Manager - Planning & Governance (R&D)

Manager - Planning & Governance (R&D)

Rich Products Global Research, Innovation & Compliance (RIC) team, is currently looking for a Planning & Governance Program Manager, directly supporting the RIC Global Steering Team and RIC Global Leadership Team. In this role, you will play a key role in capability transformation, organizational change management, and program implementation. You will execute a variety of projects, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and enhancing PMO standards. You will also direct strategic planning process and delivery for the RIC Global Team.

Ideally, this role will be based in Buffalo, NY. We are willing to consider remote candidates, with expected travel of up to 50%.

Key Accountabilities and Outcomes

Coordinate rolling annual calendar / schedule, agenda and content for recurring RIC governance forums and executive reporting, to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and timely execution of deliverables (i.e. Function Governance Calendar, Townhalls, RIC Global Steering Team monthly meetings, RIC Global Leadership Team, COE-Innovation, Executive Business Review Monthly (EBRM report), etc.)

Project Management leadership, driving multiple and various key initiative and project teams (i.e. Color Project, Strengths & Capabilities Project, Tax Credit, R&D Census Reporting, US BP Key Practice Workplans / teams, RIC Strategic Plan, Center of Excellence Strategic Plan, etc.)

Documentation and reporting focus on maintaining project documentation, dashboards, and risk logs

Continuous Improvement leading post-project reviews and implements lessons learned.

Lead meeting planning, logistics, correspondence and facilitation

Champion OCM for new processes adoption for RIC Leadership Teams globally for RIC new organizational model

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Bachelor's Degree, ideally in Business or closely related field (MBA preferred)

PMP certification highly preferred

Scientific or technical background highly preferred

At least 5 years of proven experience developing and executing creative and successful project and program governance

Methodologies emphasizing Agile, Waterfall, and other PM frameworks

Demonstrated Organizational Change Management capability

Demonstrated business acumen

Proven organizational, project management and teamwork skills

Exhibit Leadership Competencies modeling behavioral expectations around coaching, feedback, and associate engagement.

Excellent facilitator, strong conflict resolution skills

Demonstrated problem solving ability

Ability to influence others, often without direct authority, to produce results

Ability to work independently with little direction (Self-reliant and independent)

Ability to communicate and work effectively with multiple levels of management and functions, including proven communication and presentation skills

Attention to detail

Ability to do well with high ambiguity

Mediate, resolve or escalate conflicting priorities

Strong PC proficiency to include Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams, CoPilot, MS Project, PM software