Program Management Director, Trachte

nVent Electric • San Diego, CA

69d

About The Position

As the Program Management Director, you will be at the forefront of our ambitious nVent Trachte business unit. You will bring to bear your outstanding leadership, analytical, and strategic skills to influence and guide our product and project management initiatives. You will proactively steer strategies by collaborating with external clients and cross-functional partners to define, develop, and commercialize new control house (e-house) solutions. You will lead the Trachte strategy planning process, roadmap definition, and pricing models, while analyzing market and business trends to develop tactics and programs for growing market share through strategically positioned nVent products to improve competitive stance. Additionally, you will collaborate with Marketing to lead Voice of Customer (VOC) activities, design and handle customer trials of new solutions, and build value propositions that promote commercial success. You will drive the development of content for sales tools, training material, and marketing collateral, and provide Subject Matter Authority input and mentorship in support of customers, technical inquiries, and internal and external training. You will lead the Project Management team, interacting frequently with external customers and internal collaborators, managing contract management, schedule attainment, budget control, risks & opportunities management, and change management. Furthermore, you will lead the Delivery Site and Service team, ensuring jobsite services are completed to expectations and within compliance. You will guide, motivate, and develop a large, diverse team within HR policies and "Win Right" values, overseeing competency assessments and ensuring talent development is a priority. Lastly, you will serve as a local leader across Trachte Wisconsin locations, bridging relationships across production and office facilities to drive collaboration, problem solving, and an engaging working environment in partnership with other identified local leadership team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field required.
• 15+ years in Product Management, Project Management and/or Engineering preferred.
• Experience and technical understanding of the data center and power utility infrastructure industry preferred.
• Experience in leading large, diverse teams with proven emotional intelligence, followership, and individual development.
• Proficient in English, both verbal and written.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, draw meaningful conclusions, and come to informed decisions from business and financial data.
• Motivating and resourceful with a drive for action.
• PMI or PMP Certification and experience with Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement methodology.

Responsibilities

• Proactively steer strategies by collaborating with external clients and cross-functional partners to define, develop, and commercialize new control house (e-house) solutions.
• Lead Trachte strategy planning process, roadmap definition, and pricing models.
• Analyze market and business trends to develop tactics and programs for growing market share through strategically positioned nVent products to improve competitive stance.
• Collaborate with Marketing to lead Voice of Customer (VOC) activities, design and handle customer trials of new solutions, and build value propositions that promote commercial success.
• Drive development of content for sales tools, training material, and marketing collateral.
• Provide Subject Matter Authority input and mentorship in support of customers, technical inquiries, internal and external training.
• Lead Project Management team, interacting frequently with external customers and internal collaborators.
• Manage contract management, schedule attainment, budget control, risks & opportunities management, and change management.
• Lead Delivery Site and Service team ensuring jobsite services are completed to expectations and within compliance.
• Guide, motivate, and develop team members within HR policies and 'Win Right' values.
• Oversee competency assessments and ensure talent development is a priority.
• Serve as local leader across Trachte Wisconsin locations, bridging relationships across production and office facilities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree