Standard Job Description
The Program Manager will lead the retirement of legacy applications and the implementation, integration, and deployment of new applications supporting Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). This role is responsible for managing all phases of assigned programs from initiation and planning through execution, transition, and closeout while ensuring cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, security, and customer requirements are achieved.
The Program Manager will coordinate cross-functional teams spanning information technology, engineering, manufacturing, business operations, cybersecurity, finance, contracts, and other stakeholder organizations. The role requires strong program execution, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and business acumen to ensure successful application transition while minimizing operational disruption and maintaining data integrity.
Key Responsibilites:
- Lead the end-to-end retirement of legacy PLM applications and implementation of new PLM applications, including planning, requirements, migration, integration, testing, deployment, and transition to operations.
- Manage program cost, schedule, technical performance, resources, risks, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, engineering, manufacturing, cybersecurity, business operations, finance, contracts, and external partners.
- Serve as the primary customer and stakeholder contact, providing program status, conducting reviews, resolving issues, and driving timely decisions.
- Establish program governance and promote standard processes, Agile practices, quality assurance, change management, user readiness, and continuous improvement.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, program briefings, status updates, recommendations, and decision materials to communicate progress, risks, issues, and required actions.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, with experience managing projects or programs.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise application implementation, migration, integration, modernization, or retirement efforts, preferably within a PLM or engineering systems environment.
- Proven ability to manage cost, schedule, resources, risks, dependencies, and execution in an Agile or similar delivery environment.
- Strong communication, collaboration, business-acumen, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience applying Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog management, iterative delivery, team ceremonies, progress tracking, and continuous improvement.
Desired Skills
- Experience managing PLM applications, enterprise applications, engineering systems, or manufacturing systems.
- Experience with application retirement, data archival, data migration, system transition, or legacy-system decommissioning.
- Knowledge of PLM processes, including product data management, configuration management, change management, engineering collaboration, manufacturing integration, and product lifecycle governance.
- Demonstrated ability to drive common services, common processes, and standardized implementation practices.
- Experience with application integration, interface management, data conversion, user acceptance testing, and deployment readiness.
- Experience with change management, organizational readiness, user training, and adoption planning.
- Experience preparing proposals and writing or reviewing Basis of Estimate (BOE) documentation.
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), SAFe Agile PM/PO/APM, or related certification.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $148300.00 - $275500.00
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Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.