What You Will Do:
Project Actions: Lead programs. Mentors Project Managers and Project Coordinators.
Product Actions: Accountable for program results.
Project Artifacts: Accountable for program artifacts (strategy, benefits, scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, project integration, ROI, etc.).
Project Governance: Lead program Governance.
Project Life Cycle: Accountable for program gates and deliverables.
What You Will Need:
Leadership (indirect): Leads cross-functional teams with vision, motivation, and emotional intelligence. Builds trust, inspiring collaboration, and fostering team performance. Takes personal ownership of the program and drives commitment from team members.
Strategic Thinking and Alignment: Ability to align programs with organizational strategies and goals to deliver business value. Understands the broader vision and ensures projects contribute to achieving it.
Communication: Communicates effectively to all audiences, including executives, team members, and stakeholders. Tailors messages to different stakeholders and facilitates open, clear communication.
Stakeholder Management: Engages, influences, and manages stakeholders at all levels.
Identifies and addresses stakeholder needs, expectations, and concerns.Risk Management: Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks across the program and its projects. Develops contingency plans to manage uncertainties effectively.
Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Applies critical thinking to analyze complex problems, evaluate data, and make informed decisions.
Uses metrics, KPIs, and other tools to track program progress and address issues proactively.Financial and Resource Management: Manages budgets, forecasts costs, and tracks financial performance across the program. Allocates and manages resources (time, budget, personnel, and materials) efficiently across multiple projects.
Program Governance: Establishes frameworks for decision-making, accountability, and oversight. Ensures the program complies with organizational policies and standards.
Change Management: Manages organizational change and ensures successful adoption of program outcomes. Addresses resistance to change and fosters stakeholder buy-in for program initiatives.
Technical Program Management Skills: Coordinates multiple interrelated projects using advanced methodologies (e.g., Agile at Scale, Lean Portfolio Management) and tools (Planisware, Jira, etc.) to align with organizational goals and deliver measurable outcomes. Manages dependencies, mitigates risks, and ensures synergy across projects within a program to maximize value and achieve program-wide objectives. Establishes clear governance structures, defines success metrics, and communicates progress effectively with executives and cross-functional teams to maintain alignment and transparency
What You Will Gain:
Salary ranges from 17,000 to 27,000 PLN monthly/gross, depending on seniority and proficiency
Career development opportunities in an international environment
Educational and professional development support
Comprehensive benefits package including private medical care, life & accident insurance
Multisport card
Meal vouchers
Company performance‑based bonus program
PPK contribution – company contribution up to 4% of compensation, depending on seniority
Skills Required
- Leadership of cross-functional teams through vision, motivation, emotional intelligence, trust, and accountability
- Strategic thinking and ability to align programs with organizational strategies and goals
- Effective communication with executives, team members, and stakeholders
- Stakeholder engagement, influence, and management at all levels
- Program-wide risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and contingency planning
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving using metrics, KPIs, and data
- Financial and resource management, including budgets, cost forecasts, and resource allocation
- Establishment and management of program governance frameworks
- Organizational change management and stakeholder adoption
- Technical program management using Agile at Scale, Lean Portfolio Management, Planisware, and Jira
- Coordination of multiple interrelated projects, dependencies, risks, success metrics, and program outcomes
Woodward, Inc Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Woodward, Inc and has not been reviewed or approved by Woodward, Inc.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the retirement program combines a 401(k) match with additional company contributions and ownership opportunities, strengthening long-term rewards. Profit-sharing and an employee stock purchase plan further expand savings options.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage spans medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability, and is frequently characterized as comprehensive. Well-being programs and assistance resources add depth to the health offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, vacation/PTO, and paid maternity/paternity leave are included. The ability to purchase additional vacation in some cases broadens time-off flexibility.
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What We Do
Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions for aerospace and industrial markets. For 150 years, Woodward has focused its resources and expertise on delivering proven systems that perform under incredible demands. Our customers have come to rely on us to help them address and solve the challenges associated with global efficiency initiatives – from reducing emissions, to increasing energy efficiency, to helping them introduce alternative energy sources.
Why Work With Us
A career at Woodward offers professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in our industry, help develop innovative technology and products, and contribute to our company’s goal of always innovating for a better future. People join Woodward for a job and end up building a career for a lifetime.
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