Director Global Program Management

Job Posting Start Date 06-07-2024 Job Posting End Date

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Director, Global Program Manager .

We are seeking a Director, Global Program Manager who will be responsible for one or more projects on a global basis that are interrelated from the perspective of customer, technology and or product platform and provide guidance, direction and support to the Project managers assigned to these projects.

What a typical day looks like:

• Manage customer relationship on a Global basis and will act as the key escalation point globally for all product programs, projects and operational performance issues.
• Facilitate collaborative communication between all functional areas within a location / business group/vertically integrated organization.
• Facilitate external two way communication between Customer and Flex Sites.
• Manage the process to ensure Customers expectations are clearly defined, understood and communicated across the appropriate Flex Organizations
• Work with Design and Operations globally to ensure the appropriate Project Managers and project resources are assigned to all customer projects
• Accountable for the performance of the FPLC project team(s) and Project manager(s) and ensure all project managers, program managers and project teams adhere to the Flex Product Life Cycle Process (FPLC) process no matter where the projects are initiated from.
• Attend phase gate reviews where applicable (i.e. FPLC and Customer) and monitor and review project performance with the principle Project manager and Operations Program Manager ensuring timely resolution of any issues that may arise.
• Provide the necessary leadership and support to Project Managers (design, NPI, lead etc.) to manage projects in line with project management processes and associated policies and procedures.
• Ensure collaborative cross-functional …