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Program Manager

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In-Office
Irwindale, CA, USA
105K-140K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Irwindale, CA, USA
105K-140K Annually
Senior level
Leads program and project management standards for Measurement & Control product development initiatives. Oversees planning, execution, governance, reporting, risk management, resource allocation, and issue resolution across software and hardware engineering projects. Influences product roadmaps and strategic decisions while coordinating with leadership and cross-functional teams. Ensures consistent project processes from requirements and architecture through development, verification, manufacturing, launch, and sustaining activities.
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Summary:

The Program Manager is responsible for creating and implementing high standards of program/project management within the Measurement & Control (M&C) segment of Process Automation. They are accountable for the management, planning and execution for all types of M&C projects. Along with accurate/timely reporting to the Global Innovation PMO, Process Automation and M&C Leadership. The Program Manager will challenge the larger business strategy and product development portfolio for M&C. They will also align with other department heads within Process Automation for proper resource allocation. Along with standard management expectations defined at M&C, the Program Manager will lead and ensure proper project standards/duties are followed by Project Leaders (PL).


Essential Duties & Responsibilities:         
  • Develop and implement standardized program and project management practices for M&C, ensuring consistent methodologies, governance, and execution across initiatives.
  • Influence and contribute to the product development roadmap and strategic business decisions for M&C, providing leadership that challenges assumptions and drives alignment with organizational goals.
  • Strengthen, refine, and maintain the local product development process for M&C by collaborating with key stakeholders and promoting continuous improvement in project execution.
  • Provide accurate, timely, and transparent reporting to the Global Innovation PMO, Process Automation leadership, and M&C leadership, ensuring visibility into progress, risks, and performance.
  • Work cross‑functionally with department heads to resolve escalated issues involving scope, budget, and schedule, maintaining project quality and balancing competing constraints within the project management triangle.
  • Complete Role Standard Work and deliver all other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Excellent leadership ability
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • High degree of business acumen
  • Project Initiation skills including uncertainty and needs analysis, estimating techniques, and executive presentation
  • Project Organization & Leadership skills including personal and team management, organizational influences, and conflict resolution
  • Detailed Project Planning including defining objectives, developing project charters, and optimizing project plans
  • Project Monitoring & Control including trending and forecasting processes, reporting, and change management
  • Project Risk Management including risk identification, assessment, and mitigation plans
  • Effective visual management for project reporting, dynamic resource allocation, and risk mitigation

Education and Experience:
  • BS Degree in Science or Engineering field with 5-7 years of directly relevant experience in product development/operational projects or MS degree in Science or Engineering field with 3-5 years of directly relevant experience in product development/operational projects.  Project leadership certification preferred.
  • Experience leading software and hardware engineering projects, creating industrial or medical electronic products with C, C++, python. Experience leading teams of people preferred.
  • Experience with product development processes from product requirements to launch and sustaining, including product requirements, architecture, hardware and software development, verification, manufacturing production and launch. Understanding of classical project management, SCRUM and Agile Methodologies preferred.
 Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:
  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
  • The employee is frequently required to sit.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk
  • The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Salary: 105 - 140k + Bonus


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