We are seeking an experienced Business Process & Systems Project Manager responsible for leading assigned initiatives and projects that improve business processes, optimize systems, and support the organization's strategic objectives. Working collaboratively with business leaders, subject matter experts, IT Architecture, Engineering, and other SDI team members, the role ensures solutions are evaluated from an enterprise perspective and aligned with business priorities.  This position is accountable for managing assigned projects throughout their lifecycle, from initial discovery and business analysis through implementation, business acceptance, and evaluation of outcomes.Departmental Systems Analysis & Optimization: Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the organization's business systems, their functionality, and how they support business processes across departments.Evaluate how existing systems are utilized, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with business needs while reducing manual workarounds, duplicate data entry, and inefficient workflows.Analyze business challenges to determine whether improvements require changes to processes, systems, data, or user practices, while prioritizing optimization of existing systems before recommending new technology solutions.Identify gaps in business process, system configuration, and data ownership; work with appropriate business and IT leaders to establish and document clear responsibilities.Business Process Leadership & Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with business leaders and subject matter experts to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and opportunities for improvement.Lead current-state business process discovery, analysis, and documentation, including workflows, business rules, roles, responsibilities, and system interactions, using appropriate methodologies and tools. Facilitate future-state process design that addresses business objectives, incorporates stakeholder input, and considers cross-functional impacts and dependencies.Proactively identify and document process inefficiencies, deficiencies, risks, and improvement opportunities; evaluate potential business impacts and benefits and communicate findings and recommendations to appropriate stakeholders.Translate business process findings and future-state designs into documented business requirements.  Recommend practical, sustainable improvements and collaborate with business stakeholders to establish measurable outcomes and evaluate results.Strategic Initiative Development & Evaluation: Collaborate with appropriate business leaders to evaluate improvement opportunities identified through SDI analysis and recommend consideration as strategic initiatives when warranted.Support the preparation and presentation of Strategic Initiative Briefs and related materials for leadership review, approval, and prioritization.Project Initiation & Delivery Coordination: Manage assigned initiatives and projects throughout their lifecycle, from discovery and planning through implementation, business acceptance, and project closure.Coordinate activities across business stakeholders, SDI team members, IT Architecture, Engineering, and external partners to ensure project requirements, dependencies, and responsibilities are understood and addressed.Coordinate business validation and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring appropriate stakeholders participate and formal business acceptance is obtained.Collaborate with business owners and implementation teams to support rollout planning, communication, training, organizational change, and evaluation of business outcomes.