Job Description Summary

The Director – Program Management is responsible for the delivery of highly complex cross disciplined programs that span multiple organizations, various other stakeholders which could be within GEV, customer production support and operations, as well as partners. S/he will be responsible for defining and executing programs, and tracking and monitoring key metrics to ensure milestones are met on time and on budget.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:
• Manages risk and dependencies between organizations.
• Defines and implement processes for coordination and communication between organizations and with GEV stakeholders
• Works closely with program teams to ensure that program deliverables are coordinated with corresponding deliverables from other organizations
• Establishes governance structure that identifies key performance indicators, sets milestones, and establishes a reporting cadence.
• Tracks and monitors program status and metrics to ensure milestones are met, and internal and external delivery commitments are met.
• Leads cross-discipline teams to establish an integrated plan to deliver team commitments
• Ensures ongoing communication of progress against program objectives
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues and makes recommendations for improvements to existing processes
 

Education Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in with significant experience.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to plan and provide structure and organization in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Effectively manages risk and uncertainty for self and team.
• Strong business analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability to decompose problems and make decisions when problems or solutions are not 100% defined
• Evaluates products & processes to assure compliance.
• Measures the impact of trends (cyclical or a shift) and takes action.
• Ability to interact at all levels of the organization, and with other GEV businesses and partners
• Demonstrated experience leading and influencing across a complex, global matrix organization.
• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team
• Uses critical thinking skills and disciplined approaches to help leaders and leadership teams resolve issues and define solutions
• Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analytical skills and best practices
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
• Influences and energizes others toward the common vision and goal.
• Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal in the face of unfavorable odds and setbacks

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