Continuous Improvement Program Manager

SUBCOM LLC•Newington, NH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career. Position Overview The Director of Operational Project Management is a critical role in our ability to scale the business. The role is intended to lead the operations-wide identification, planning and execution of the major initiatives needed to deliver at greater volume. Along with strategic oversight into the project planning process, this role will act as the PMO (Project Management Office) overseer across the planning process and act as the direct project leader for multiple initiatives; supporting on the delivery of defined outcomes. This role will be tasked with helping the business establish an internal Project Management execution core competency. Over time, with significant project work completed by the business, this role will be tasked with hiring a long-term replacement.

Requirements

Exceptional organization skills
Leadership capabilities as needed to drive cross-functional teams to deliver against project deliverables
Strategic and tactical insights into business processes, organizational designs and employee behaviors
Significant emotional intelligence – able to read situations and team dynamics and push through resistance or capability gaps
Tech / Systems capabilities required to organize, maintain and communicate information. MS Project, Excel, PPT
Executive presence – an ability to engage at all levels of the organization
High-energy / drive required to deliver; understanding that team dynamics feed off leadership energy
Financial and Operational acumen; continuous improvement mindset
Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.

Responsibilities

Working with the COO and LT, develop a consolidated, prioritized list of initiatives the business needs to execute against to successfully scaling the business (deliver top and bottom-line results in-line with investor expectations).
Develop Project Management standard tools and processes
Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly reviews of progress against project plans
Directly lead / manage multiple projects from initiation to completion
Establish / Identify SubCom resources to lead initiatives; mentor and guide them toward successful project execution
Develop metrics / KPI against major initiatives – including impact on KM of cable installed, cost per KM, general cost savings and other measures to assess the impact of this work
Hire and mentor a small team and an ultimate replacement located in NH