Vice President, Strategic Program Management Office (SPMO)
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JobgetherRobotics and Automation
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeVp
Salary$250,000–$390,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 12+ years of technical program management or project management experience, including at least 5 years managing and developing teams
- Required Skills
- JiraCross-functional Team LeadershipRisk Management
Requirements
- 12+ years of technical program management or project management experience.
- At least 5 years managing and developing teams of program or technical program managers.
- Proven experience leading NPI or NPD programs within hardware, robotics, automotive, aerospace, or complex electromechanical environments.
- Demonstrated success building or scaling a PMO within a rapidly growing or evolving business.
- Strong executive presence and ability to communicate to C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
- Deep knowledge of program management methodologies (stage-gate, risk management, critical-path, earned-value management).
- Significant experience working across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality organizations.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related discipline (MBA or technical master's advantageous).
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification preferred.
- Familiarity with modern program and portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, or Monday.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and scale the Strategic Program Management Office, including hiring, mentoring, coaching, and performance management of Technical Program Managers.
- Establish consistent program management methodologies, tools, governance, and operating cadences across new product development, product launch, and other strategic programs.
- Own the portfolio-level view of active programs, including prioritization, sequencing, resource allocation, interdependencies, capacity, and cross-program tradeoffs.
- Partner with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, finance, and commercial leadership to align teams around milestones, commitments, and launch objectives.
- Establish and lead executive program reviews, providing senior leadership with concise, data-driven visibility into program health, risks, dependencies, and recommended decisions.
- Identify at-risk programs early, develop recovery plans, and drive resolution of cross-functional blockers.
- Define and monitor program KPIs covering schedule, cost, quality, scope, and execution predictability.
- Lead change management and increase process maturity as the organization evolves from prototype to high-volume production.
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