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Fortive Corporation Senior Program Manager in Everett, Washington
The Fluke Program Management Office is seeking a Senior Program Manager to drive business growth by applying program management skills. Fluke is the world leader in professional electronic test tools and software; your programs will help keep the world up and running by developing and delivering rugged, reliable, and accurate test and measurement tools and software used by professionals in critical and fast-growing industries such as solar power and electric vehicle service equipment.
Reporting to the manager of the PMO Develop team, you will own process discipline, leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed program teams through scoping, securing resources, setting program targets, and holding self and team accountable. The role requires a person who is comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, in managing conflict and tradeoffs and enabling cross-functional clarity and execution.
Skills Required:
Excellent written and verbal communication to all levels of the organization with appropriate urgency. Understands team dynamics and acts as a liaison between cross functional team members. Able to lead stand up meetings and leadership communications. Regarded as an expert/coach in influential communication / flexing their style to address the communication needs of the team or individual.
Leads team to create and update schedules / action plans and drives the crucial conversations necessary. Leads team through identifying when countermeasures are needed and leads team through countermeasure execution. Seen as an expert and acts as a coach and mentor to other team members.
Demonstrates strong team building skills. Able to work with multiple cross functional, cross geographic teams and drives success in project execution. Able to coach team members for success.
Defines project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and understands how they impact the larger Fluke-wide metrics. Helps to roll KPIs to leadership. Can accurately track KPIs to support the high level KPIs in the organization.
Seen as an expert in evaluating risk and potential blockers and is able to identify when countermeasures are needed and can lead trade off discussions /impact analysis to resolve including risk mitigation plans. Can lead teams through pivots when needed.
Is seen as a Change Management Champion and is able to commit, advocate and lead through change.
Strong Program Management skills including system tools and soft skills. Able to quickly incorporate Fortive Business System (FBS) tools/skills including project visual management for their program, as applicable.
Strong Problem-Solving skills. Able to quickly identify when problem solving is needed and cultivates a culture of problem solving and applies problem solving as a mindset to the program. Identifies and manages risks. Appropriately escalates problems.
Creates and manages budgets for projects of medium to high complexity. Tracks status of budget and communicates to leadership. Problem solves out of budget requests - challenges unplanned spend. Able to guide other teams and project managers through budgeting exercises.
Strong knowledge of standard work around the entire product lifecycle required for the management of the project.
Strong understanding of the full organizational program needs and leads the cross functional program team required to support program activities.
Can lead project stand up meetings, owns communicating to leadership and to team with coaching, able to apply the basic visual management tools (Build Measure Learn (BML) schedule, issue tracker, risk register).
Demonstrates strong program execution skills across hybrid development methodologies, effectively applying waterfall, iterative, and agile practices depending on program scope, dependencies, risk, and team structure. Able to tailor planning, cadence, and governance to the needs of hardware, firmware, and software development streams.
Qualifications:
A minimum of 10+ years of experience developing system level products, which include electronic hardware, embedded firmware, and application software in a fully integrated system
Demonstrated ability to inspire collaborative team execution including leadership of geographically dispersed cross-functional development teams
Experience in coaching junior team members in program management
Proven experience in risk management and change management
Comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, adjusting appropriately for the audience and purpose
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
PMI/PMP certification a plus
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.
We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Fluke
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 109,700.00 - 183,200.00
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 109,700.00 - 183,200.00
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.