Sr. Director - ATP Leader - Unity DX

Alcon MX; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a Senior Director, Project/Program Management (Professional Path) to lead and direct large, complex projects in Fort Worth, TX, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence. You will coordinate with executives and cross-functional teams to align objectives with business goals in a dynamic, regulated environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 12+ years of relevant experience, and 8+ years of leadership, with strong English communication and minimal travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• 8+ years of leadership experience.
• Fluent reading/writing in English required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver large, complex projects, ensuring timely completion and budget adherence while meeting business objectives.
• Engage and communicate regularly with business partners to achieve goals through effective technology use.
• Contribute routinely to executive business reviews.
• Drive Alcon's growth by orchestrating processes and coordinating across internal teams and stakeholders, providing strategic expertise and direction.
• Conduct independent research and thought leadership activities to optimize project outcomes.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight to project teams, collaborating with senior leadership to align project objectives with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

12+ Years Experience

8+ Years Leadership

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for providing central expertise, support, and control for all projects in scope including developing plans and templates, following-through tasks across stakeholder groups, training/mentoring project teams, monitoring inter-project dependencies, and reporting project status and budget utilization to leadership. Focuses solely on project cost control. Refers to corporate, franchise, and specific function-driven projects, including Business Development/M&A, Digital Innovation, Analytics & Insights, Regulatory, Commercial and Customer Support, and Enabling Functions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role is part of Alcon's Project Management function, a team that ensures all regular and one-off projects are planned, organized, and executed effectively to help our people and the world see brilliantly. The Sr. Director, Project/Program Management (Professional Path) is primarily responsible for leading and directing large, complex projects to ensure timely, budget-conscious delivery that meets business objectives.

• Lead and deliver large, complex projects, ensuring timely completion and budget adherence while meeting business objectives
• Engage and communicate regularly with business partners to achieve goals through effective technology use
• Contribute routinely to executive business reviews
• Drive Alcon's growth by orchestrating processes and coordinating across internal teams and stakeholders, providing strategic expertise and direction
• Conduct independent research and thought leadership activities to optimize project outcomes
• Provide strategic direction and oversight to project teams, collaborating with senior leadership to align project objectives with business goals

All associates must adhere to GxP regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control, and completing all required training. Associates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization. Compliance with regulatory requirements and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential to our operations.

What You'll Bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor's Degree
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 12 Years of Relevant Experience
• 8 Years of Demonstrated Leadership
• Travel: Minimal
• Work Location: Onsite – Fort Worth, TX
• Relocation Assistance: Yes
• Sponsorship: None

How you can thrive at Alcon:

Work together with colleagues to share standard methodologies and discoveries as work progresses. Discover your career in a fresh way through specific growth and development possibilities. Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!

• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

ALCON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY

Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well-known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.