Associate Director – Early Engagement, Portfolio Manager, Ops, SC, Quality

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Oversee project initiation, preliminary scoping, and solution definition for new digital projects.

• Define objectives, confirm problem statements, and establish feasible scope and delivery strategies in collaboration with SELs, architects, and business partners.

• Evaluate ambiguous requirements and identify early risks, constraints, and impacts across teams.

• Create foundational delivery plans, initial resource assumptions, and early cost and scheduling expectations.

• Take ownership of readiness through internal Gates A-C.

• Maintain operational portfolio plans that align with functional strategies, delivery capacity, and sequencing logic.

• Lead monthly Portfolio & Pipeline Reviews.

• Ensure the health of Planview, reliable KPIs, and visibility into risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks.

• Deliver monthly insights and KPI contributions for CIO-facing Operations Reviews.

• Identify systemic risks and drive cross-functional corrective actions.

• Act as a senior delivery leader across the portfolio, highlighting and resolving risks, issues, changes, and dependencies.

• Collaborate with execution project managers and agile teams across waterfall, hybrid, and agile methodologies.

• Perform quality assurance reviews and mentor teams to enhance project management capabilities.

• Enhance intake quality, gating standards, planning practices, portfolio visibility, execution frameworks, and operating rhythms.

• Convey readiness, risk posture, and delivery implications to senior leaders.

• Facilitate Steering Committees and leadership discussions using decision-ready materials and recommendations.

• Foster alignment around priorities, sequencing, and realistic delivery expectations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience.

• Roles in STEM disciplines typically require 12 years of experience.

• Strong expertise in project/program management, early engagement, portfolio practices, and cross-functional coordination.

• Experience in supporting digital or operational initiatives within Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, EH&S, or related fields.

• Structured analytical problem-solving skills, preferably backed by an engineering discipline.

• Proven capability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and influence cross-functional alignment.

• Proficiency in Planview or similar PPM tools.

• Experience in positions requiring structured coordination across multiple teams or delivery streams.

• Familiarity with applications, processes, and systems utilized across Operations, Sustaining/Aftermarket, Quality, EH&S, and Supply Chain & Planning.

• Demonstrated success in enhancing project management standards, planning accuracy, or delivery operating rhythms.

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

• Ability to implement practical workflow improvements using structured methodologies.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

• Security clearance is not necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare benefits.

• Wellness benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Work/life benefits.

• Parental leave, including paternal leave.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Achievement awards.

• Educational assistance.

• Child/adult backup care.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• 401(k) match.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee assistance program.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off.

• Holidays.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, depending on position and eligibility.