Job Description
- Manage technology innovation projects end-to-end, from initial scoping and business case development through implementation, validation, and handover to operations.
- Lead larger transformation initiatives such as replacement of legacy platforms, digitization of laboratory workflows, and rollout of new operational tools.
- Own and drive workstreams for specific products and capabilities, such as Digital Data Sheets for Follow-Up Services and other digitization deliverables.
- Act as the interface between business stakeholders (lab operations, field engineering, compliance) and the Magnesis software development team for demand management and prioritization.
- Facilitate agile scrum processes including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release coordination with the development team.
- Perform business analysis to understand operational needs, document requirements, and translate them into actionable development demands.
- Coordinate across multiple teams, regions, and stakeholders to align timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Track project progress, manage risks and issues, and report status to management and stakeholders.
- Support change management activities to ensure adoption of new tools and processes in operations.
- Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
- Performs other duties as directed.
- Plan, execute, and deliver technology innovation projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate work across software development, data science, operations, and engineering stakeholders.
- Manage the demand pipeline for the Magnesis platform -- collecting, evaluating, prioritizing, and scheduling incoming requests from business units.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives) and ensure the development team has clear, well-defined work items.
- Conduct business analysis: gather and document requirements, map current-state processes, define target-state workflows, and identify gaps.
- Own specific product workstreams and drive them from requirements through development, testing, deployment, and user acceptance.
- Maintain project documentation including project plans, status reports, risk registers, and decision logs.
- Identify and escalate risks, blockers, and dependencies proactively.
- Support stakeholder communication and alignment across regions and functions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of project management and demand management practices within the team.
- Minimum of bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Proven experience managing technology or IT projects, ideally in an industrial, laboratory, or operations environment.
- Solid understanding of both classic (waterfall) project management and agile (Scrum/Kanban) methodologies.
- Experience in business analysis -requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder workshops.
- Experience working with software development teams and understanding of the software delivery lifecycle.
- Familiarity with demand management and backlog prioritization in an agile context.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira, MS Project, or similar).
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams.
- Excellent communication skills - able to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Experience with digitization or automation initiatives is a plus.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or Product Owner certification is a plus.
- Ability to work in a global, multidisciplinary team across time zones.
- ISO 17025 / 17021 and ISO 17065 as well as TIC Industry Experience is a plus
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.