The Role
The Enterprise Program Manager oversees complex cross-functional programs, aligning them with organizational goals, managing budgets, and ensuring successful execution through collaboration and communication across various teams.
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Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.
Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.
Join our team as an Enterprise Program Manager !
This is a hybrid role being onsite at HQ in Maple Plain, MN on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Enterprise Program Manager is responsible for strategizing, implementing, and overseeing complex crossfunctional programs and initiatives that align with organizational strategic objectives. This role ensures successful delivery of enterprise-wide initiatives by integrating business objectives, technology solutions, and process improvements across functional areas including technology, operations, manufacturing, finance, and go-to-market.The Enterprise Program Manager serves as a strategic partner to executives and stakeholders, deriving governance, communication, and execution excellence.
You will
- Define program scope, goals, success metrics, and deliverables that support business objectives
- Partner with senior leadership to align enterprise programs with organizational strategy and priorities
- Develop and maintain enterprise program roadmaps, business cases, and execution plans
- Manage multiple programs and initiatives in parallel, ensuring teams focus on the correct priorities and deliverables. Hold task owners accountable to progress and delivery to ensure efficient and successful execution
- Establish governance structures and reporting mechanisms for program performance and risk management
- Drive adherence to enterprise program management standards, methodologies, and best practices
- Monitor and report on program progress, milestones, and financials to executive stakeholders
- Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of interdependent projects within the program
- Manage resource allocation, budgets, timelines, and deliverables across multiple workstreams. Tracks expenditures and ensures costs are aligned with forecasts and deviations are communicated and managed
- Provides awareness of estimate/ budget updates and variances
- Identify risks, dependencies, and change impacts; develop mitigation strategies to ensure program success
- Serve as the primary liaison between business leaders, IT, and operational teams
- Facilitate effective communication, engagement, and decision-making across all levels of the organization
- Balances the needs and expectations of diverse groups while driving alignment and adoption of enterprise initiatives through clear messaging and stakeholder collaboration
- Evaluate program outcomes and proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement in governance, tools, and processes and implement changes
- Mentor and train project managers and program team members in enterprise delivery standards and leadership practices
- Other duties as assigned
What it takes
- Bachelor’s degree in business, management, information technology or a related area or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5 or more years of direct program or project management in enterprise-level or large-scale initiatives
- Experience managing complex programs consisting of multiple projects with multiple inter-dependencies
- Experience indirectly/directly leading cross functional teams to deliver on highly complex programs
- Experience with standard project management tools and dashboards
- Experience in delivering programs in a matrixed organization
- Innate sense of accountability/responsibility for successful delivery
- Strong influence, organizational, critical thinking, and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Skilled in engaging and communicating with a diverse range of individuals at varying levels, including software developers, engineers, executives, manufacturing staff, and other business professionals
- Financial acumen and experience managing large program budgets
- Ability to navigate organizational complexity and drive cross-functional collaboration
- Effective and adaptable style that aligns with the Protolabs culture, emphasizing collaboration, flexibility, innovation, and results orientation
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build trusted relationships across the organization
- Experience with enterprise delivery frameworks (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall) and transformation programs
- Formal project management training
Bonus points for
- PMI, PMP or PgMP certification
- Technical understanding of websites, client-server applications, software architectures
- Experience in managing projects involving CRM systems, particularly Salesforce
- Working knowledge of digital manufacturing
What's in it for you
- We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program including:
- Salary, Bonus, Long Term Incentives
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental & Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match & immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
- And More!
Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Top Skills
Agile
Crm Systems
Project Management Tools
Salesforce
Waterfall
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The Company
What We Do
Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market, reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle.
3D Printing
Our 3D printing service offers a wide selection of materials and technologies to create prototypes and end-use parts with complex geometries and detailed features. With tight process controls, careful design reviews, and extensive quality monitoring, we ensure precise and repeatable 3D-printed parts, every time.
CNC Machining
We use 3- and 5-axis milling along with turning to machine parts from commercial-grade plastics and metals. Our online quoting system and automated manufacturing process enable us to ship parts within 24 hours, helping customers accelerate development and reduce time to market.
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Protolabs is an industry leader in quick-turn sheet metal parts for both prototyping and low-volume production. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables us to fabricate sheet metal parts in as fast as 5 days. Additionally, we can support our customers’ development efforts with component assemblies, several finish options, and screen printing.
Injection Molding
Our injection molding service offers two options—prototyping and on-demand manufacturing—which provide customers a tooling solution that aligns with their project’s requirements. It’s used for quick-turn prototyping, bridge tooling, and low-volume production of up to 10,000+ parts in 15 days or less.
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