Program Manager

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Program Manager at MKS, you will partner with the Engineering & Technical Operations teams to lead complex, high-impact technology initiatives and oversee related projects within a portfolio, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals. Program Managers collaborate with Portfolio Managers to translate strategic intent into actionable plans, manage interdependencies, risks, and resources, and track program budgets. 

In addition to managing their own projects, Program Managers lead and support Project Managers, resolving conflicts, promoting continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with PMO standards. Program Managers actively shape PMO practices and serve as hands-on problem solvers—proactively identifying issues, actively contributing to solutions and coordinating with stakeholders on solutions and integrating those solutions into program delivery.

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

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. persons." "U.S. persons" are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("MKS") is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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