Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Program Manager, NPD

Location: Stryker Anngrove, Carrigtwohill, Cork

Hybrid working model (3 days on site)

Role Summary: Program managers are capable of bringing products to market that require the work of multiple, multi-disciplinary engineering teams. These products can be applied to various phases of surgery (pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative), though they are most often targeted at a single phase rather than multiple. In this role, program managers often coordinate with multiple project managers—each managing a workstream as its own project—to ensure effective planning and execution. Their primary focus is on managing delivery risks and program dependency risks rather than technical risks.

Who we want:

• This is role resides in the Foot & Ankle R&D PMO with primary responsibility in leading New Product Development (NPD). The expectation is to lead new projects from feasibility to deployment with a strong emphasis on predictability and time to market (TTM).  

• Program Managers lead multiple projects and the people running them—they can deliver a program, or a portfolio of projects. They may lead a large, strategically critical project or projects to ensure timelines and goals are met/communicated appropriately.

• Program managers are capable of leading multi-disciplinary programs to bring systems to market.

• Program managers are expected to drive PMO process development (i.e. resource management, stakeholder management, project/program and portfolio governance, etc.).

• Audit PMO deliverables to ensure baseline quality standards are maintained.

• Mentor junior Project Managers to help grow the PMO organization.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with BU leadership to define, manage and own program scope. Create detailed Work Breakdown Structure.

• Develop and manage the detailed program Gantt chart. Analyze critical path, major workstreams, and intersecting milestones. Own the program schedule.

• Create program budget with cross-functional managers and directors. Optimize, monitor, and maintain costs within budget.

• Partner with project teams to create program Quality Plans using a multitude of quality planning tools and techniques. Monitor and maintain plans.

• Develop a risk management plan for the program. Identify, analyze, and understand project risks, develop and monitor a risk response plan.

• Develop a Procurement Management Plan and be a strategic partner in the selection of procurement partners.

• Estimate, acquire and assign cross functional program resources.

• Develop a Stakeholder engagement plan for the program, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations and requirements.

• Develop and Execute communications management plan for program team, key stakeholders, and business leaders.

• Builds successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments. Understands quality system(s).

• Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates, and decisions to key stakeholders

• Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.

Required Qualifications

• BS or equivalent (MS and/or MBA preferred) and 8+ years of work experience

• 8+ years of work experience required; 5+ years of project management experience preferred.​

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

• B.S. in a scientific or engineering field preferred; business, finance or IS field will be considered in conjunction with experience required.

• 8+ years of work experience required; 5+ years of project management experience preferred.

• Proven track-record: experience successfully completing multiple projects delivering products or solutions as a project manager.

• Experience working in a regulated environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Project with experience creating and regularly maintaining project timelines.

• Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do

• Exercises good judgment and can weigh benefits and risk to make solid decisions despite ambiguity

• Growth mindset – ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment

• Additional role-specific knowledge and capabilities may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.

Preferred Skills / Engineering tools:

• PMP or PgMP or equivalent preferred

• Microsoft Project and/or Smartsheet’s

• Microsoft Suite

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Travel Percentage: 20%