Program Manager

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. We develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient, and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker’s goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

About the Role

The Program Manager manages assigned programs from concept through execution and sustainment, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations. This role is accountable for delivering approved business case objectives, coordinating cross-functional resources, managing risks, and tracking program performance. The Program Manager also serves as a key communication link between leadership, customers, and project teams to drive successful outcomes, sustain program value, and support continuous improvement.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage the interface with internal and external customers for assigned programs
• Develop and communicate the following:
• Program Critical Success Factors
• Program management plans including any fully linked and resourced program schedules needed
• Required program organization and resources (in conjunction with functional management)
• Cost budget required to deliver program objectives (as distinct to any price quoted to a customer)
• Maintain and monitor:
• Salesforce to manage customer, opportunity, and program information accurately and timely
• The emerging program deliverables, risks, issues and costs and report performance to all levels of management regularly
• Program resources, in conjunction with relevant functional managers, to deliver functional objectives, e.g. work with Engineering to deliver a compliant design, work with Commercial to re-negotiate scope extensions
• Manage:
• Commercial and contractual negotiations, in conjunction with Contracts function
• External supply chain (as required), in conjunction with Sourcing function
• All program risks and scope changes
• Functional and gate reviews throughout the program, in conjunction with all levels of management to ensure successful delivery
• Support the identification and development of business opportunities relating to the allocated program
• Ensure compliance with Parker Meggitt policies (e.g. ITAR compliance) and process (program lifecycle procedure) and propose improvements to process owners

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Qualifications

• Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree (Field of Study/Area of Experience: Engineering, Applied Science, Business or related field)
• Program Management Professional (PMP) – must be obtained within first 12 months
• 5+ years of experience in a technical field with at least two to three (2-3) years in program or project management
• Product development and manufacturing experience with an aerospace supplier is preferred
• Experience with electro-mechanical, fluid management and/or thermal systems is a plus