Principal Program Manager

Job Summary
This role is responsible for driving end-to-end cost management across the entire Home products portfolio. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional organizations. This role will be critical to drive key initiatives, which would include working with teams to identify cost-savings opportunities, leading cost optimization projects and ensuring alignment across different teams/stakeholders to achieve aggressive cost targets to meet Home financials metrics.

Responsibilities
• Manages and leads key initiatives involving multiple functions and cross-functional teams to identify cost savings opportunities and cost optimization projects.
• Leads monthly end-to-end cost reviews at various management and leadership forums.
• Tracks progress of the above projects to meet milestones and targets
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to various stakeholders. Drive alignment across teams as needed
• Leads and provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members to set an example of program management innovation and excellence.

Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in leading complex programs, project planning tools and software packages, people management/leads, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications
NA

Knowledge & Skills
• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Change Management
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement Process
• JIRA
• Kanban Principles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Product Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Schedules
• Risk Management
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Software Development
• Sprint Planning

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.

Complexity
• Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.