Program Manager

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION REQUIRED:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Science

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of IT, regulatory, engineering, quality or program management including broad multi-functional business experience along with 5+ years of project and/or people management experience, or
• Master’s degree and a minimum of 3 years of IT, regulatory, engineering, quality or program management including broad multi-functional business experience along with 3-5 years of project and/or people management experience

 
Desired Qualifications:
• Project leadership experience
• Program manager experience
• Experience managing global initiatives
• Experience driving change management initiatives across an organization
• Experience leading efforts in a regulated environment
• Strong track record of leading complex initiatives requiring strong influence management skills and willingness and ability to institute change
• Strong influence management skills; ability to work cooperatively at all levels in matrix environment to build and maintain the positive relationships required to accomplish organizational goals
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal/team effectiveness – ability to succinctly and accurately communicate to various levels of management and employees
• Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking, project planning and project management
• Exceptional analytical, planning, organization and time management skills to effectively execute project plans and budgets
• Clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of cross- functional project teams and functional management
• Exceptional program/project management skills; knowledge of process and project planning best practices
• Business acumen; ability to think from an overall “best for the business” perspective
• Demonstrates initiative; results oriented
• Excellent decision making skills – ability to negotiate and balance decisions and manage competing priorities across multiple functional areas

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.