Program Management Lead – Engineering PMO

Overview

The Program Management (PM) Leader is a key member of the Engineering Program Management Office (PMO), responsible for driving improvements in project management process within the Engineering Network customers. The PM will establish and/or improve upon a natural governance model for all the projects in the program, ensure compliance with customer requirements, maintain project management industry knowledge, and promote the development of project leaders & engineers through coaching and mentoring.

The Program Management Leader will help set and manage the vision and mission for the project management support throughout the business portfolio. Unlike traditional program management roles who own customer communications, the project charter, and budget, this role is focused on setting/creating standard work, the KPIs to measure success, the operating cadence, and the alignment to Flight Deck tools like Daily Management, Weekly Reviews, and Monthly Reviews.

• Develop, document, and implement standard process using Flight Deck, build teams operating cadence, and prescribe/use/enhance tool usage for program managers used on large programs/projects leveraging PMO and industry best practices.
• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise within the project, program, and portfolio management discipline.
• Provide continuous improvement updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress in terms of performance to meet business objectives and project/program KPIs.
• Assists with creating and maintaining project plans by properly breaking down the work, sequencing the activities, integrating the schedules, and using techniques such as critical path method (CPM).
• May be a People Leader for multiple project managers, as required, with a wide range of experience levels. Ability to attract, develop, motivate, and retain top Project Management talent.
• Regularly advises management in the function and/or in the business. Has a supportive role in decision making about important subjects pertaining to project, program, and portfolio management. High levels of evaluative judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.
• Uses judgment to make decisions and manage complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer innovative solutions to problems outside of set parameters and provide recommendations.
• Lead lean transformation efforts to eliminate waste, improve transparency, establish standard work, and enhance the value the team brings to the business.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Present business or technical discipline solutions to leaders. Communicate complex messages and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view. Influence peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.
• Will help lead and/or facilitate the creation of OBEYA Boards. An OBEYA board is a visual workspace that serves as an information hub for the product/program/projects being managed by the org.
• The OBEYA boards may be physical and/or digital (MIRO). Boards may include KPI’s, Problem Solving endeavors, product details, Milestones, among others.

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or Business with core Program/Project Management courses from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with Program and Project Management.
• Due to the nature of the duties of this position, this role requires the individual to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship
• This role requires access to US export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a US Person as one of the following: US lawful permanent resident, US Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status, or a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act

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