Director Program Management

Company: JELD-WEN Group
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD), founded in 1960, is one of the world's largest door and window manufacturers, with more than 22,000 employees operating in 24 countries globally. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN designs, produces and distributes an extensive range of interior and exterior doors, wood, vinyl and aluminium--windows and related products for use in the new construction and repair and remodelling--of residential homes and non-residential buildings.--
Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter peoples' workplaces, homes and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives. We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities. Job Title: Director, Global Program Management Reports To: VP, Global Program Management FLSA Status: Exempt Business Unit JELD-WEN US Product Support Department: JEM Prepared By: Prepared Date: February 9, 2021 Summary: The Director, Global Program Management Office (PMO) is responsible for managing and leading the successful delivery of complex, multi-discipline, multi-million-dollar programs that are of strategic significance to JELD-WEN. The role will also manage cross-functional coordination within the business and technical functions and will anticipate and prepare for major program integration and decision points. The position has overall performance responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, risk, and contractual deliverables. He or she oversees multiple programs comprised of project teams addressing multiple work streams to ensure requirements are achieved or exceeded in; safety, quality, financial, technical, producibility and customer expectation. Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strong relationships with senior business leaders and functional leaders
• Promote a "business/customer-first" mentality at all levels
• Establish, develop, deploy and continuously improve the JELD-WEN PMO standard work and methodology globally: accountable for formalizing processes, tools and templates in a matrixed organization to deliver high quality programs that make strategic objectives
• Work closely with JEM (JELD-WEN Excellence Model) team in the development of standard work for processes and system implementations.
• Prepare, review program actuals/forecast and variance analysis monthly
• Develop and implement documentation standards and change control procedures
• Implement metrics for managing program effectiveness and for measuring the impact of programs on the business.
• Serve as the customer liaison ensuring proper communications, coordination of activities, scope management, change control, issues management, risk management, deliverable quality assurance and milestone achievement.
• Attract, develop, and retain high performing Program/Project Managers to support the necessary Key Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in business or technical field
  • Minimum 15 years in manufacturing preferably in building products
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in program management
  • MBA or PMP a plus
  • Demonstrated success in delivering large complex program on time, on cost and meeting customer requirements
  • Experience with business relationship management, change management and transformation initiatives
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office and project management tools
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with excellent presentation skills
  • Worked with remote \ distributed global project teams
  • Proven project planning skills (organizational and time management)
  • High level of interpersonal skills - has ability to manage customer expectations.
  • Knowledge of a formal project management, application development, process analysis methodologies and supporting processes i.e., change control process JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws. Unless explicitly requested or approached by JELD-WEN, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services

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