Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. STERIS is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex programs and projects supporting its Operations Network Strategy & Optimization organization. The role coordinates cross-functional teams, manages governance, budgets, risks, design progression, procurement, operational readiness, and executive communication while ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality delivery.
Responsibilities
- Program Leadership – Drives implementation of multiple, complex program initiatives as the single accountable program manager, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve program/project milestones within established timeframes, directing roughly forty interdependent sub-projects and twelve portfolios from chartering through operational handover
- Governance & Controls – Manages the utilization of PMO standards and methodologies — including the PMO operating model, lifecycle/tollgates, project charter, change-control processes, review and sign-off, integrated master schedule, RAIDA (risks, actions, issues, decisions, assumptions) cadence, decision logs, and dashboards — ensuring transparent, disciplined execution
- Execution & Delivery – Plans, directs, and coordinates activities for complex programs and projects through the development of project plans intended to accomplish goals and objectives within prescribed timeframes and budgets, partnering with cross-functional teams and external delivery partners (architecture/engineering, general contractor, developer, and specialist vendors) to achieve milestones and to quality and safety expectations
- Cost & Budget Management – Partners with stakeholders, project and business process owners to identify deliverables, milestones, and resources (quality, time, allocation, budget, and information); owns program capital and expense budgets, including estimate progression, forecasting, commitment tracking, and variance analysis, and manages changes to scope and schedule with proper approvals in place
- Risk & Business Continuity – Communicates with stakeholders and executive/senior management, providing insight on risk/issue identification, escalation, mitigation, and resolution; leads enterprise risk and business-continuity management, including legacy-site production continuity, single-sourced supply protection, and phased transfer/qualification sequencing until stability is proven at the receiving facility
- Design Progression & Procurement – Directs stage-gate design progression (definition, basic and detailed design, construction, commissioning/qualification/validation) and coordinates long-lead equipment procurement and phasing across the manufacturing and distribution paths; facilitates collaboration on creative alternatives to program challenges with subject-matter experts
- Executive Communication – Ensures consistent visibility for program and project teams by monitoring and reporting business objectives, program/project achievements, and key indicators; prepares and presents status, risks, financials, and recommendations to executive sponsors, the steering committee, and core team, and develops the cadence for regular portfolio, workstream, and executive reviews
- Readiness, Transition & Handover – Oversees operational readiness, workforce and site transition, knowledge transfer, and formal handover to operations; removes obstacles and impediments to ensure business and operational objectives are met, confirming demonstrated stable output and supply continuity before legacy ramp-down
- Documentation & Compliance – Owns quality control of program deliverables and artifacts and the creation and maintenance of comprehensive program documentation, ensuring traceability, alignment with PMO standards, and compliance with company policies and procedures
- Performance & Continuous Improvement – Tracks and reports program KPIs (schedule, cost, risk burn-down, milestone achievement, stakeholder engagement); identifies and applies best practices and needed process improvements, provides coaching and feedback to project owners and key stakeholders, and acts as a model and champion for continuous-improvement and change-management practices
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree Required
- 12 years of progressive program/project management leading large, complex, cross-functional capital programs or portfolios
- 8 years of experience in manufacturing, chemical processing, life sciences, distribution, or other regulated industrial environments, including site transitions and production continuity
- 8 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and external delivery partners (A/E/C, general contractor, vendors) around a common vision
- Advanced program/project management methodology — integrated master scheduling, stage-gate governance, RAIDA, and cost controls; PMP or equivalent certification
- Executive-level communication, stakeholder management, and leadership without direct authority in a highly matrixed environment
- Proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
- Lean, continuous improvement, and operational-excellence methodologies
- This position can be remote in the Central and Eastern Time Zones, preferrably located by a large airport
Benefits
- This position is eligible for bonus participation.
- This position can be remote in the Central and Eastern Time Zones, preferrably located by a large airport.
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