Sr. Manager, Systems and Processes

TE Connectivity Ltd.; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity Rochester is seeking a Sr. Manager, Systems & Processes to lead PMO initiatives in building scalable processes, systems, workflows, and operating mechanisms across programs.

You’ll work with cross-functional leaders to translate business needs into practical solutions for planning, governance, data, automation, reporting, and execution. The role begins remotely with a transition to hybrid work; relocation to Rochester is preferred and US Eastern Time Zone candidates are favored.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in PMO leadership, program management, or operations.
• Experience in hardware, optics, semiconductor, electronics, or complex manufacturing.
• Experience with NPI, equipment development, industrialization, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven ability to build or improve operating models, processes, and governance.
• Experience implementing systems/tools that support execution.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve end-to-end operating models across product, equipment, manufacturing, and factory programs.
• Establish scalable workflows, governance, decision forums, cadences, handoffs, and escalation paths.
• Clarify roles, ownership, dependencies, and interfaces across teams.
• Standardize PMO practices across planning, milestones, schedules, risks, issues, changes, and reporting.
• Build dashboards to track strategic goals and execution health.

Skills

PMO leadership

Process engineering

Systems implementation

Cross-functional influence

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Information Systems, or related

Tools

Asana

JIRA

SharePoint

Databricks

Planisware

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

Sr. Manager, Systems and Processes

Posting Start Date: 10/2/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Job Overview

The Sr. Manager, Systems & Processes is a PMO leadership role responsible for building and scaling the processes, systems, tools, workflows, and operating mechanisms that enable consistent execution across Program Management. Working with cross-functional leaders, this role translates business needs into practical, scalable solutions across planning, governance, data, automation, reporting, and execution. The role also partners with other PMOs and enterprise functions to adopt, adapt, or build capabilities based on business needs.

Preferred location: Rochester, NY area.

This position will begin as a remote role and transition toward a hybrid operating model. Candidates located outside Rochester must be based in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone (see below locations) and be able to travel to Rochester frequently to maintain a strong working presence with Program Management, engineering, manufacturing, and leadership teams.

• Canada: Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, or Mississauga
• U.S. East Coast: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida

Relocation to Rochester is preferred and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Job Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Operating Model, Governance & Processes

• Define and improve end-to-end operating models across product, equipment, manufacturing, and factory programs.
• Establish scalable workflows, governance, decision forums, operating cadences, handoffs, and escalation paths.
• Clarify roles, ownership, decision rights, dependencies, and interfaces across teams.
• Standardize core Program Management practices across planning, milestones, schedules, risks, issues, changes, decisions, and reporting.
• Identify gaps, bottlenecks, duplication, and recurring execution issues and drive systemic improvement.
• Build dashboards and mechanisms to track strategic goals, initiatives, and execution health.

Systems, Tools & Data

• Define and evolve the systems and tool architecture supporting planning, execution, reporting, resource visibility, and collaboration.
• Translate business needs into system requirements and workflows.
• Establish clear sources of truth, data standards, and consistency across sites.
• Reduce fragmented tools, duplicate data entry, and manual reporting through integration and automation.
• Evaluate AI-enabled tools and workflow automation where they materially improve execution.

Team Leadership & Adoption

• Build and lead a Systems & Processes team spanning process design, systems, workflow automation, analytics, and PMO infrastructure.
• Define team structure, roles, competencies, and development plans.
• Drive adoption through implementation, training, coaching, and user engagement.
• Build a culture focused on simplicity, execution discipline, continuous improvement, and measurable impact.

Enterprise & PMO Integration

• Partner with other PMOs and enterprise process owners to leverage existing systems, tools, and standards.
• Apply an adopt / adapt / build approach rather than recreating capabilities local
• Maintain alignment with enterprise requirements while preserving speed and usability.
• Represent the organization in cross-PMO and systems/process forums.
• Improve resource forecasting, expenditure visibility, and decision support.

What your background should look like

• 15+ years of experience in PMO leadership, Program Management, Business Operations, process engineering, systems implementation, or execution enablement.
• Experience in hardware, optics, semiconductor, electronics, manufacturing, or another complex technical environment.
• Experience with one or more of the following: NPI, equipment development, industrialization, factory launch, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven experience building or improving operating models, processes, workflows, governance, and execution mechanisms across functions.
• Experience implementing or improving systems and tools that support program or business execution.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to translate ambiguous problems into scalable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and lead organizational change.
• Experience building and developing teams.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and executive communication skills.

Highly Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Information Systems, Program Management, or related field.
• PMP certification and familiarity with ISO or manufacturing-related processes.
• Experience operating in both fast-growth environments and large enterprises.
• Experience with platforms such as Asana, JIRA, SharePoint, Databricks, Planisware, SAP, SalesForce or similar tools.
• Experience harmonizing processes across multiple PMOs, business units, or functions.
• Familiarity with workflow automation, analytics, collaboration, and enterprise platforms.

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Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/te-connectivity/) ,Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity/) ,WeChat, (http://www.te.com.cn/chn-zh/policies-agreements/wechat.html) Instagram andX (formerly Twitter). (https://twitter.com/TEConnectivity)

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $156,000 – $234,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

Job Locations:

Posting City: Rochester

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: 25% to 50%

Requisition ID: 159762

Workplace Type: Hybrid

External Careers Page: Project Management

TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.