Day in the Life of Program Manager
The Fluke Program Management Office is seeking a Program Manager to drive business growth by applying program management skills. Fluke is the world leader in professional electronic test tools and software; your programs will help keep the world up and running by developing and delivering rugged, reliable, and accurate test and measurement tools and software used by professionals in critical and fast-growing industries such as solar power and electric vehicle service equipment.
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Reporting to the manager of the PMO Delivery team, you will own process discipline, leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed program teams through scoping, securing resources, setting program targets, and holding self and the team accountable. The role will be responsible for leading the team through program management practices as well as supporting all project coordination tasks. The role requires a person who is comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, managing conflict and tradeoffs, and enabling cross-functional clarity and execution.Responsibilities
Leads team to create and update schedules/action plans and drives the crucial conversations necessary. Leads team by identifying when countermeasures are needed and leads team through countermeasure execution.
Defines project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and understands how they impact the larger Fluke-wide metrics. Can accurately track KPIs to support the high-level KPIs in the organization.
Able to identify when countermeasures are needed and can lead trade-off discussions /impact analysis to resolve including risk mitigation plans. Can lead teams through pivots when needed.
Creates and manages budgets for projects of medium to high complexity. Tracks the status of the budget and communicates to leadership. Problem solves out-of-budget requests - challenges unplanned spending.
Leads project stand-up meetings, owns communicating to leadership and to team with coaching, able to apply the basic visual management tools (Build Measure Learn (BML) schedule, issue tracker, risk register).
Utilizes the Project coordinator tools and uses them appropriately through project execution to include:
Works with team to develop and maintain Bill of Materials (BOM) to include compliance and marking requirements.
Learns and use the ERP and PLM systems to ensure smooth and timely production handoff by managing and promoting parts to an active state when ready.
Work with Product Managers to create model numbers, SKUs, product names, and other collateral.
Support ECOs, new item creation, deviations, first article approvals, and part revisions.
Learns and uses ERP and PLM systems, Jira, and Oracle systems to perform jobs.
Your Team
You will be part of a global organization with team members in Europe, North America, and Asia. You will be working with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Business Unit teams from US and EMEA.
While Fluke in Poland is growing, this will have a feel of a start-up environment with the full support and stability of a big organization. We value the flexibility of hybrid work, and collaboration and empower our teams to make decisions. Experience
A minimum of 3+ years of experience developing system-level products, which include electronic hardware, embedded firmware, and application software in a fully integrated system.
Demonstrated ability to inspire collaborative team execution including leadership of geographically dispersed cross-functional development teams.
Proven experience in risk management and change management.
Experienced in Change Management and is able to commit, advocate and lead through change.
Excellent written and verbal communication to all levels of the organization with appropriate urgency. Understands team dynamics and acts as a liaison between cross-functional team members. Able to lead stand-up meetings and leadership communications.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
PMI/PMP certification a plus
Personal Skills
Comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, adjusting appropriately for the audience and purpose.
Demonstrates strong team-building skills. Able to work with multiple cross-functional, cross-geographic teams and drives success in project execution. Able to coach team members for success.
Strong Program Management skills including system tools and soft skills. Able to quickly incorporate Fortive Business System (FBS) tools/skills including project visual management for their program, as applicable.
Strong Problem-Solving skills. Able to quickly identify when problem-solving is needed and cultivate a culture of problem-solving and apply problem-solving as a mindset to the program. Identifies and manages risks. Appropriately escalates problems.
Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of global businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With more than $6 billion in annual revenues, Fortive’s well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution.
Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 24,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 40 countries around the world. Our team grows by tackling challenges that accelerate progress and further their careers. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of our company’s operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more information please visit: www.fortive.com .
Fluke Corporation is the world leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of electronic test tools and software. We are a dynamic market leader with sound financial health. Fluke has achieved the number one or number two position in every market in which it competes. The Fluke brand has a reputation for portability, ruggedness, safety, ease of use and rigid standards of quality. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation ( www.fortive.com ), Fluke is a multi-national corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that is team-centered, customer-driven, quality-focused, and growth-oriented. It is driven by the phenomenally successful Fortive Business System. Working at Fluke gives you access to a robust career development process and challenging, “stretch” opportunities
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