Director Engineering Programs

Freudenberg Group

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About The Position

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world! This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business Management
• PMP or other project management related certification
• 5+ years of end-to-end program management experience in engineering, R&D, quality, and/or in a medical manufacturing environment (specifically molding and assembly)
• 5+ years’ demonstrated experience running highly complex Project Management programs
• Highly proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members to ensure proper systems and plan alignment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate to all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience in leading and/or presenting to project teams and senior leadership
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization
• Proficient in SAP along with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and MS Project)
• Travel 25% to 50%

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the harmonized global stage-gate process across all sites to drive customer success, ensure operational consistency, and enable efficient product development cycles to product launch.
• Champion standardized project management tools and practices across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with corporate frameworks established by the Corporate Program Management Office and Quality Assurance & Regulatory departments.
• Maintain program portfolio visibility by overseeing assigned program portfolios, proactively escalating risks and issues, and delivering clear, actionable portfolio-level reporting to senior leadership to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide technical and process support to the Sales Organization, enabling effective customer engagement, solution development, and alignment with internal capabilities and timelines.
• Implement Quick-Turn Development and Prototyping Processes at the manufacturing sites, fostering rapid innovation, customer responsiveness, and early-stage product validation.
• Develop and refine the Division Business Strategy, including market analysis, competitive positioning, technology road mapping, and alignment with broader strategic objectives
• Support identification and evaluation of M&A targets, contributing to strategic growth initiatives by: Conducting market and competitive landscape assessments to identify potential acquisition opportunities. Collaborating with corporate development and finance teams to assess strategic fit, synergies, and risks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees