Senior Program Manager - Precision Drives

Timken; North Canton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken Company is seeking a seasoned program manager to scope, lead, and manage cross-functional programs that advance the Precision Drives Platform. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, drive stage-gate processes, and align activities with growth objectives and customer requirements.

The role requires strong communication, risk management, and the ability to travel across Timken facilities in the U.S. to deliver on-time results within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or other related field.
• At least 10 years experience in new product/new business development.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and manage critical programs and projects on time and within budget while managing risk and meeting the project technical and financial requirements.
• Coach, support, and drive the cross-functional project team to complete the planned deliverables and ensure alignment across the project lifecycle.
• Conduct stage gate review meetings and identify key risks with mitigation plans.
• Communicate status and issues to key stakeholders; identify gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Take ownership of assigned programs and projects and coordinate Timken resources across facilities.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Lean/ Six Sigma

Communication

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

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What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose:

This position is responsible to scope, lead and manage programs and projects that support the Precision Drives Platform goals, focusing on growth across key verticals.This role will build plans and indirectly manage cross-functional teams to complete the defined deliverables according to project charters and timeline and in alignment with the organic growth process. This position reports to the President of the Precision Drives Platform.

• Plan, lead and manage critical programs and projects on time and within budget while managing risk and meeting the project technical and financial requirements. Programs and projects can be a variety of types and sizes, including:
• Organic growth projects and product launches, according to the Concept to Commercialization (C2C) stage gateprocess model
• New Product Introductions, launching new products and part numbers that fulfill quality and customer performance expectations
• Cost reduction, continuous improvement or product rationalization projects
• Coach,support, and drive the cross-functional project team to complete the planned deliverables, ensure that the appropriate rigor is applied to the team output, maintain alignment of activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct stage gate review meetings, work with the project team to identify key risks, and develop mitigation plans.
• Communicate regularly to the key project stakeholders regarding the status of the project and key issues/risks.
• Identify gaps in execution and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Take ownership of assigned programs and projects.
• Remain engaged within a community of practice among program managers in other parts of the organization.
• Develop an understanding of industry and customer specs/requirements.
• Support customer relationships through face-to-face time, executing plans, and coordination of Timken resources

Technical/Functional Skills:

• Demonstrated effective project management skills and disciplined approach to problem solving
• Effective presentation skills to all levels of the organization
• Robust communication network throughout the organization and ability to influence others
• Ability to access and analyze business and engineering data and develop quantitative & qualitative project justifications
• Understanding of relevant business processes
• New product and business development experience
• Experience managinghigh-performing, global matrixed/cross-functional teams to meet objectives
• Ability to identify critical path roadblocks, prioritize and propose a solution (s), and then drive alignment across the organization.
• Experience working in C.I., Lean, Problem-solving, or 6-sigma projects.
• Ability to travel to multiple Timken facilities (U.S.) through the year, for frequent assignments of a few days to a week, and occasional assignments of 2-3 weeks.
• Timken Quality Management System experience (preferred)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or other related field
• At least 10 years experience innew product/new business development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree inEngineering, Business, or other related field
• 15+ experience withproven high-performing results through both technical and business development experiences

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (CTD) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law .

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.
We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
  
• A culture of top performance
  
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
  
• A conviction to improve communities around us
  
• Competitive salary and benefits