Sr Program Manager

Job Details

Job Location: AAON Tulsa - Tulsa, OK

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Shift: Day

Description

Job Summary: The Sr. Program Manager will be responsible for delivering multiple cross-functional projects and initiatives and coordinating teams globally across the organization. Leads and influences cross-functional teams to effectively plan, execute, and deliver multiple large-scale custom air handling product development projects, playing a key role in ensuring their success and the long-term success of the organization.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the management of multiple product development projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements.

• Drives the development of multiple comprehensive project plans within the program, defining scope, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements to successfully deliver on the program business case.

• Leads and motivates cross-functional teams through influence to cultivate a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

• Coaches, guides, and mentors team members (including direct and/or dotted line project managers) to ensure the successful execution of their projects and to foster their professional development.

• Drives the program through successful delivery, actively managing dependencies, risks, and issues, and communicates project status, risks, and opportunities to key stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

• Interfaces routinely with corporate Value Management Office (VMO) to manage and perform communication and reporting expectations, including executive dashboards.

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, engineering teams, product managers, IT/software, operations, and vendors.

• Optimizes resource utilization to ensure the availability of necessary skills and expertise for program success.

• Collaborates with resource managers to address staffing needs and challenges.

• Implements quality assurance processes to meet industry standards and customer expectations.

• Conducts regular project reviews and inspections to ensure program compliance and performance.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

• PMP or equivalent project management certification is required.

• Proven experience (8+ years) in program management, preferably within the HVAC industry, with firsthand experience following a formal product development (i.e., gate review) process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong technical background with a deep understanding of product development processes, preferably in HVAC systems.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with executive presence.

• Ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Excels at collaborating across all functions within the organization.

• Ability to oversee and drive multiple projects across multiple functional areas of the organization such as, Engineering, Production, IT, Product Development, etc.

• Highly skilled in influencing others without direct authority.

Work Environment:

• Sitting/standing for prolonged periods, primarily in an office environment.

• Requires periodic visits to manufacturing facility with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.

• Ability to travel 25-30% of the time.

Disclaimer:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at a time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

• PMP or equivalent project management certification is required.

• Proven experience (8+ years) in program management, preferably within the HVAC industry, with firsthand experience following a formal product development (i.e., gate review) process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong technical background with a deep understanding of product development processes, preferably in HVAC systems.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with executive presence.

• Ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Excels at collaborating across all functions within the organization.

• Ability to oversee and drive multiple projects across multiple functional areas of the organization such as, Engineering, Production, IT, Product Development, etc.

• Highly skilled in influencing others without direct authority.

Work Environment:

• Sitting/standing for prolonged periods, primarily in an office environment.

• Requires periodic visits to manufacturing facility with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.

• Ability to travel 25-30% of the time.

Disclaimer:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at a time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

• PMP or equivalent project management certification is required.

• Proven experience (8+ years) in program management, preferably within the HVAC industry, with firsthand experience following a formal product development (i.e., gate review) process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong technical background with a deep understanding of product development processes, preferably in HVAC systems.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with executive presence.

• Ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Excels at collaborating across all functions within the organization.

• Ability to oversee and drive multiple projects across multiple functional areas of the organization such as, Engineering, Production, IT, Product Development, etc.

• Highly skilled in influencing others without direct authority.

Work Environment:

• Sitting/standing for prolonged periods, primarily in an office environment.

• Requires periodic visits to manufacturing facility with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.

• Ability to travel 25-30% of the time.

Disclaimer:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at a time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

Job Summary: The Sr. Program Manager will be responsible for delivering multiple cross-functional projects and initiatives and coordinating teams globally across the organization. Leads and influences cross-functional teams to effectively plan, execute, and deliver multiple large-scale custom air handling product development projects, playing a key role in ensuring their success and the long-term success of the organization.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the management of multiple product development projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements.

• Drives the development of multiple comprehensive project plans within the program, defining scope, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements to successfully deliver on the program business case.

• Leads and motivates cross-functional teams through influence to cultivate a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

• Coaches, guides, and mentors team members (including direct and/or dotted line project managers) to ensure the successful execution of their projects and to foster their professional development.

• Drives the program through successful delivery, actively managing dependencies, risks, and issues, and communicates project status, risks, and opportunities to key stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

• Interfaces routinely with corporate Value Management Office (VMO) to manage and perform communication and reporting expectations, including executive dashboards.

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, engineering teams, product managers, IT/software, operations, and vendors.

• Optimizes resource utilization to ensure the availability of necessary skills and expertise for program success.

• Collaborates with resource managers to address staffing needs and challenges.

• Implements quality assurance processes to meet industry standards and customer expectations.

• Conducts regular project reviews and inspections to ensure program compliance and performance.