Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SubCom is a leader in subsea fiber optic cable deployment, ensuring reliable connectivity worldwide. They are seeking a Continuous Improvement Program Manager to lead operations-wide initiatives, develop project management processes, and mentor a team to enhance project execution and scale the business effectively.
Responsibilities
- Working with the COO and LT, develop a consolidated, prioritized list of initiatives the business needs to execute against to successfully scaling the business (deliver top and bottom-line results in-line with investor expectations)
- Develop Project Management standard tools and processes
- Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly reviews of progress against project plans
- Directly lead / manage multiple projects from initiation to completion
- Establish / Identify SubCom resources to lead initiatives; mentor and guide them toward successful project execution
- Develop metrics / KPI against major initiatives – including impact on KM of cable installed, cost per KM, general cost savings and other measures to assess the impact of this work
- Hire and mentor a small team and an ultimate replacement located in NH
Skills
- Exceptional organization skills
- Leadership capabilities as needed to drive cross-functional teams to deliver against project deliverables
- Strategic and tactical insights into business processes, organizational designs and employee behaviors
- Significant emotional intelligence – able to read situations and team dynamics and push through resistance or capability gaps
- Tech / Systems capabilities required to organize, maintain and communicate information. MS Project, Excel, PPT
- Executive presence – an ability to engage at all levels of the organization
- High-energy / drive required to deliver; understanding that team dynamics feed off leadership energy
- Financial and Operational acumen; continuous improvement mindset
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverages
- FSA
- HSA
- Generous vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Adoption assistance
- A 401(k) plan with generous company match
- Some positions may be eligible for shift differential
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