Director, Technical ProjectProgram Management

A Director Technical Project/Program Management is responsible for owning the execution of their assigned strategic projects or programs as well as leading a team of other program managers. Emphasis is on delivering to key KPIs with a focus on team leadership and customer-centric solutions.

This position will serve Rheem North America and can be located in Atlanta GA Fort Smith AR Lewisville TX or Indianapolis IN. This role follows our hybrid work arrangement with team members working in the office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

• Execute the program management vision and strategy aligned with corporate objectives and market trends while helping to maximize efficiency.

• Utilize and champion the implementation of programs following Navigator process to manufacturing acceptance and full production.

• Provide leadership to coach develop mentor a high-performing team fostering a culture of innovation accountability collaboration and excellence.
• Lead and execute programs for talent retention succession planning and employee engagement.
• Actively demonstrate commitment to coaching and development of your leaders and employees by allocating time and resources to build capabilities strengthen engagement and cultivate a sustainable leadership pipeline.
• Manage and execute the multi-year product roadmaps across multiple categories
• Guide the development of the strategic annual plans for NPI execution to ensure alignment with the financial forecast budget commercialization and training implementation.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to align product investments with long-term business objectives.

• Lead crossfunctional program teams to deliver programs that meet customer business and manufacturing requirements following Navigator guidelines through manufacturing acceptance and full production.

• Drive accountability for program performance by monitoring metrics identifying risks and issues and implementing corrective actions to maintain schedule cost and quality targets.

• Provide clear concise program updates to senior leadership and conduct structured postlaunch reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

• Drive priority alignment by collaborating with functional leadership to maintain focus on critical program objectives. Optimize resource allocation by partnering with functional leaders to balance workload remove bottlenecks and ensure teams are positioned for ontime delivery.
• Align and motivate teams by applying strong negotiation and communication skills to keep stakeholders informed engaged and committed to program the product life cycle and manages the development profitability and market share growth of assigned product portfolio to meet/exceed KPIs.

• Lead core teams or value stream teams to operationalize product strategies and deliver against cost quality and performance commitments.

• Provide program execution insights including feasibility timing risks and financial considerations to inform Product Management decisions and roadmap crossfunctional problem solving with engineering manufacturing supply chain finance and purchasing to address constraints evaluate tradeoffs and accelerate decisionmaking.

• Lead plantrelated program activities by organizing scheduling and controlling execution with site and functional leaders to ensure launches meet timing budget and quality expectations.

• Ensure organization-wide clarity by proactively communicating expectations deliverables milestones and changes that impact program execution
• Manage capital and tooling progress to keep investments equipment readiness and tooling milestones aligned with program requirements. Work with functional managers to communicate and prioritize resource requirements and expectations.

• Ensure manufacturing readiness through validation of equipment processes and capability ensuring operations are prepared for seamless production rampup.

• Advance speedtomarket and quality outcomes by identifying improvement opportunities and drive crossfunctional initiatives that streamline program delivery.

• Develop and coach team members to enhance program management capability strengthen communication and problemsolving skills and foster a highperformance culture.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10 years of experience in product development or project management
• 5 years of experience leading business or functional teams members in a fastpaced knowledge of product development stage gate processes including design pricing manufacturing and sourcing.

• Strong execution skills with the ability to drive schedules remove barriers and deliver on time on budget and at quality targets.

• Proven abilityto translate product strategies into executable program plans utilizing PLM and resource management tools.

• Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to track program costs monitor capital/tooling spending assess ROI and costbenefit implications.
• Experience with navigating matrixed teams and working cross functionally with department leaders to develop influence and execute on project initiatives and goals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to present clearly to senior leadership and translate complex issues into actionable information

• Strong professional presence and ability to build relationships and influence at multiple levels of the organization.

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