Associate Director, Program Management

About the Role

• Lead PMO activities for large‑scale operational programs, including schedule development, critical‑path analysis, risk mitigation, and steering‑committee preparation. • Drive operational reviews and milestone readiness, aligning OPS, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, BD, Legal and other senior stakeholders. • Partner with R&D, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance, HR, Quality, real‑estate and facilities to plan and execute joint‑venture site selection and infrastructure. • Conduct weekly cadence meetings and cross‑functional checkpoints to maintain progress and resolve bottlenecks. • Collaborate with HR to define job roles, competency requirements and recruiting timelines for manufacturing and technical teams. • Prepare program briefs, milestone decks, financial updates and board‑level communication packages. • Provide transparent reporting on risks, dependencies and decisions required from leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸schedule management
• ▸risk management
• ▸milestone review
• ▸site selection
• ▸program reporting
• ▸stakeholder alignment

What You Bring

At Carrier, diversity and inclusion drive innovation and growth, and our people put the customer at the center of everything we do. We are seeking an experienced strategic program leader to drive cross‑functional execution for global operational programs, including manufacturing JV setup, resource planning, operational readiness and multi‑region alignment. The role will orchestrate end‑to‑end program governance, coordinate global and regional teams, manage PMO deliverables and ensure alignment across OPS, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, HR and Business Development. • Own operational headcount planning, role definition, talent mapping and FTE ramp strategies for new or expanding sites. • Must have 8+ years experience in strategic operations, program management or NPI leadership, with proven global cross‑functional coordination. • Demonstrated ability to build operational schedules, manage complex dependencies and run PMO processes. • Strong executive communication skills; ability to synthesize complex content for leadership. • Experience with manufacturing operations, joint‑venture or site startup, and transformation programs. • Preferred: prior exposure to multi‑region plant ramp‑up, capacity planning and understanding of R&D and supply‑chain workflows. • Success measured by on‑time milestone delivery, cross‑functional alignment, effective risk management and startup readiness.

Requirements

• ▸strategic ops
• ▸program management
• ▸pmo
• ▸manufacturing
• ▸cross‑functional
• ▸8+ years

Work Environment

Office Full-Time