Global Operations Strategy Lead - Lean & AI-Driven

Vertiv Holdings; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

salary range provided (€67,898-€84,72

potential variable compensation

comprehensive benefits package

career development opportunities

global cross-regional exposure

Equal Opportunity employer

Job summary

Vertiv seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead a 3-year Global Operations Strategic Roadmap and drive cross-functional initiatives in a global, matrixed manufacturing environment.

You will coordinate strategy deployment from global to regional levels, ensure on-time delivery with measurable benefits, and advance Lean and continuous improvement across regions while engaging senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive program management experience in manufacturing operations.
• Global scope experience coordinating programs across multiple regions in a matrixed environment with 30+ plants.
• Strong knowledge of strategy deployment methods (Hoshin Kanri, X-Matrix) and translating strategy into executable plans.
• Proven ability to influence across cross-functional and cross-regional teams without direct authority.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI, PowerPoint, and AI-enabled analytics.
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership and delivering executive-ready communications.
• Excellent organizational skills managing 10+ concurrent initiatives.
• Cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Finance, Procurement, Sales, IT, and Plant Operations.
• Change agent mindset with drive to initiate action and complete programs.
• Experience with Hoshin Kanri / X-Matrix facilitation and cascading workshops.
• AI literacy for project analytics, scenario modeling, and reporting automation.
• Risk management and scenario planning in global manufacturing contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic initiatives portfolio and ensure initiatives progress on schedule, budget, and deliver targeted outcomes across 3-5 years.
• Maintain visibility across active programs with standardized tracking, milestones, risk registers, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate Breakthrough Objectives across pillars and support annual strategy deployment (X-Matrix, Hoshin Kanri, QBRs).
• Provide project planning, milestone/scope/resource/financial/change management across the portfolio.
• Improve information quality for future decisions via benchmarking and best practices.
• Interface with stakeholders on status, constraints, and strategic decision support.
• Align cross-regional initiatives across Americas, EMEA, Asia with standardized governance and escalation protocols.
• Facilitate cross-site sharing of best practices and read-across activities.
• Act as business partner in transactional complexity reduction and support for new systems deployments.
• Support VOS deployment and governance integration to drive Lean and continuous improvement.
• Drive strategy deployment discipline linking 3-year objectives to annual targets and measurable KPIs.
• Coordinate governance cadences and executive reporting for clear, actionable insights.
• Manage risk and contingency planning across the portfolio and provide benchmarking and adoption plans.
• Collaborate on project initiation, requirements, documentation, and implementation.
• Provide external benchmarking and best-practice adoption for strategic direction.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence without authority

Problem solving

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

Vertiv seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead a 3-year Global Operations Strategic Roadmap and drive cross-functional initiatives in a global, matrixed manufacturing environment.

You will coordinate strategy deployment from global to regional levels, ensure on-time delivery with measurable benefits, and advance Lean and continuous improvement across regions while engaging senior leadership.