Director, Strategy and PMO

Fieldpiece Instruments; Orange (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the HVACR industry seeks a Director of PMO & Strategy Deployment to enhance project management and strategy execution. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and extensive experience in program management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. This role offers a hybrid work environment, competitive salary, and a collaborative culture focused on innovation and growth.

Benefits

Matching 401k up to 4% with immediate vesting

Healthcare premiums subsidized 80%

Onsite music program with lessons

Flexible work schedule

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy development and program management.
• Experience leading an enterprise PMO and managing new product development projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of strategic initiatives.
• Oversee the PMO for efficient project planning and execution.
• Implement Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

LEAN

Six Sigma

Job description

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Fieldpiece is hiring a dynamic and experienced Director of PMO & Strategy Deployment to lead our Program Management Office (PMO) while facilitating executive offsite meetings, maintaining company dashboards, and ensuring effective strategy deployment across the organization.

The ideal candidate has an engineering background and has managed complex, mechanical/electrical new product development projects through the phase gate process in an ODM environment. You've created or improved an enterprise PMO using best practices and deployed strategies using Lean/Six Sigma to drive a culture of continuous improvement. You're a hands-on coach to your team of project managers to provide oversight and guide projects successfully from concept through launch. You thrive in a collaborative environment, remain calm under pressure, and have the confidence to build trust and positive relationships inside and outside the organization in order to get the job done.

Fieldpiece isn’t just a company – it’s a thriving team of innovators, committed to pushing boundaries and celebrating curiosity. Since 1990, we’ve been providing HVACR professionals with rugged, feature-rich tools like meters, manifolds, leak detectors, and more. Fieldpiece leads the industry in the way we think, how we work, how we treat our people, and how we remain laser-focused on creating products that empower HVACR professionals. If you thrive in an environment where challenges are embraced, ambiguity fuels innovation, and relationships are built on trust and transparency—this is your opportunity.

As one of the Best Places to Work in SoCal (2023 & 2024), we’re proud of our collaborative culture and Hire to Retire philosophy. We offer a hybrid (3 days onsite), flexible work schedule in our Orange, CA office with a kitchen full of snacks to keep you charged throughout the day and an onsite music room with complimentary lessons.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development, prioritization and deployment of strategic initiatives.
• Oversee the PMO to ensure efficient project planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Manage a small team of Project Managers as a coach/leader to ensure successful product delivery.
• Identify opportunities for process enhancements across business operations and drive a continuous improvement culture.
• Implement Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to optimize workflows.
• Establish and monitor metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards and reports to measure operational efficiency and effectiveness and drive accountability.
• Organize and facilitate executive offsite meetings, ensuring productive discussions and strategic alignment.
• Communicate across the organization to foster transparency, actionable insights and engagement.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, project management, operations, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy development and program management with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong Program Management experience and experience leading an enterprise PMO.
• Prior experience managing new product development projects in an ODM environment.
• Experience with LEAN, Six Sigma, Hoshin Konri and/or Strategy Deployment.
• Proven leadership and team management experience, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills with the ability to facilitate strategic planning workshops and work with an executive team.
• Matching 401k up to 4% with immediate vesting.
• Healthcare premiums are subsidized 80% for you and your family with HSA and FSA options.
• Supplemental Term Life, Employee Assistance Programs (EAD), and more.
• Hire to Retire philosophy that includes personal career development plans.
• Onsite music program with lessons from guitar, piano and voice coaches.
• Bonuses based on company and personal performance.

The California base annual salary range for this role is currently $150,000-225,000 plus bonus. Pay scales are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members. We can share more information about our bonus program and benefits during the hiring process.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

Our values drive everything we do and our culture.

We are a TRIBE.

Our collective growth starts with individual growth.

We are fully engaged and empowered, collaborating to achieve our common mission.

Our people are central in making Fieldpiece the best place we will work, ever.

We do the UPFRONT HOMEWORK.

We are prepared before coming together to move forward effectively.

We begin with the end in mind by understanding The Why upfront, visualizing, researching, and acting.

We address obstacles head-on with creativity, grit and tenacity, while having fun along the way.

We deliver the RIGHT STUFF.

We deliver innovative solutions by seeing the world through the eyes of our customers.

Our culture of purposeful critical thinking leads to greatness now, rather than perfection never.

We earn TRUST.

We prove our credibility, reliability, and genuine interest in others to build lasting relationships.

Our tribe, partners, end users, suppliers and channel partners can rely on us to listen, act with integrity, and deliver quality.

We are LEAN.

We never stop searching for a better way.

We get started, fail fast, and move forward.

We leave our EGO at the door.

We are unconcerned to be judged by the questions we ask.

With humility, we value and pursue ideas and feedback from everyone.

Our personal success is derived from the tribe’s success.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Engineering, and Management

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, Wholesale Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics, and HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing

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