Program Manager - IT (Engineering & Technical Operations)

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Leading complex, high-impact projects involving multiple departments and stakeholder groups.
• Translating strategic objectives into detailed project plans with clear milestones and outcomes.
• Identifying resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.
• Proactively identifying and mitigating risks, dependencies, and issues across workstreams.
• Driving alignment between business and technical teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Managing project budgets, forecasts, and vendor relationships and ensuring all financial trackers are accurate and updated on a monthly basis.
• Assessing change readiness and preparing plans for helping business stakeholders through change and adoption.
• Serving as primary point of contact for executive stakeholders and sponsors.
• Managing Program, working with stakeholders (ELC and BTG) manage Demand and Project creation, completion and prioritization.
• Creating project artifacts and delivering reporting (project and/or sprint plans, status reports, stakeholder analysis, issues, risks and mitigation, training documentation, etc.).
• Ensuring appropriate transition from project-mode to steady-state with business and IT teams.
• Ensuring adherence to PMO governance, reporting, and quality standards.
• Mentoring junior project managers and supporting the evolution of project management practices.
  

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 7-10 years of experience in project and program management
• Experience running DevOps (Jenkins, Azure, GitHub), Security, Network, Operational Technology (OT)
• Proven ability to lead multiple related projects and cross-functional teams
• Program Strategy Alignment – Translating organizational goals into coordinated initiatives
• Resource & Portfolio Optimization – Prioritizing and allocating resources across projects
• Cross-Functional Leadership – Influencing without authority across business units
• Proactive problem identification and resolution - identifying potential road blocks, rissues or conflicts and proactively working to resolution
• Benefits Realization – Defining and measuring program-level value outcomes
• Stakeholder Integration – Managing high-level communications and executive reporting
  

Preferred Skills: (Optional)

• PMP and PgMP certifications preferred
• ServiceNow (Strategic Portfolio Management)
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
• Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
• Must be able to exchange accurate information
• The ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• Operates in a professional office environment
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
• Noise level in the work environment is usually average