Senior Program Control Tower Lead: Strategy & Execution

Vertiv Group Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Sr. Manager, Strategy & Execution in Westerville, OH to establish and operate the governance model for large customer programs across the LPL organization.

You will lead the Large Program Control Tower, providing centralized visibility, standardized cadence, and executive support to improve predictability across priority programs. You will work as the governance lead between Sales, Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Services, Finance, and Executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in program governance, PMO, control tower operations, large program execution, operations leadership, supply chain, or manufacturing program management within a complex business environment.
• Experience building or operating governance models, control towers, executive operating cadences, program health scorecards, risk registers, action trackers, decision logs, and escalation processes.
• Strong proficiency with ERP systems, reporting tools, and data analytics platforms, including Oracle and Power BI or equivalent tools, to support program health visibility, governance insights, and executive decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional accountability, influence outcomes without direct authority, and drive actions to closure across Sales, Program Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Services, Finance, and Commercial teams.
• Strong understanding of risk, issue, escalation, and decision-management practices in complex program environments.
• Ability to synthesize complex operational, financial, customer, and supply-chain inputs into clear executive narratives, recommendations, decision points, and next steps.
• Strong analytical, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills with attention to accuracy, follow-through, and executive-ready deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate governance structures for large programs, ensuring visibility into schedule, readiness, manufacturing, services, and commitments.
• Define governance cadence including weekly reviews, cross-functional risk reviews, executive reviews, and escalation forums.
• Translate executive priorities into governance plans with milestones, owners, due dates, escalation paths, and measurable outcomes.
• Maintain a single source of truth for program health with dashboards, risk registers, issue logs, and action trackers.
• Drive early identification and escalation of cross-functional risks impacting commitments, factory execution, or delivery.
• Establish cross-functional operating metronomes to ensure data visibility and action closure.
• Prepare executive-ready governance materials with clear narratives and recommendations.
• Standardize governance practices including templates, readiness checkpoints, escalation criteria, and sponsorship models.
• Institutionalize lessons learned to strengthen standard work across demand management and factory governance.
• Develop and improve Control Tower tools and dashboards for real-time visibility into order changes and signals.
• Lead special projects to improve governance maturity and executive visibility.
• Perform other governance and strategic execution duties as assigned.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Risk management

Data analysis

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Program Management, Engineering, Analytics, or related field

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Vertiv is seeking a Sr. Manager, Strategy & Execution in Westerville, OH to establish and operate the governance model for large customer programs across the LPL organization.

You will lead the Large Program Control Tower, providing centralized visibility, standardized cadence, and executive support to improve predictability across priority programs. You will work as the governance lead between Sales, Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Services, Finance, and Executive