Quality 3LS Program Manager

HP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 111,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off

Job summary

HP seeks a Quality 3LS Program Manager to lead and scale quality initiatives, develop schedules, budgets, and resource plans, and influence process roadmaps. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, analyze data for root causes, and drive continuous improvement across projects and processes.

The role involves guiding teams, sharing lessons learned, and mentoring staff while ensuring adherence to budgets and product roadmaps. A PMP/Lean Six Sigma background is preferred.

Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Quality Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or related discipline.
• Typically 4-7 years of work experience in project/program management, quality, lean six sigma, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manages and leads a program involving one or more functions and project teams to promote quality culture and drive the quality improvement process for a subsystem or component of a product or service offering.
• Develops schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned program.
• Influences the process roadmap by sharing feedback to implement optimal solutions to issues faced on quality projects/programs.
• Coordinates activities of supporting project teams and internal and external partners; tracks progress against plan and adjusts schedule and resources to meet requirements.
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to stakeholders; collaborates with management and partners to implement changes to product, process, or program plan to resolve escalated issues.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Automation

Change Management

Computer Science

Continuous Improvement

JIRA

Kanban Principles

Lean Manufacturing

Milestones

New Product Development

Process Improvement

Product Management

Project Engineering

Project Planning

Project Schedules

Risk Management

Scrum

Software Development

Sprint Planning

Education

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Quality/Engineering/CS

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Quality 3LS Program Manager Description - Job Summary

This role is responsible for managing and leading a quality program, including initiating and scaling quality programs, developing schedules, budgets, and resource plans, and influencing process roadmaps. The role coordinates activities of project teams and communication with stakeholders, including addressing escalated issues and making necessary changes to product plans. The role involves data analysis to identify trends and root causes, providing consultation for efficient system and process design, and capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement throughout projects and processes.

Responsibilities

• Manages and leads a program involving one or more functions and project teams to promote quality culture and drive the quality improvement process for a subsystem or component of a product or service offering.
• Develops schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned program.
• Influences the process roadmap by sharing relevant feedback to implement optimal solutions to issues faced on quality projects/programs.
• Coordinates activities of supporting project teams and internal and external partners; tracks progress against established plan and makes decisions to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and development schedule.
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to stakeholders; collaborates with management and internal development, manufacturing and service delivery partners to implement changes to product, process, or program plan to resolve escalated issues, produce solutions, and ensure adherence to budgets and established product roadmaps and schedules.
• Provides consultation on scalable system and process design to maximize efficiency, improve the customer experience and minimize errors and manual processes on quality projects/programs.
• Collaborates with the quality project/program team members to understand lessons learned to ensure project and process improvements are captured from concept to launch.
• Identifies, initiates, implements, and scales quality programs for process improvements, new operational workflows, and technological innovations with minimal guidance and support.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members and contributes to their growth within the organization.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Quality Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 4-7 years of work experience, preferably in project and program management, quality, lean six sigma, or a related field or an advanced degree with 3-5 years of work experience.

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• Quality Certification

Knowledge & Skills

• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Change Management
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement Process
• JIRA
• Kanban Principles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Product Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Schedules
• Risk Management
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Software Development
• Sprint Planning

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process.

Complexity

Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Compensation and Benefits

The pay range for this role is $111,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Long term/short term disability insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Life insurance Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure 11 paid holidays Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job - Quality Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America)

Job - Quality Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel - 25% Relocation - No

Travel - 25% Relocation - No

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