Senior Program Manager - Ultrasound Probes

** Job Description Summary*
* Drives initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering function and interfaces with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional initiative coordination. Owns/influences budgets and operating plans. The role is guided by operating policy. Works with cross functional teams. The role has autonomy within the operational area or a segment within a larger business unit.

The role may have a major impact on a small business unit or Family within a Function or P&L. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

** Job Description*
* Senior Program Manager - Ultrasound Probes

Location:

United States preferred;
Europe considered | Global scope

** About GE Health Care Ultrasound*
* GE Health Care is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator, operating at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health. Our Ultrasound business provides clinicians and healthcare systems with advanced ultrasound tools that deliver quality images, improved efficiency, and enhanced patient care.

The Ultrasound Probes organization plays a critical role in enabling differentiated imaging performance, clinical confidence, and product reliability across GE Health Care's ultrasound portfolio.

** Role Summary*
* The Senior Program Manager - Ultrasound Probes will lead complex, cross-functional programs across the global Probes organization. This role spans the full Probes portfolio and will work closely with Probes segment leaders, who serve as Product Managers, to translate business and portfolio priorities into disciplined execution.

The Senior Program Manager will drive strategic and operational initiatives across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, and Regions. Key areas of focus include complex NPI programs, Hoshin Kanri deployment, operating rhythm improvements, and embedding the Heart Beat operating principle into NPIs and other cross-functional programs.

This role requires a strong operational leader who can bring structure to complexity, align diverse stakeholders, manage multiple work streams and swimlanes, and drive execution with rigor and transparency.

** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Program Leadership & Execution*
* + Lead complex, cross-functional programs across the Ultrasound Probes organization, including NPIs, portfolio priorities, operational initiatives, and strategic deployment activities.

+ Translate business priorities into clear program plans with defined scope, milestones, owners, deliverables, risks, and decision points.

+ Manage multiple work streams and swimlanes, ensuring strong execution discipline, timely escalation, and clear accountability.

+ Establish and maintain program governance, dashboards, operating rhythms, and leadership review mechanisms.

** Partnership with Segment Leaders / Product Managers*
* + Work closely with Probes segment leaders / Product Managers to align program execution with portfolio strategy, customer needs, product roadmaps, and business priorities.

+ Support prioritization, trade-off discussions, resource alignment, and decision-making across segments and functions.

+ Ensure product and segment priorities are translated into executable plans across R&D, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, and Regions.

** Cross-Functional Collaboration*
* + Serve as a key integrator across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, Finance, and regional teams.

+ Facilitate alignment across global stakeholders, ensuring objectives, risks, dependencies, and decisions are clearly understood.

+ Influence without direct authority in a global matrix environment.

** Hoshin Kanri, Heart Beat & Operating Rhythm*
* + Support deployment of Hoshin Kanri priorities across the Probes organization by translating strategic objectives into measurable action plans and governance routines.

+ Embed the Heart Beat operating principle into NPI and cross-functional program execution.

+ Drive standard work, disciplined operating mechanisms, transparency, accountability, and…