Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Energy BU Program Manager leads initiatives with cross-functional teams to deliver data center solutions that meet customer requirements, drive business growth, and ensure operational excellence. This role manages projects from presales through warranty, collaborating with stakeholders across product management, sales, engineering, and more to achieve cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

This role reports to Director of Project Management and will be located within the United States.

Job Requirements

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver data center solutions that meet customer requirements, drive business growth, and ensure operational excellence.

• Manage projects from presales through warranty, collaborating with stakeholders to achieve cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

• Act as the “MD” for the project to ensure contractual obligations are met.

• Ensure all projects follow governance in accordance with TE Processes.

• Drive and lead project team (non-direct reports), holding members accountable for deliverables and escalating issues as needed.

• Drive for continuous improvement with overall project management execution processes.

• Drive the use of agile practices and techniques to accelerate delivery.

Stakeholder & Resource Management

• Identify and manage stakeholders (Product Management, Sales, Engineering, Senior Management, TE Customers and Suppliers, etc.).

• Identify and organize resources and project team to deliver a project as efficiently as possible.

• Balance internal and external requirements and metrics.

Risk & Issue Management

• Actively identify and manage project risks to ensure they are either prevented or mitigated.

• Identify and proactively overcome barriers and roadblocks during the project.

• Work with team to establish robust project plans that include mitigation and contingency for identified risks.

• Establish lead measures and milestones to track and communicate on project status to ensure issues and risks are dealt with before they impact cost or timeline.

Communication & Reporting

• Communicate frequently, clearly, and concisely with the project team and all stakeholders including senior management.

• Establish lead measures and milestones to track and communicate on project status.

• Ensure that the project is aligned with the BU’s growth strategy and help stakeholders understand this alignment.

Pre-Sales & Commercial Activities

• Participate in pre-sales activities by supporting bid preparation, estimating project costs, and developing customer quotations to ensure proposed solutions align with customer requirements and TE’s capabilities.

• Work with internal teams to prepare the organization for scaling to meet customer project needs

• Develop clear and concise proposals that support the strategy and the overall business goals of the organization.

• Control scope, change management, and service customer project with an organized, methodical and timely approach following PMBOK guidelines

What your background should look like

• 8+ years work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, or other bachelor’s degree with work experience in large scale commercial/industrial Data Center applications.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or services project management.
• Demonstrated leadership through influence in a cross-matrixed organization.
• Knowledge of agile, Lean, and stage gate methodologies.
• Experience with SAP systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and MS Project.
• Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of Planisware is a plus.
• PMP Certified, PgMP a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Travel Requirements

• Willingness to travel when required, including international (25% - 50%).

Competencies