and security frameworks.
• Consumer Packaged Goods and/or manufacturing industry experience is helpful.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% for training and business-related activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong infrastructure or system analyst background with deep technical understanding.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or comparable enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with cloud-based data architectures and modern data engineering practices.
• SAP implementation and/or upgrade project management experience.

The salary range for this role is $140,000 – $160,000(Annually).  Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.