Microelectronics - Program Manager - Business Execution

Aquatech International LLC•USA, PA

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About The Position

Aquatech’s Microelectronics business is entering a period of rapid global growth. The Microelectronics Program Manager - Business Execution & Integration supports execution of the Microelectronics global strategy by establishing the structure, coordination, reporting, and accountability needed to turn business priorities into completed actions and measurable results. The role is an internal execution and organizational integration position, working across engineering, technology, project execution, commercial, supply chain, finance, HR, regional teams, and other Aquatech organizations. The Program Manager coordinates cross-functional initiatives; develops and maintains implementation schedules; establishes reporting and KPIs; manages organizational interfaces and stakeholder agreements; tracks commitments; and drives follow-through. The position operates within Aquatech’s matrix organization and establishes working agreements with internal and partner organizations covering scope, responsibilities, resources, interfaces, deliverables, schedules, governance, and reporting. Results are achieved through coordination and influence rather than direct authority. This is not a customer project-management or PMO position. Project managers and functional organizations remain accountable for customer projects and technical deliverables. The role applies program- and project-management discipline primarily to internal Microelectronics organizational, strategic, standardization, product-development, and business-improvement initiatives. It is expected to operate primarily as an individual contributor. Functional, regional, engineering, project, and account organizations retain accountability for their respective scope and deliverables; the Program Manager does not lead the Microelectronics PMO or assume responsibility for individual customer projects. During the first six months, priorities include implementing and embedding the Microelectronics Global Execution Model; establishing a consistent operating and reporting cadence; and documenting and implementing organizational interfaces, governance, stakeholder agreements, roles, decision rights, shared-resource expectations, communication and reporting requirements, escalation paths, dashboards, and KPIs. The role tracks agreed actions and deliverables to completion and reinforces accountability across participating organizations. The position reports to the Vice Presidents of the Microelectronics Business Unit, with one VP designated as the primary day-to-day sponsor and performance-review owner. The job is based in the USA, Pennsylvania, and involves up to 25% travel. The workday shift is day shift. Physical demands include occasionally exerting up to 50 pounds of force, possible ladder climbing and working at heights, wearing PPE while on site, extended periods sitting at a desk, and a high degree of concentration in a busy area. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, or a related discipline).
Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
Significant experience in program management, business operations, engineering, organizational transformation, or similar cross-functional execution roles.
Ability to convert strategy and broad organizational objectives into structured implementation plans, schedules, milestones, owners, KPIs, and measurable results.
Strong program- and project-management discipline applied to internal organizational and business initiatives.
Experience developing dashboards, KPIs, reporting systems, governance processes, and management routines.
Strong business and financial understanding, including the ability to organize and communicate business-performance information.
Demonstrated experience working in complex matrix organizations and coordinating work across functions, regions, and partner organizations.
Ability to establish clear stakeholder agreements about scope, responsibilities, interfaces, resources, schedules, deliverables, and accountability.
Strong organizational and analytical skills, with disciplined action tracking and follow-through.
Ability to influence teams and reinforce accountability without direct reporting authority.
Clear, concise communication skills and the ability to organize complex issues into actionable information.
High degree of integrity, discretion, urgency, and sound judgment.
Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Ability to lift, carry, move, or exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.
May need to climb ladders, must not be afraid of heights, and must wear PPE while on site.
Ability to sit at a desk for extended periods and maintain a high degree of concentration in a busy area.

Nice To Haves

Experience in semiconductor, microelectronics, water treatment, industrial technology, engineering, construction, or capital-equipment businesses.
Familiarity with ultrapure water, industrial wastewater treatment, water reuse, zero-liquid discharge, or semiconductor infrastructure.
Experience implementing global operating models, coordinating geographically distributed organizations, developing internal standards and processes, or executing cross-functional organizational change.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain the Microelectronics operating cadence, including dashboards, KPIs, action tracking, decision logs, business reviews, and reporting processes.
Provide visibility into priorities, commitments, accountable owners, milestones, risks, resource requirements, and completion status.
Convert Microelectronics priorities into executable internal programs with defined scope, owners, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, KPIs, and completion criteria.
Coordinate implementation across functions and organizations while functional and technical teams retain ownership of their technical scope and deliverables.
Coordinate internal initiatives involving organizational integration, global execution-model implementation, engineering and execution standardization, product development and productization, process improvements, business systems, supplier strategies, and organizational or cultural change.
Translate the Microelectronics global strategy into organizational actions, including coordination of roles, responsibilities, decision rights, resources, operating processes, governance, standardization, interfaces, and implementation activities.
Develop and maintain working agreements across Microelectronics and partner Aquatech organizations, clarifying scope boundaries, responsibilities, shared resources, interfaces, deliverables, schedules, communication, governance, reporting, and escalation paths.
Implement the Microelectronics Global Execution Model by maintaining the integrated implementation schedule, coordinating activities, establishing stakeholder agreements, tracking commitments and dependencies, identifying resource constraints and barriers, facilitating resolution and escalation, and driving actions to completion.
Establish a consistent business operating and reporting rhythm with reviews, reporting requirements, dashboards, KPIs, action and decision tracking, and follow-through.
Document and implement organizational interfaces, stakeholder agreements, roles and responsibilities, decision rights, shared-resource expectations, governance, reporting, and escalation paths.
Track agreed actions and deliverables to completion and reinforce accountability across participating organizations.
Use practical dashboards and KPIs to provide visibility into implementation progress, organizational commitments, resource requirements, business performance, and critical risks.