Senior Manager, Program Management

Carrier•Indianapolis, IN

6d•$117,500 - $234,500

About The Position

The Senior Program Manager leads complex, cross-functional programs with elevated business importance, technical complexity, execution risk, or leadership visibility. The role drives disciplined execution, manages dependencies, prepares decision-ready governance inputs, and leads recovery planning when programs deviate from commitments. The position covers assigned complex programs or major workstreams, coordinating execution across technical, product, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, finance, and business stakeholders. It manages program risk, recovery, governance, and launch readiness. The role is authorized to lead assigned program plans, risks, recovery actions, governance preparation, and cross-functional follow-up; it can recommend mitigation plans, escalations, and recovery options. Unresolved resource, timing, quality, or launch risks are escalated through PMO channels. The role does not own segment PM people leadership, portfolio prioritization, or PMO operating model decisions. The Senior Program Manager works with the PMO Segment Leader on execution expectations, recovery plans, and escalation decisions; with Lead / Principal Program Managers on portfolio-slice coordination or dependency management when applicable; with program team members and functional partners on deliverables, readiness, and issue resolution; and with the PMO Operations & Capability Leader on governance standards, reporting tools, and portfolio data expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
3+ years of experience leading complex programs, major projects, product development initiatives, and/or cross-functional workstreams.
3+ years of demonstrated ability to manage schedules, risks, recovery plans, and stakeholder alignment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Operations, Program Management, or a related discipline.
Experience in NPD, PDP, Passport, stage-gate, manufacturing, or technical product development environments.
Project management certification or formal PM training.
Experience supporting leadership reviews or executive program updates.
Strong communication, issue-resolution, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Lead complex programs or major cross-functional workstreams from initiation through launch.
Manage integrated schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, resource constraints, and business commitments.
Drive recovery planning and corrective actions when programs are off track.
Coordinate cross-functional deliverables and ensure program decisions translate into action.
Prepare accurate governance, risk, launch readiness, and leadership review materials.
Provide program feasibility, timing, risk, dependency, and resource inputs to segment planning discussions.
Identify risks that may affect broader portfolio timing, capacity, launch readiness, or customer commitments.
Recommend program recovery options, schedule adjustments, mitigation plans, or escalation actions.
Support PMO methods, governance adoption, and lessons learned from complex program execution.
Lead assigned complex program plans, risks, recovery actions, governance preparation, and cross-functional follow-up.
Escalate unresolved resource, timing, quality, or launch risks through PMO channels.