Senior Strategic Projects Lead

About the role

JCI is seeking an experienced Senior Strategic Projects Lead in Silent Aire, Dublin, to drive the evolution and deployment of the Johnson Controls Business System. The role partners with senior leadership to turn business strategy into execution, builds organisational capability and delivers measurable performance improvements, covering project governance, analytical challenge, structured problem-solving and change leadership from opportunity identification through implementation, benefit validation and sustainment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of high-priority, cross-functional strategic projects from definition and business case through execution, handover and benefits realisation.
• Establish project governance (scope, schedule, budget, risks, decision logs, executive reporting) and turn strategic objectives into charters, workstreams, milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Lead transformation initiatives such as digitalisation, automation, process redesign and manufacturing capacity expansion, and coach project owners and teams in problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Identify performance gaps and cost opportunities, run root-cause analysis workshops and apply Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement to improve People, Quality, Safety, Production and Cost.
• Develop project performance reviews linking activity to business outcomes and embed improvements into standard work and management routines.
• Coordinate grant and external-funding opportunities, oversee applications and compliance, and work with Finance on records and reporting for funded initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Project Management or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects, strategic initiatives or business improvement.
• Demonstrated experience taking projects from problem definition and business case through implementation and benefits realisation.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, industrial operations or a technology-enabled operational environment.
• Lean Six Sigma or recognised continuous-improvement qualification; project or programme management qualification is advantageous.
• Experience with grant-funded projects or external-funding governance is advantageous.

Required skills

• Business-case development, cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Project and programme management discipline (scope, schedule, risk, dependencies, stakeholder and change management).
• Strong communication with and influence of senior stakeholders.