Senior Manager, Program Management

About the role

The Senior Manager, Project Management (Subject Matter Expert - Individual Contributor) will initiate, plan, execute, control and manage all aspects of project(s) to ensure ultimate project success for our Worldwide Engineering business unit. You'll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry.

What you'll make an impact by

• Define and drive the overall program strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment to business objectives while governing scope, schedule, cost, quality, and contractual commitments through disciplined change management.
• Lead complex, cross-functional program execution across multiple workstreams, ensuring milestone delivery and proactively mitigating enterprise-level risks and dependencies.
• Translate ambiguous, large-scale business needs into clear program deliverables, ensuring alignment across stakeholders while managing scope, budget, and timeline trade-offs.
• Partner with senior leadership to develop and secure approval for business cases, leveraging data, financial modeling, and industry insights to guide investment decisions.
• Champion and lead PMO continuous improvement initiatives, driving standardization, scalability, and adoption of best practices across the organization.
• Oversee program performance through data-driven insights, identifying trends, risks, and variances, and implementing corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes.
• Influence and align executive and cross-functional stakeholders, establishing clear expectations, governance, and communication strategies across global teams.
• Drive program closure and sustainability planning, including institutionalizing lessons learned and embedding improvements into future program delivery models.
• Serve as a senior project management SME, mentoring and developing project managers while shaping organizational capabilities, frameworks, and talent strategies.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience managing complex projects in a highly regulated environment.
• On-site presence required to effectively lead teams, collaborate cross-functionally, and support operations.
• Domestic and international travel from 10% to 25%.

What else we look for

• Background in Engineering, Supply Chain, New Product Introduction (NPI), or Systems Integration within a complex, regulated environment.
• PMP certification and/or advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS) preferred.
• Deep expertise in project and program management methodologies, tools, and best practices, with experience leading large-scale, complex initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite and enterprise project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Clarizen, or similar).
• Strong executive communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate, and build trusted relationships across all organizational levels.
• Extensive knowledge of program management principles, including planning, risk management, governance, and performance tracking for large, cross-functional programs.
• Exceptional problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive data-informed decisions.

Pay

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $139,000 to $196,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).