Director of Global Program Management

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Amphenol Communications Solutions located in Etters, PA, seeks a Director of Program Management to lead a global PM organization for high-speed interconnects. You will own end-to-end program execution from concept through production, establish PM best practices, and serve as senior escalation for risks and conflicts.

You will recruit and mentor PMs, align with engineering roadmaps, and drive DFM/DFT and operational readiness across disciplines while engaging with key customers and executive

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience leading complex new product development programs in high-speed interconnects, data center hardware, electronics, or related technology fields.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing project or program managers in a matrixed, global environment.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles for high-speed electrical and electromechanical products.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Proven experience partnering with engineering teams on technically complex programs.
• Strong customer-facing skills with the ability to manage expectations in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering programs, meet aggressive timelines, and deliver high-quality products.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, especially in customer-facing engagements.
• Experience working with global teams across multiple regions.
• Ability to travel globally to support our program and project management teams and customers.

Aufgaben

• Lead the program management organization responsible for executing a global portfolio of high‑speed product development programs.
• Own end-to-end program execution from concept, development, and validation through NPI and volume production.
• Establish and enforce program management best practices, tools, governance, and execution discipline across the organization.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for program risks, schedule challenges, cost issues, and cross‑functional conflicts.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop project and program managers, providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development guidance.
• Allocate resources across programs, balance workload, and ensure appropriate staffing to meet business priorities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, execution rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with Engineering leadership to align program execution with technical roadmaps, product architectures, and validation strategies.
• Ensure strong coordination across engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, signal integrity, test), operations, quality, and supply chain.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), and operational readiness throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Act as a senior interface for key customers, communicating program status, schedules, risks, and technical requirements.
• Support customer engagements with hyperscalers, system OEMs, and AI platform providers to ensure alignment on deliverables and timelines.
• Communicate portfolio‑level updates to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
• Ensure program financial compliance, including cost modeling, budget tracking, capital requests, and management of scope changes.
• Drive decisions that optimize time‑to‑market, time‑to‑volume, and time‑to‑profitability.
• Oversee capacity planning and readiness to support projected demand and product launches.
• Lead structured risk identification, mitigation, and corrective action processes across programs.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and resolution of execution, quality, or delivery issues.
• Continuously improve program workflows, tools, and metrics to enhance execution performance.

Kenntnisse

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer-facing

Risk management

Communication

Global teams

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PM tools

Jobbeschreibung

Amphenol Communications Solutions located in Etters, PA, seeks a Director of Program Management to lead a global PM organization for high-speed interconnects. You will own end-to-end program execution from concept through production, establish PM best practices, and serve as senior escalation for risks and conflicts.

You will recruit and mentor PMs, align with engineering roadmaps, and drive DFM/DFT and operational readiness across disciplines while engaging with key customers and executive