JOB SUMMARY:
The Program Manager is responsible and accountable for the cross-functional management of new product development and sustaining projects. These projects range in complexity that span functions, organizations, geographic regions, and cultures. The Program Manager coordinates the efforts of engineering, offering management, manufacturing, procurement, quality, order fulfillment, logistics, service, marketing, sales and other cross functional groups to optimize time to market while monitoring project and product cost, schedule and resources. The Program Manager must build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with project stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization, to ensure success of the projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Facilitate cross-functional planning and project execution, ensuring the project is delivered on time, within budget, and meets the agreed upon scope
- Monitor team schedules and ensure coordination of activities on the critical path
- Provide executive-level program updates to senior management and executive sponsors
- Develop reporting and tracking programs to assure the project is on target for schedule and cost
- Identify key issues and drive decisions to ensure that the project does not slip
- Identify key risks and prepare contingency plans
- Ensure the projects are following the NPDi, New Product Develop & Introduction process
- Assist project team members as required
- Identify and lead continuous improvement projects
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, or other technical degree. Master of Business Administration is a plus.
- Proven ability to lead others to achieve common goals and to accomplish tasks
- Demonstrated competence in problem-solving, data analysis, project planning
- Experience leading cross functional meetings and presenting to small groups, both in person and via conference call
- Ability to quickly develop cross functional relationships to achieve business objectives
- Process and results-oriented with proven ability to accomplish goals
- Experience with 3-phase power distribution or Busbar products is preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 applications, Microsoft Project, & Smartsheet
- Strong communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other technical degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Proven ability to lead teams and achieve common goals
- Competence in problem-solving, data analysis, and project planning
- Experience leading cross-functional meetings and presenting to groups
- Ability to develop cross-functional relationships to achieve business objectives
- Process- and results-oriented with proven ability to accomplish goals
- Experience with 3-phase power distribution or Busbar products
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Project, and Smartsheet
- Strong communication skills to effectively communicate at all organizational levels
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with standard medical, dental, and vision plans plus wellness and mental-health resources. Core offerings also include disability and life insurance and an Employee Assistance Program.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid holidays and PTO typical of large employers, and many U.S. salaried roles feature flexible or "unlimited" PTO approaches. These programs are part of a structured, global total rewards framework.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair at start for many office-based, engineering, and field service roles, and total compensation packages are viewed as stable. In some hourly manufacturing settings, overtime opportunities help boost overall earnings.
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What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
