Program Manager

UL, LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

UL Solutions seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead large, complex programs and partner with C-suite and BU leaders for ROI-driven outcomes. You will oversee budgets, cross-functional teams, and supplier relationships within a hybrid model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote), ensuring governance and risk controls across programs.

Candidates should have a strong leadership track record, financial acumen and experience coordinating multi-site projects, with a Bachelor's degree and advanced

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and strategic thinking.
• Strong communication across all organizational levels.
• Experience aligning programs with ROI and financial metrics.
• Knowledge of change management and Lean Six Sigma is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of large and complex programs.
• Provide leadership and support to project teams.
• Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and standardize practices.
• Evaluate AI-enabled solutions to boost productivity and decision-making.
• Manage program governance, budget, risks and interdependencies.
• Interface with executives and business leaders to align goals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Financial acumen

AI-driven improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or MS in PM/CS

PMP/Agile certs preferred

Job description

Imagine getting your hands on new technology before it hits the shelves. To dig deep and figure out exactly how it works. That’s what we do. We lift the lid and test the boundaries on a huge range of products, from health-monitoring smart watches monitoring to electric vehicles loaded with the latest software. We’re always looking for people who are passionate about innovation, embrace change and love new and exciting challenges. Join our team, influence emerging technology and forge a successful career at the center of safety science.

Responsibilities

• Managing the implementation of large and complex programs.
• Provides overall leadership and support to one or more project teams.
• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, standardize best practices, and drive operational excellence across the organization.
• Evaluate, develop, and deploy automation, digital technologies, and AI-enabled solutions to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Acts as front-line contact on program related activities, issues, and risks.
• Manages risks and issues and takes corrective measurements.
• Interfaces with C-Suite Executives, Business Unit Leaders and finance to develop ROI, IRR and other financial measures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, facilitating effective cross-functional collaboration to achieve business goals.
• Partners with purchasing to develop POs and manages suppliers and vendor relationships.
• Manages stakeholders' communication.
• Defines the program governance (controls).
• Plans the overall program and monitors the progress and performs daily program management throughout the program life cycle.
• Manages the programs budget and financial performance.
• Coordinates the projects and their interdependencies.
• Manages and utilizes resources across projects.
• May manage the performance of direct reports by defining accountabilities, establishing performance objectives and goals, providing feedback and guidance and ensuring that all policies are understood and adhered to.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Skills

• Demonstrated leadership ability, technical and business acumen and industry knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels, with Executive Level reporting and escalation experience.
• Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams from various internal and external organizations across multiple sites.
• Communication across programs, projects and areas (business functions and IT functions).
• Background in the development of strategic and tactical planning of technology and people resources necessary for successful completion of several large-scale projects.
• Ability to achieve broadly communicated objectives with a minimal amount of supervision.
• Ability to promote innovative ideas and accept the risks that are required to lead change.
• Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and financial skills.
• Ability to innovate under new and/or changing conditions.
• Ability to leverage AI technologies to identify opportunities, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience

• Over ten years of project management experience running large-scale, distributed/complex projects with multiple parallel threads of work.
• Experience developing, evaluating and submitting business cases for major capital investments.
• Experience with cross geographical project coordination and management.
• Experience with developing RFI/RFP and scoring mechanisms preferred.
• Experience in Organizational Change Management.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma
• AI Implementation

Education

• Bachelors' degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
• Examples include: MBA, MA in Project Management, or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• PMP and/or Agile certifications preferred but not required with related hands‑on delivery experience.

Candidates must be located near a UL Solutions site to work hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote).

What we offer

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $113,500-$150,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full‑time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:

Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.