Director, Program Management

TTM Technologies • Farmingdale, NY

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About The Position

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market. The Director, Program Management will be responsible for executing critical strategic programs with a focus on production and development programs, while positioning the Company for long-term growth. The Director, Program Management will be a primary TTM management and customer contact for status and technical performance and will anticipate and fulfill customer needs to ensure satisfaction. In addition to the above, the candidate will be expected to coordinate all needed program support. This support will span the entire scope of program execution, including but not limited to: fundamental program management tasks such as program planning, risk/opportunity management, cost/schedule integration using project planning techniques; the effective use of metrics to status program performance throughout the program lifecycle; and addressing technical, quality, and schedule issues on behalf of the customer. This role will report to the Leader of our Mission Systems line of business and will lead a team of Program Managers.

Requirements

• U.S. citizen with current security clearance or ability to obtain security clearance
• Candidate must be a highly motivated, high performing leader with relevant Program Management experience and demonstrated ability to collaborate proactively within diverse teams as needed to support program performance execution
• Ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program
• Ability to establish and apply a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation skills to adjudicate program status, issues and resolution plans across all major stakeholders including internal senior management, customers and major suppliers
• Proven experience with business financial and project management tools and procedures
• Must be a highly organized and effective leader, communicator, decision maker and able to inspire teams to meet program objectives
• Proven ability to quickly come up to speed on technical and management efforts currently underway
• Experience establishing and maintaining good working relationships with all levels of the organization, including customers
• Work collaboratively within a matrixed organization to ensure the program is properly resourced at all phases of the program with personnel that have the right skill sets and company values
• Must be willing and able to travel
• Minimum 10 years of applicable experience managing large, complex programs.
• Minimum 8 years leadership skills, including leading technical teams on development programs
• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Math or Business

Nice To Haves

• PMP, DAWAI, or equivalent certification desired
• Desired: Master’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Math or Business.

Responsibilities

• Developing program management best practices/templates and providing training/mentoring to project teams.
• Monitoring dependencies across multiple inter-related projects.
• Gathering and reporting consolidated project status and financial information to leadership.
• Serves as a central governing body to review/audit adherence to methodologies, budgets, and timing.
• Partner with internal functional organizations and franchise program customers to ensure that TTM’s contractual commitments and technology maturation expectations are met and position TTM for year over year (YoY) program growth
• Lead and participate in franchise and A&D sector strategy development, internal and external program reviews, market shaping and program development through direct customer engagement, proposal preparation, supplier management, and program management status reporting
• Define program tasking/milestones and monitor adherence to program budgets, plans, and schedules.
• Manage and communicate financial, schedule, and technical performance for current and emerging opportunities.
• Coordinate full program lifecycle support.
• Champion and advance Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM) deployment on franchise programs and across the A&D sector.
• Collaborate with the Sales, Business Development, Engineering, and Operations organization at all levels to identify opportunities for improvement and actively lead the development and implementation of action plans to realize those opportunities.
• Participates with other senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives.
• Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations effective achievement of objectives.
• May develop corporate and/or organizational policies.
• Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
• Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers, senior managers within the company.
• Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.

Benefits

• TTM offers a variety of health and well-being benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending and health savings accounts, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation & holidays.
• Benefits are available on the 1st of the month following date of hire.
• For some positions, only PTO and holiday benefits are offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director