The Fluke Product Compliance is seeking a Staff Program Manager to protect business growth by applying program management skills. Fluke is the world leader in professional electronic test tools and software; your programs will help keep the world up and running by developing and delivering rugged, reliable, and accurate test and measurement tools and software used by professionals in critical and fast-growing industries such as solar power and electric vehicle service equipment.
Reporting to the manager of the Product Compliance Team, you will own process discipline, leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed program teams through scoping, securing resources, setting program targets, and holding self and team accountable. The role requires a person who is comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, in managing conflict and tradeoffs and enabling cross-functional clarity and execution.
Skills Required:
Excellent written and verbal communication to all levels of the organization with appropriate urgency. Understands team dynamics and acts as a liaison between cross functional team members. Able to lead stand up meetings and leadership communications. Regarded as an expert/coach in influential communication / flexing their style to address the communication needs of the team or individual.
Leads team to create and update schedules / action plans and drives the crucial conversations necessary. Leads team through identifying when countermeasures are needed and leads team through countermeasure execution. Seen as an expert and acts as a coach and mentor to other team members.
Demonstrates strong team building skills. Able to work with multiple cross functional, cross geographic teams and drives success in project execution. Able to coach team members for success.
Defines project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and understands how they impact the larger Fluke-wide metrics. Helps to roll KPIs to leadership. Can accurately track KPIs to support the high level KPIs in the organization.
Seen as an expert in evaluating risk and potential blockers and is able to identify when countermeasures are needed and can lead trade off discussions /impact analysis to resolve including risk mitigation plans. Can lead teams through pivots when needed.
Is seen as a Change Management Champion and is able to commit, advocate and lead through change.
Strong Program Management skills including system tools and soft skills. Able to quickly incorporate Fortive Business System (FBS) tools/skills including project visual management for their program, as applicable.
Strong Problem-Solving skills. Able to quickly identify when problem solving is needed and cultivates a culture of problem solving and applies problem solving as a mindset to the program. Identifies and manages risks. Appropriately escalates problems.
Creates and manages budgets for projects of medium to high complexity. Tracks status of budget and communicates to leadership. Problem solves out of budget requests - challenges unplanned spend. Able to guide other teams and project managers through budgeting exercises.
Strong knowledge of standard work around the entire product lifecycle required for the management of the project.
Strong understanding of the full organizational program needs and leads the cross functional program team required to support program activities.
Can lead project stand up meetings, owns communicating to leadership and to team with coaching, able to apply the basic visual management tools (Build Measure Learn (BML) schedule, issue tracker, risk register).
Qualifications:
A minimum of 10+ years of experience developing system level products, which include electronic hardware, embedded firmware, and application software in a fully integrated system
Demonstrated ability to inspire collaborative team execution including leadership of geographically dispersed cross-functional development teams
Experience in coaching junior team members in program management
Proven experience in risk management and change management
Comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, adjusting appropriately for the audience and purpose
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics degree preferred)
PMI/PMP certification a plus
Regulatory Compliance experience a plus
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About the TeamSkills Required
- 10+ years developing system-level products including electronic hardware, embedded firmware, and application software
- Demonstrated ability to lead geographically dispersed, cross-functional development teams
- Experience coaching junior team members in program management
- Proven experience in risk management and change management
- Excellent written and verbal communication across all organizational levels
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Strong program management skills including system tools, visual management, and soft skills
- Ability to create and manage budgets for medium to high complexity projects
- Strong knowledge of standard work across the entire product lifecycle
- Familiarity with Fortive Business System (FBS) tools and Build Measure Learn (BML), issue trackers, and risk registers
- PMI/PMP certification
- Regulatory compliance experience
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) provides a competitive employer match each pay period, with an additional company retirement contribution after one year of service. Financial wellness tools and an employee stock purchase plan further bolster long‑term savings.
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What We Do
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions. We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions. We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating. Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
