Sr Manager, IT Engineering - HR

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Sr Manager, IT Engineering – HR to oversee the end-to-end delivery of IT systems and solutions across multiple projects and initiatives. You will be responsible for managing the full delivery lifecycle—from planning and design to implementation and post-deployment support—ensuring all systems are delivered on time, within budget, and meet business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the delivery of IT systems and solutions across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology standards.

- Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, developers, testers, and stakeholders to define delivery plans and technical roadmaps.

- Oversee systems integration, data migration, and infrastructure delivery activities.

- Ensure all system deliveries comply with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory standards.

- Manage third-party vendors and delivery partners to ensure quality and timely delivery.

- Identify and mitigate delivery risks, issues, and dependencies across teams.

- Provide leadership and coaching to technical teams to drive a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

- Transform team ways of working to support the evolving technology landscape, ensuring readiness to effectively support new systems and capabilities.

- Establish demand and capacity management practices to improve workload visibility, resource planning, and prioritization.

- Implement best practices for system environment management, including clear governance, ownership, standards, and controls to ensure stable and consistent system operations.

- Monitor project performance metrics and provide regular updates to senior stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience:

- 15+ years of experience in IT delivery, systems integration, or technical project management.

- Hands-on experience working with enterprise HR technology platforms, such as SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, ServiceNow, or similar solutions.

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

- Proven track record of leading complex system implementations in enterprise environments.

- Strong understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.

- Solid knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and system integration techniques.

- Experience managing cross-functional technical teams and working with vendors.

- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

- Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/Scrum Master).

- Experience in a specific industry (e.g., HR) is a plus.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical value