Lead Program Manager

About this role

Lead Program Manager – Hybrid This is a hybrid position that requires onsite work in Towson, MD minimum 3 days per week.

Towson, MD, United States

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:   As a Lead Program Manager, you’ll be a key team member of the Program Management office reporting to the Portfolio Program manager of the Pro Electrified Products Design Center.  You will be working as a hybrid employee. You’ll get to:   • Direct Program Management: Engineering New Product Development Focus - Leveraging cross-functional knowledge of New Product Development methodologies to effectively manage risks, coordinate project activities and make appropriate decisions - Independently leads projects with the highest level of innovation, complexity and capital spend. • In Addition to Direct Program Management - Lead a product sub-category and effectively manage category risks across multiple high complexity projects • Generate, Recommend, and Support Implementation of continuous improvement process development related to Program Management, Process Management, Cross Functional Working Relationship Development, and Metric Driven Performance Improvement Levers - Challenges the status quo (“This is how we’ve always done it”) to identify new opportunities for project acceleration. Effectively implements learnings in alignment with Engineering Excellence team. • Generate Awareness and Recommend Control Actions related to portfolio level metrics within the Design Center Goals - Monitors sub-category KPI’s (e.g Agility, Product Cost, Capital Spending, CTQ’s) and proactively identifies non-conformance and drives cross functional teams toward mitigation strategies • Support and Facilitate training of colleagues cross functionally related to targeted improvement of performance related to portfolio level metrics with Design Center Goals • Develops and implements mitigation plans for identified project risk. • Collaborates with cross functional team to develop timing and action plan for project. • Ensures dependencies and critical path are identified and clearly communicated. • Maintains technical knowledge through continuous development by educational workshops and pursuing certifications. • Works with Product Management to Develop and Monitors program P&L and key drivers that affect overall program financial health ensuring programs meet established objectives (e.g. margins, costs, revenue) • Applies technical knowledge and understanding to day-to-day decision making. • Completes projects by scheduling and assigning resources and following up on work. • Guides development of technical project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans • Determines critical activities to execute program objectives. • Supports cross-functional teams to work seamlessly across boundaries of company, culture, and geography for successful project execution. • Leads, collaboration efforts across organization to leverage best practices, expertise and shared resources. • Prepares project status and communicates risks to leadership with proper level of detail and recovery plans. • Challenges and provides constructive mitigation strategies. • Runs efficient meetings by establishing cadence and techniques.

The Person:   You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: • 10+ years of experience in Engineering Product Development required. • 5+ years of experience in Engineering Product Development or Program Management of Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Product Development preferred. • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics or related field. • Strong communication skills including demonstrated history of effective upward communication • Proven experience in new product development within consumer and professional goods industries. • Demonstrated personnel management skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams, including executive leadership. • Strong Understanding of NPD Financial principals and ability to quickly understand impacts of changes to relevant variables (Ex-Factory/Landed Costs, SG&A, Capital, SGM, AGM, Payback Period) • Strong track record of facilitating effective collaboration between business units and technology departments. • Familiarity with structured project management methodologies (e.g., Critical Path), and proficiency in project management tools such as Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint). • Solid understanding of basic manufacturing processes, production planning, and best practices in project deployment, including policies, procedures, and process improvement. • Advanced analytical and logical problem-solving skills, with the ability to use financial analysis for fact-based business decisions. • Effective organization, planning, and scoping skills, able to size work efforts and manage multiple functional resources through comprehensive project plans. • Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills, including agenda setting, minute documentation, and deliverable tracking across diverse stakeholder groups. • Ability to develop and maintain constructive working relationships in a global, multicultural environment, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and appropriate conduct. • Skilled in influencing others, articulating business

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