PROGRAM MANAGER

Job Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Aerospace and Defense Project Management Office.

Reporting to a Portfolio Manager/PMO Leader, the position holder will have primary responsibility for the delivery of strategic New Product Development Programs comprised of multiple projects that, together, deliver system-level solutions within the ADM Business Unit. This is a customer-facing role with program ownership and accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives.

The Program Manager is a prominent role within TE and the position holder will drive the successful performance of multiple high-profile/value programs following defined methods and processes to achieve commercial and efficiency targets set by the business.

Developing relationships and maintaining a high level of communication with cross-functional global teams will be critical to the role. You will be required to act as the primary owner of each program and to report progress to a senior leadership team on a regular cadence and at specific key milestones during each Project/Program lifecycle.

The role is open to remote working, but proximity to a TE site for onboarding and, when required, in-person work is preferred. There is also the option of full-time on-site or hybrid remote and on-site working.

Travel domestic and international possible up to 10% of the time. 

Pease note: This position may involve working with technical data, technology, software/source code, hardware, or other items (collectively “items) subject to U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations.  Under these regulations, it may be necessary for TE to verify a candidate’s national origin and/or citizenship status to determine whether a U.S. or other government export license is required prior to releasing its technologies to the candidate.  If TE determines that TE will require a license or will be prohibited by applicable laws from providing the candidate with items necessary for the performance of this position, then TE expressly reserves the right to either a) make an offer of employment contingent upon TE receiving required export licenses from the appropriate government agency, b) consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions TE shall establish in its sole discretion, or c) decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.

Responsibilities

• Develop program strategy for assigned product lines/platforms, aligned with industry trends and business goals.
• Manage cross-program communication to ensure clear requirements, resourcing, budgets, and timelines.
• Act as primary liaison with customers at a program level, working with business counterparts.
• Oversee multiple projects, managing dependencies and adjusting sub-project activities to meet program objectives.
• Manage program budget and supervise budget activities within sub-projects.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project managers for cohesive program delivery and achieving business benefits.
• Resolve complex program-level issues by escalating and coordinating across functional areas.
• Develop and manage program-level risk strategy to ensure program aligns with business case.
• Oversee changes in sub-project scope, considering program-wide impact.
• Establish and lead program planning, reporting, and performance tracking with clear benchmarks.
• Report program status to senior leadership, ensuring alignment with strategic plans.
• Develop, monitor, and manage program-level plans for on-time, on-budget, and on-scope delivery of all sub-projects.
• Work with project managers to develop and monitor consolidated program-level resource plans.
• Identify opportunities for strategic process improvement across programs.

What your background should look like:

• Typically, a university degree with a minimum of 7 years prior relevant experience in managing projects/programs with new product development objectives using the agile and waterfall stage-gate process
• Program management experience leading cross functional teams.
• Previous experience working with engineering, manufacturing, operations and product management
• Demonstrates a big-picture understanding of the business, its interrelationships, and priorities.
• Problem-solving - knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational, or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem-solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and influencing skills and the ability to build strong, credible relationships with multiple organization functions (internal and external)
• Project Management Professional (e.g. PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP, Prince 2)
• Experience with MS Office Suite and using integrated project scheduling/management software

Competencies