Job description

Working at Watlow
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a great living and be part of a thriving cross functional community? Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone and lead with service and humility.

About the Role
As a program manager, you are a tactical leader responsible for aligning projects to strategic objectives. You’re responsible for guiding and delivering benefits related to Watlow’s PMO goals. Additionally, you are accountable for the success of large programs from beginning to end that are IT focused, technical in nature and/or Software Delivery related. This means you must ensure that the individual projects within your program are successful and that they work together to support the goal of your program(s). Watlow programs are typically high value long term strategic programs that involve new and/or enhancing technology, are highly complex, and require tight coordination and integration with multiple organizations, suppliers and other project managers. You’ll contribute to SDLC standards and program governance policy, implement PMO processes and approaches to planning, managing, executing, and delivering projects and programs.

This role can be performed remotely with occasional travel or based in St Louis, MO

Your Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder engagement and communication planning: Identifying stakeholders, engaging stakeholders early in a program, and developing an effective communication plan
• Risk management: Identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and managing risks in a program
• Benefits realization management: Ensuring benefits are identified and planned for; assessing progress towards benefits achievement throughout a program
• Program lifecycle delivery monitoring and reporting: Reporting on progress against milestones, deliverables, and outcomes at each stage of a program
• Working closely with project managers: Aligning projects with a program by coordinating, controlling, strategic planning, and communication.
• Leads cross functional teams to complete projects/program within allotted timeline and budget.
• Oversee project activities that are distinct for each new project, are company- wide, and require a high level of analysis to create project plans for new concept programs.
• Develops detailed program schedules, resource plans, dashboards, KPIs, and program status reports.
• Conducts program meetings and is responsible for tracking and analysis.
• Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team.

Required Qualifications

• BS degree in Math, Science or Engineering preferred or equivalent related project management experience.
• 6 to 7 years of related experience
• PMP desired

Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan
The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us. The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:

• Annual Achievement Award
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Onsite wellness clinic
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion
We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member’s individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Please let us know confidentially if you need or require any special accommodations to participate in our recruiting process by emailing us at accommodations@Watlow.com.

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