Senior Program Manager

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Summary

Job Description
Summary Pilote des initiatives visant à améliorer l’efficacité de la fonction Ingénierie et collabore avec les autres fonctions afin d’assurer une coordination efficace des indicateurs de performance, des tableaux de bord, des processus fonctionnels et des initiatives transverses. A un impact sur les approches, projets et programmes de son domaine fonctionnel ou de l’organisation concernée, ainsi que sur les méthodes de travail. Contribue à la qualité, à l’efficacité et à la performance de son équipe. Joue un rôle important dans la définition des priorités. Travaille dans le cadre de pratiques professionnelles et de politiques influencées par la nature du poste. Dispose d’une autonomie modérée et doit faire preuve d’un solide jugement opérationnel. Drives initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering function and interfaces with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional initiative coordination. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

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Role Summary

The Senior Program Manager
- Ultrasound Probes will lead complex, cross-functional programs across the global Probes organization. This role spans the full Probes portfolio and will work closely with Probes segment leaders, who serve as Product Managers, to translate business and portfolio priorities into disciplined execution. The Senior Program Manager will drive strategic and operational initiatives across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, and Regions. Key areas of focus include complex NPI programs, Hoshin Kanri deployment, operating rhythm improvements, and embedding the HeartBeat operating principle into NPIs and other cross-functional programs. This role requires a strong operational leader who can bring structure to complexity, align diverse stakeholders, manage multiple workstreams and swimlanes, and drive execution with rigor and transparency.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Execution

Lead complex, cross-functional programs across the Ultrasound Probes organization, including NPIs, portfolio priorities, operational initiatives, and strategic deployment activities. Translate business priorities into clear program plans with defined scope, milestones, owners, deliverables, risks, and decision points. Manage multiple workstreams and swimlanes, ensuring strong execution discipline, timely escalation, and clear accountability. Establish and maintain program governance, dashboards, operating rhythms, and leadership review mechanisms.

Partnership with Segment Leaders / Product Managers

Work closely with Probes segment leaders / Product Managers to align program execution with portfolio strategy, customer needs, product roadmaps, and business priorities. Support prioritization, trade‑off discussions, resource alignment, and decision-making across segments and functions. Ensure product and segment priorities are translated into executable plans across R&D, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, and Regions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Serve as a key integrator across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, QARA, Manufacturing, Service, Finance, and regional teams. Facilitate alignment across global stakeholders, ensuring objectives, risks, dependencies, and decisions are clearly understood. Influence without direct authority in a global matrix environment.

Hoshin Kanri, HeartBeat & Operating Rhythm

Support deployment of Hoshin Kanri priorities across the Probes organization by translating strategic objectives into measurable action plans and governance routines. Embed the HeartBeat operating principle into NPI and cross-functional program execution. Drive standard work, disciplined operating mechanisms, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across program teams.

Risk Management & Compliance

Identify program risks, interdependencies, resource constraints, and execution barriers. Lead mitigation planning, escalation, and countermeasure execution. Ensure programs are executed in alignment with applicable quality, regulatory, and product development requirements in a medical device environment.

Stakeholder Communication

Provide concise, data-driven updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Develop program dashboards, milestone reviews, risk summaries, and decision documents. Communicate complex issues clearly, including options, trade‑offs, recommendations, and required decisio