Director, Program Management

Job Details Level: Senior Job Location: Geospace Technologies - Houston, TX 77040 Position Type: Full Time Education Level: Engineering or Technical Degree Job Shift: Day Shift Job Category: Engineering

• Works for and consults with the VP Engineering and the Chief Technology Officer.
• Develops new products (NPI) with a thorough stage-gate process to be built with quality, on time, and on budget.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Field Service, Marketing and Sales, Supply Chain and Manufacturing departments as well as partners to coordinate new product launch and system deployment.
• Drives and runs gate reviews and participates in change requests and compiles weekly and monthly updates.
• Performs other related duties as required by the VP Engineering and/or Chief Technology Officer.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of program and project managers as required or needed
• Other leadership duties as required by the VP of Engineering or the Chief Technology Officer.

Program Leadership Responsibilities:

• Leads, plans, and coordinates cross-functional efforts to develop and launch successful new products.
• Hands-on project leadership to meet business and technical requirements.
• Experience in identifying inter-dependence and hand-offs to craft comprehensive project plans and scheduling.
• Regularly reports on performance of the project, including weekly status reporting, monthly presentations, and stage/gate or change requests to ensure full stakeholder engagement.  
• Expert in the stage/gate and NPI processes to provide training and mentoring as needed.
• Supports efforts to continually evolve the project and program management processes to incorporate lessons learned and adopt contemporary best practices.

Qualifications
Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate clearly and concisely up and down the organization.
• Technical knowledge of product development, market launch, production tooling and process creation, and supply-chain to achieve on-time and on-budget product launch.
• Influence, negotiation, and consensus building skills to foster stakeholder engagement and executive leadership alignment.
• Innate sense for when escalation is needed to keep program on track for business success.
• Planning and facilitation skills to develop and maintain program and project plans.
• Interpersonal skills to navigate challenges and conflicts.
•  Ability to define processes, resources, capabilities, and integration points for new solutions to be delivered.
• Deft time management skills.
• Fluent in project management software and management tools, such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Assana, or similar tool suites.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.

​​​​​​Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; MBA, PMP desired by not required.
• At least 10 years of related engineering program management encompassing, HW, FW, SW, and Mechanical Required.
• 10 plus years of NPI development using Gate Review process.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Ability to traverse manufacturing facility.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, marital status, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors.

Must be able to work without sponsorship/authorization for any employer in the U.S. 

At Geospace our employees enjoy benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness.

These benefits include: 

•    Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans 

• k) with a percentage match 

•    Supplemental insurance options 

•    Paid time-off program with paid holidays  

•    Paid volunteer hours, and charitable giving matches 

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