As Program Manager you’ll be the point of contact between the department and other functions within the company, with exposure to several product lines to create the next generation of products. You’ll represent the Department in Cross-functional meetings, you’ll drive planning and communication to meet project deliverables in tight schedules.
Responsibilities Create project plans for various functions to capture and inter-connect the key functional deliverables and needs: resources, allocation, milestones, and budget.Keep schedules up to date, leverage forecasting in case of uncertainty.Ensure the team delivers as committed, manage conflicts.Prepare reporting for Executives, for Management, and to NPI team.Provide concise & accurate communications, with numbers (dates, quantities, completion and confidence percentages) Skills / Qualifications
Bachelor of Science, Physics or Engineering HW related.4 years of program management experience in high-technology industryStrong understanding of HW NPI phasesAdvanced use of MS-Office, and tools for program management (Smartsheet, MS-Project, custom tools)Excellent communication skills at all organization levels, capable of summarize and explain complex issues in few relevant words. Key is to communicate in numbers.Able to monitor and report project status clearly and concisely.Outstanding problem solving skills, pro-actively raise awareness of issues to allow SME to find solutions. Guide and influence multi-disciplinary team to meet the goals. Understand and follow recommendation from the LeadersMust demonstrate high energy, initiative, attention to detail.Work experience in HW, capable of managing prototypes and related constraints.Work experience on high end routing/switching HW systems preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
PPM certificationMBA or Master's degreeCompany Overview
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
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