Principal Technical Program Manager

GE HealthCare•Waukesha, WI

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About The Position

At GE HealthCare, the Science & Technology organization develops cloud-based solutions to make healthcare more precise, personalized, and accessible. The Principal Technical Program Manager leads the TPM organization and strategic portfolio execution across Digital, Cloud, and AI initiatives, including complex cross-functional programs and shared services in a highly regulated healthcare environment. The role aligns business strategy, customer outcomes, and execution excellence. The position provides strategic and operational leadership across a complex portfolio of digital platforms, shared services, and cross-segment programs. It establishes a high-performing TPM organization, strengthens program management capabilities, and drives consistent operating mechanisms. The role keeps portfolio priorities, investments, dependencies, and execution plans aligned with business and customer outcomes; provides portfolio-level visibility; proactively manages risks and escalations; drives adoption and strategic partnerships; and supports informed decisions through governance, metrics, and executive communication.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Program Management, or a related field.
At least 10 years of program or portfolio management experience, including 5 or more years leading Technical Program Management teams.
Significant experience leading complex technical programs, strategic portfolios, or program management organizations in a global, matrixed environment.
People-leadership experience, including building teams, coaching program leaders, setting organizational priorities, and developing talent.
Experience managing cross-functional programs involving Product, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Security, Operations, Finance, and business stakeholders.
Ability to lead portfolio planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, executive governance, and organizational escalation.
Experience operating across multiple products, platforms, services, geographies, or business segments.
Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), AI Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC), cloud platforms, agile delivery methodologies, and product development processes.
Ability to translate strategic priorities into executable plans, governance mechanisms, and measurable outcomes.
Strong executive communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience with enterprise planning and execution tools such as Aha!, Smartsheet, Rally, Jira, Jama, or comparable platforms.
Ability to work effectively amid technical complexity, interdependencies, changing priorities, and multiple decision-makers.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment is conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.
GE HealthCare will not sponsor employment visas for this opening.

Nice To Haves

Leadership in digital transformation, including cloud modernization, platform adoption, and organizational change initiatives.
Experience in healthcare technology, medical devices, or another highly regulated industry, with understanding of quality systems, compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, and risk management.
Knowledge of AI Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC) methodologies, governance frameworks, and responsible AI practices, including deployment of AI-enabled products and services.
Ability to simplify complexity across technical, business, and organizational domains and translate strategy into actionable execution plans.
Ability to balance tactical execution with long-term strategic objectives while influencing across highly matrixed organizations.
Current PMP certification preferred.
Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing TPM organization supporting complex, cross-functional programs and shared services.
Establish operating expectations, organizational priorities, and resource allocation aligned with business objectives.
Coach and develop TPM talent in program leadership, stakeholder management, execution rigor, and strategic thinking.
Foster collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
Drive portfolio planning and execution across products, services, and business segments, aligned with strategic priorities and customer outcomes.
Coordinate cross-functional initiatives, dependencies, milestones, and portfolio investment priorities.
Partner with segment, product, and engineering leaders to enable adoption of shared platforms and maximize business value.
Establish governance and operating mechanisms that improve execution visibility, predictability, and accountability.
Manage portfolio-level risks, dependencies, releases, escalations, and resource constraints.
Facilitate resolution of cross-team challenges and ensure critical issues are communicated and addressed.
Define and drive adoption of common program management frameworks, tools, metrics, and best practices.
Standardize planning, reporting, milestone readiness, release management, and portfolio governance processes.
Monitor and improve portfolio health, compliance requirements, and operational excellence.
Partner with Finance and leadership on budget planning, investment prioritization, cloud cost management, and chargeback processes.
Monitor portfolio performance and provide data-driven recommendations on priorities, investments, and tradeoffs.
Advise senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Quality, Security, and business segments.
Deliver executive reporting on portfolio health, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes.
Drive stakeholder alignment and represent a unified portfolio perspective in leadership and business reviews.