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[Apply on Archer Daniels Midland’s careers site →](https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25416&siteid=5998&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=3385725) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Archer Daniels Midland](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/archer-daniels-midland/) / Strategic Project Manager - Decatur, IL or Erlanger, KY ## Job description Strategic Project Manager - Decatur, IL or Erlanger, KY ### Position Summary The R&D Strategic Project Manager is responsible for managing strategic R&D projects from idea through commercial solution. This role drives cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, researchers, and business teams towards objectives on an established timeline, and communicates progress and hurdles to key stakeholders as the project progresses. The Project Manager must be able to communicate across disciplines, and understand and coordinate technical, operational, and commercial aspects of a project. ### Job Responsibilities The following represents many of the duties performed by the position: - Drive delivery of strategic project objectives by monitoring progress, performance measurement, reporting, and proactive risk management to ensure the projects remain aligned with the scope, timelines, and business priorities - Work across the organization, its business areas, and functions to ensure project teams are working efficiently and meeting expectations - Establish and maintain high-quality project schedules, baselines, cost estimates, project returns, and estimates to completion, ensuring timely variance analysis, and high-level reporting - Lead stakeholder alignment and communication while managing team expectations for project deliverables - Ensure clear communication, effective decision making, and fit for purpose project governance that does not add undue complexity and reduce the R&D team’s productivity - Work with resource managers in a matrix environment to ensure projects are resourced to achieve objectives on the required timeline - Ensure that project risks are identified and mitigated - Manage change of scope and resources as projects progress - Coordinate and synthesize cross functional input from all workstreams including technical, commercial, and operations teams to identify project requirements, align priorities, address concerns, and support project execution ### Job Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in a technical field required, higher level degree preferred. 5+ years of work experience with technical projects - PMI/PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, or other project management or process improvement certification is a plus - Several years of experience managing multiple concurrent projects, documenting processes, and leveraging best-suited methodologies and practices - Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, concise, and easily understood information for diverse audiences - Strong change leadership experience - Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work in a high-pressure team environment, handle multiple tasks and react quickly to problems and issues - Some travel may be required. - Comfortable managing/participating in various projects concurrently. - Candidate will need to work within established company and laboratory safety guidelines. - Willingness to spend time in plant and pilot areas, tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces. Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings. ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. REF:112509BR ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 7 days - Location: Decatur[Apply on Archer Daniels Midland’s careers site →](https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25416&siteid=5998&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=3385725) ## More jobs at Archer Daniels Midland ### [Bacterial Genetic Engineer (III) Strain Development - Decatur, IL](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/archer-daniels-midland/jobs/3184bd80a3015fa79221/) Decatur ### [Biodiesel Technology Engineer-North America Region](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/archer-daniels-midland/jobs/7d0eda2e5b251d0d91bf/) Decatur ### [CCUS Technology Engineer - Decatur, IL](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/archer-daniels-midland/jobs/674cbe33f720a6c60a1c/) Decatur ### [Cash Application Team Lead Global Business Services - Decatur, IL](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/archer-daniels-midland/jobs/27a580669acf23348a2f/) Decatur ### [Container Handler Operator - Decatur, IL](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/archer-daniels-midland/jobs/c193804af1d888ae3f08/) Decatur ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Private Client Banker - Erlanger Town Center - Erlanger, KY](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/d9b8ab71a699f4d2c966/) JPMorganChase · Erlanger, KY, United States ### [Strategic Partnerships Project Representative](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lowes/jobs/140f9138598a20147181/) Lowe's · Houston, TX ### [Store Manager Candidate - Erlanger, KY Store #3792](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/dollar-general/jobs/bc00290d2a5e20317fcf/) Dollar General · Erlanger, KY, United States ### [SALES ASSOCIATE in DECATUR IL S00146](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/dollar-general/jobs/cfde3bac8b1cd4abe846/) Dollar General · Decatur, IL, United States ### [Associate Banker, 30 Hours, South Atlanta/Decatur, GA Area - Multiple Locations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/d7c0ca7a6f34ccdfbb2f/) JPMorganChase · Atlanta, GA, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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