Strategic Program Manager, Global Operations Strategy & Portfolio

Agilent Technologies•Santa Clara, CA

23h•$159,744 - $249,600

About The Position

The Expert, Strategy & Business Operations is a key member of Agilent’s Global Operations Strategy & Portfolio team. The role helps shape and execute Global Operations strategy by translating complex priorities into clear choices, coordinated plans, and measurable outcomes. It operates across strategy, finance, program leadership, analytics, and executive decision support, partnering across Global Operations and enterprise functions to accelerate high-priority work and strengthen leadership decision-making. This is not a traditional PMO role. The successful candidate combines strategic thinking, experienced program leadership, financial acumen, and curiosity about using modern data and AI tools to improve the speed and quality of work. The role requires independence, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to build trust and influence outcomes in a global, matrixed organization. The full-time equivalent pay range is $159,744–$249,600 per year, with eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits. Individual pay within the range depends on work location and other factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The position requires occasional travel and has a day shift. Applications will be accepted until at least November 12, 2026, or until the job is no longer posted.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Economics, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of relevant experience in strategy, strategic finance, business operations, management consulting, transformation, portfolio management, or complex program leadership, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated success independently structuring and solving ambiguous, cross-functional business problems.
Proven program leadership experience driving complex initiatives across multiple functions, stakeholder groups, and geographies.
Strong financial and business acumen, including business cases, investment evaluation, scenario analysis, and interpretation of P&L and operational performance.
Experience influencing senior stakeholders and navigating complex, global matrix organizations.
Advanced analytical capability and proficiency with Excel and executive-level PowerPoint.
Exceptional written, verbal, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
Ability to frame strategic questions, structure ambiguity, test assumptions, and develop practical recommendations.
Ability to turn decisions into clear ownership, milestones, and follow-through; anticipate risks and close loops.
Ability to connect operational choices to financial outcomes and distinguish meaningful signals from reporting noise.
Ability to use modern AI tools thoughtfully to improve productivity while applying sound judgment and enterprise safeguards.
Ability to build trust, integrate diverse perspectives, and advance work without direct authority.
Ability to synthesize complexity into concise, decision-ready narratives, visuals, and recommendations.
Learning agility, ownership, independence, and sound judgment in unfamiliar situations.
High standards for accuracy, detail, responsiveness, and completion.

Nice To Haves

MBA, Master’s, or another relevant advanced degree.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience in life sciences, analytical instrumentation, manufacturing, supply chain, regulated industries, or similarly complex operating environments.
Experience supporting enterprise or functional strategy, long-range planning, portfolio governance, or strategic finance.
Experience with Power BI and enterprise collaboration, roadmapping, or portfolio-management platforms such as Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Teams, or Smartsheet.
Demonstrated application of generative AI, AI-assisted analysis, or automated workflows in an enterprise environment.
Relevant certification or training in program/project management, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or change management.

Responsibilities

Support development and evolution of the Global Operations multi-year strategy, connecting enterprise priorities with operational capabilities, investments, and execution.
Structure ambiguous strategic questions, synthesize internal and external inputs, develop hypotheses and options, and translate analysis into clear recommendations.
Translate strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps, initiatives, milestones, KPIs, and decision points.
Support annual, quarterly, and long-range planning processes, maintaining alignment as business conditions, assumptions, and priorities change.
Develop executive-ready strategy narratives, recommendations, and decision materials.
Lead complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from problem definition through implementation and benefits realization.
Establish fit-for-purpose governance, workplans, decision frameworks, milestones, ownership, and operating rhythms.
Anticipate dependencies, risks, resource constraints, and stakeholder issues, and proactively drive them toward resolution.
Create portfolio transparency and enable informed prioritization, sequencing, and resource-allocation decisions.
Maintain momentum and accountability without adding unnecessary process or reporting burden.
Partner with Finance and functional leaders to translate operational decisions into financial implications and business outcomes.
Build and challenge business cases, investment analyses, scenarios, and cost-benefit assessments.
Connect strategic initiatives to growth, margin, cost, productivity, working capital, capacity, headcount, and investment requirements.
Analyze actual and forecast performance to identify emerging gaps, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.
Distill complex financial and operational information into concise leadership insights and recommendations.
Use data and analytics to frame problems, test hypotheses, evaluate alternatives, and strengthen strategic recommendations.
Use Excel, executive-level PowerPoint, and visualization and analytics tools such as Power BI to communicate insights clearly.
Use generative AI and modern productivity tools to accelerate research, analysis, synthesis, scenario development, communication, and program execution.
Identify opportunities to simplify or automate recurring strategic and operational processes through AI, analytics, and digital workflows.
Partner effectively with data, analytics, Finance, and IT specialists while independently performing the business analysis required to move decisions forward.
Build trusted relationships across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, MSAT, Finance, HR, IT, Commercial, and other enterprise functions.
Navigate a highly matrixed global organization and influence outcomes without relying on formal authority.
Facilitate leadership discussions where priorities, ownership, trade-offs, or decisions are unclear.
Adapt communication and engagement approaches across executives, functional leaders, subject-matter experts, and project teams.
Recognize organizational dynamics and stakeholder concerns early, and develop practical pathways toward alignment.
Communicate complex topics simply, concisely, and credibly.