Lead Program Manager

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 48000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT BLACKDECKER CRAFTSMAN STANLEY CUB CADET and HUSTLER.

The Job:

As a Lead Program Manager youll 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. Youll 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 weve 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 KPIs (e.g Agility Product Cost Capital Spending CTQs) 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. Youre not intimidated by innovation. Wouldnt 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.
• Bachelors 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 cases and interpreting cause-effect impacts to support change initiatives.
• Capable of soliciting and documenting process flows and business requirements accurately.
• Responsible for significant contributions to the design development and completion of project deliverables including documentation status monitoring and reporting in accordance with PMO standards.
• Proactive in identifying and eliminating obstacles to business goals solution plans or implementation.
• Supports and provides advanced analytical input for change initiatives impacting multiple business units product lines or processes.
• Maintains effective reporting relationships with stakeholders team members managers customers vendors and other departments to coordinate efforts and ensure project quality.
• Willingness to contribute to various project tasks as directed.

The Details:

Youll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical dental life vision disability 401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place youll want to be and stay. Being part of our team means youll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20 brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

Whats more youll get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. Were more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. Were visionaries and innovators. As successful as weve been in the past we have so much further to go. Thats where you come in. Join us!

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B OPT/CPT TN etc).

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• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level geographic location job-related knowledge skills qualifications experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.

• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.

• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.

• Medical dental life vision disability401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Dont Just Build The World We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS DEWALT CRAFTSMAN MAC TOOLS and Black Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843 but that hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.

What Youll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60 brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical dental life vision wellness program disability retirement benefits Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Time Off including paid vacation holidays & personal days and tuition reimbursement. And of course discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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