Senior Program Manager

IDEX Corporation•Town of Henrietta, NY

43d•$99,800 - $149,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading complex, high-impact projects across MSS, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and delivering results that meet quality, cost, and schedule commitments. The Senior Program Manager will coordinate and drive the successful on-time delivery of projects and products within the Materials Science Solutions. Acting as the primary leader for cross-functional, matrixed teams, this individual will oversee projects through a customized product development process, ensuring new product introductions & critical deliverables are achieved for both the business and its customers with primary focus in the semiconductor industry.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in business, engineering or science field, or equivalent experience
Minimum 7+ years of related professional experience
Excellent knowledge of project management disciplines and project team dynamics.
Demonstrated successful management of complex projects.
Knowledge of organizational change management methodologies and principles.
Strong knowledge of business areas' products, strategies and goals.
PMI / IPMA / IPMA B registered training
Minimum 5 years of experience in project leadership, including management of complex projects for a minimum of 3 years
Excellent proven analytical, communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to effectively negotiate and facilitate complex problem resolution
Ability to influence others to desired outcomes.
Ability to collaborate effectively cross functionally.
US Citizenship or US Permanent Resident.

Nice To Haves

Experience with optical and semiconductor products preferred.
Knowledge of several product development and project management paradigms.
Understanding of tools for continuous improvement, lean six sigma principles, operational measures and/or program management.

Responsibilities

Leads large scale, cross functional projects/programs working closely with key stakeholders, customers, engineers, and operations to drive new critical programs and activities
Independently manage high profile, complex projects, and direct project-related customer communications.
Drive & coordinate activities for clear execution from proposal coordination through new product development, prototyping delivery to manufacturing readiness as defined in product develop/delivery process
Understand and manage risks and opportunities within projects and take responsibilities to work with the team to define mitigation plans ensuring on time delivery of key milestones
Occasionally take on management of internal projects to meet organizational needs.
Collaborates with other value streams to maintain, improve and implement procedures
Learn, train and educate all functional groups on Product Development Process, PDP to support agile structured delivery/development process.
Create a culture of continuous improvement by establishing strong partnerships and collaborating cross-functionally (sales, product management, operations).