Hybrid Technical Program Lead: Delivery Improvement

rollsroyce; United States; Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Technical Program Manager in Indianapolis, IN, Hybrid layout (3 office days a week). The role leads a DeliveryWorks portfolio to diagnose and fix root causes of chronic delivery failures, coordinating across planning, procurement, quality, manufacturing, engineering and more to drive closure.

You will own problem definition through corrective action closure, with governance, reporting, and escalation as needed to ensure permanent improvements and standard work are

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 7+ years of engineering experience and program/project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of engineering experience and program / project management experience.
• Master's degree or higher with 3+ years of engineering experience and program / project management experience.
• 9+ years of engineering experience, and program / project management experience in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central point of accountability for assigned delivery improvement initiatives: charter, governance, and outcomes.
• Manage a portfolio of active and potential improvement projects, with schedule, milestones, risk, and progress reporting.
• Convene and run recurring task force reviews with cross-functional leads to drive issues to closure.
• Maintain communications with stakeholders, including status reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Manage project changes, such as cancelling projects or changing scope of projects.
• Escalate systemic or cross-functional blockers to leadership with options and recommendations.
• Validate that implemented fixes eliminate recurrence through follow-up audits.
• Institutionalize permanent fixes into standard work and update planning parameters, supplier requirements, or process controls.
• Support and/or lead communities of practice across the global DeliveryWorks program management team.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Executive reporting

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

9+ years experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Technical Program Manager in Indianapolis, IN, Hybrid layout (3 office days a week). The role leads a DeliveryWorks portfolio to diagnose and fix root causes of chronic delivery failures, coordinating across planning, procurement, quality, manufacturing, engineering and more to drive closure.

You will own problem definition through corrective action closure, with governance, reporting, and escalation as needed to ensure permanent improvements and standard work are