Digital Program Manager - Integrated Supply Chain

nVent; Saint Louis Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

nVent is seeking a Digital Program Manager to lead complex, international digital programs within the Digital PMO. You will drive agile transformation, align roadmaps, and collaborate with Pillar Leads to forecast demand and capabilities across portfolios.

You will coach teams, coordinate with Product Owners and Scrum Masters, and ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities while engaging senior leadership and external partners as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Experience leading digital programs with an agile mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, international digital programs and collaborate with the PMO.
• Develop and promote standard processes across the Digital function.
• Coach Product Owners and Scrum Masters; manage backlogs and roadmap alignment.
• Lead Release Train Engineer responsibilities for Scaled Agile and PI Planning.
• Communicate status, risks and decisions to leadership at all levels.

Skills

Leadership

Agile leadership

Program management

Education

Science/Tech/Engineering/Math background

Job description

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

The Digital Program Manager is a core member of the Digital Program Management Office (PMO), collaborating closely with the Pillar Lead, leading all aspects of the associated Portfolio within the Digital Function. In this role you will lead complex, international, Digital programs across the organization and collaborate with the PMO team to establish standard processes and promote an Agile mindset.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, critical thinker, and has strong leadership, organization and communications.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Leadership: Drive transformation and modernization efforts to achieve the organization's goals
• Partner with Business and Digital Leaders to build prioritized, strategic roadmaps, demand and capability forecasting for the portfolio
• Support the Pillar Lead through day-to-day debriefings, execution and planning
• Lead financial planning during the annual operating planning process
• Prepare for Monthly Business/Operating Reviews
• Lead tracking and improvement of portfolio business value, goals, and metrics
• Coach Product Owners and Scrum Leaders
• Program and Project Management: Define critical paths to execution, including building short-term project plans to high-level, collaborate with Product Owners to establish multi-year product roadmaps
• Communicate status, risks, issues, and decisions to leadership at all levels in the organization
• Ensure backlogs are defined, prioritized and aligned with strategic prioritization
• Define responsibilities and assign tasks for relevant initiatives
• Assume Release Train Engineer responsibilities to conduct Scaled Agile and PI Planning events
• Lead and coordinate with third parties, participate in review of statements of work (SOW) and ensure third party delivery in accordance with defined SOWs
• Support cost-benefit analysis, planning, organization, and adaptation efforts for new critical initiatives
• Ensure successful timely delivery, aligned with customer expectations by applying agile methodologies
• Develop resource plans across programs and projects
• Drive annual planning activities and synthesize across pillars, functions and segments
• Lead capital expenditure requests from business case through delivery
• Act as a Change Agent for Digital Operating Model
• Coach teams and Product Owners in defining and measuring meaningful KPIs to evaluate effectiveness of investments

YOU HAVE:

• Driven, Self-starter
• Academic background in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (or related field) required
• 7+ years of experience in Digital and Scaled Agile Leadership
• 10+ years in Digital Program Management leading multi-functional projects (e.g., integrations, supply chain, integrated business planning, logistics, product lifecycle management, manufacturing execution systems, automation, cloud, SaaS, etc.)
• Experience identifying, prioritizing and tracking business value for the portfolio
• Experience collaborating with teams that simultaneously manage multiple projects and do significant amount of operational and unplanned work.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to communicate effectively with Digital teams, business partners and executive leadership
• Ability to lead, organize and empower teams in geographically dispersed locations
• Ability to solve complicated Business problems while navigating in an uncertain environment
• Experience leading AI/ML program objectives in collaboration with data scientists, engineers, a plus
• Ability to proactively predict and address risks and issues

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
• nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions.
• We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world.
• We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes.
• We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
• Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis.
• Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE.
• Learn more at www.nvent.com.

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

Core values that shape our culture

• We’re known for being: Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range: $123,500.00 - $229,500.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

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At nVent, we are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.