Program Manager, Strategic Program Execution

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Program Manager, Strategic Program Execution

Program Manager, Strategic Program Execution
Remote Worker - N/A

Competency: Project Management, Execution Excellence, Stakeholder Alignment and Global Collaboration

Manager: President Lely North America

HR Responsibility: No direct reports, leads through and with others,

Key Accountability: Responsible for program execution, delivery, coordination, budget management, risk management, and stage-gate readiness. Steering group will guide strategic direction, portfolio priorities, commercialization decisions, and final go/no-go decisions.

Key Relationships: Lely North America Cluster, Lely International, Business Teams, Development Partners, Farms, Lely Centers

FLSA Status: Exempt

Lely is seeking a highly accomplished Program Manager to lead the development and execution of a critical growth initiative within North America. This role will be responsible for leading the execution, coordination, and delivery of a large-scale, cross-functional strategic development program. Working within a strategic framework established by the Steering Group, the Program Manager will translate program objectives into actionable plans, coordinate work streams across North America and global stakeholders, manage program performance, and drive successful delivery through validation.

Strategic direction, major investment decisions, and commercialization ownership remain with strategic leadership and the respective business teams.

Reporting to senior leadership, this individual will provide program leadership across multiple disciplines, aligning business strategy, product development, operations, customer engagement, and external partnerships to deliver transformative outcomes.

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned program leader who thrives in complex environments, can create structures where none exists, and has a proven track record of turning ambitious visions into scalable business realities. This program leader will be largely responsible aligning farmers, business leaders, development teams and strategic stakeholders around a shared vision and coordinate execution at scale.

• Lead execution of the large- scale dairy program within the strategic vision, objectives, and governance framework established by the strategic leadership.
• Translate strategic direction into detailed execution plans, workstream objectives, milestones, and measurable deliverables.
• Develop and maintain the integrated master program plan across all participating work streams.
• Act as the bridge between development teams, partner farms, Business Teams, and North American stakeholders to ensure coordinated execution.
• Coordinate program resources and identify capability gaps, making recommendations for resourcing decisions.
• Drive accountability for deliverables, timelines, and dependencies across all participating functions.
• Ensure alignment between North American execution activities and global program objectives.

• Own and maintain the integrated master program schedule, including dependencies, critical paths, and resource requirements.
• Establish and maintain operating rhythms, reporting structures, and program controls.
• Prepare and facilitate stage-gate reviews and executive reporting packages.
• Ensure all required evidence, documentation, and recommendations are available for go/no-go decisions.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, resource utilization, and program performance.
• Administer change control processes and assess impacts to scope, timing, cost, and risk.
• Escalate strategic trade-offs and decision points to strategic leadership.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across Lely North America and Lely International to ensure alignment, transparency and Program momentum.
• Serve as a key connector between strategic leadership, business teams, development teams, partner farms and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across technical,…