Program Manager, Chief of Staff Office

Program Manager, Chief of Staff Office

Description -

This role will lead key operational programs including executive communications, employee engagement, intern programs, business continuity planning, records management, site investment governance, and organizational reporting. The ideal candidate is a highly organized business operations leader who excels at driving cross-functional initiatives, managing executive priorities, and creating operational excellence within a fast-paced global engineering organization.

• Coordinate employee engagement activities across the organization.
• Lead logistical planning for all-hands meetings, town halls, leadership events, and employee programs.
• Support execution of Annual Employee Meeting (AEM) planning and logistics.
• Drive recognition programs including WoW Awards and other employee recognition activities.
• Help create programs that strengthen organizational culture and employee experience.

• Draft, coordinate, and distribute leadership communications.
• Develop presentations, newsletters, talking points, and organizational updates.
• Coordinate communication plans for major organizational initiatives.
• Support executive messaging and leadership engagement activities.
• Help ensure consistent communication across global teams.

• Coordinate internship program activities across the engineering organization.
• Track intern onboarding, engagement activities, project assignments, and key milestones.
• Partner with managers, HR, recruiting, and university relations teams.
• Plan intern events and leadership engagement opportunities.
• Support intern conversion and retention efforts.

• Maintain tracking and reporting for site investment initiatives.
• Coordinate planning activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Monitor project status, spend tracking, milestones, and business impacts.
• Develop reporting and executive summaries for leadership review.
• Support annual planning and investment prioritization activities.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of program management, business operations, chief of staff, or organizational effectiveness experience.
• Experience supporting senior leaders and complex organizations.
• Strong project and program management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.

• Experience supporting engineering or R&D organizations.
• Experience in communications, employee engagement, or organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with budget tracking and business operations.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Experience working with executive leadership teams.
• Familiarity with records management, compliance, or business continuity planning processes.

The ideal candidate is the person whohelpskeepthe trains running. They are highly organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working with executives, strong in communications, capable of managing many simultaneous work streams, and able to translate leadership priorities into coordinated action across the organization.

• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Change Management
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement Process
• JIRA
• Kanban Principles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Product Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Schedules
• Risk Management
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Software Development
• Sprint Planning

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital…