Program / Project Engineering Management Regional Director

Director, Engineering Program / Project Management

Become a key member of our corporate ATS Design and Engineering Services team, join a multinational and multicultural environment. Be responsible for leading a regional team project managers and working with site functional management teams, driving the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex designs and large projects with complex scope, multiple streams of work and inter-dependencies. Ensuring the team is executing projects according to the defined PMO process reporting project health metrics according to the defined rubric and maintaining the relevant project related files.

Participate in expanding / defining and refining the PMO process

Lead and inspire our PM team, guiding and fostering their growth. Demonstrating ability to grow cross functional team members by identifying development opportunities. You will assist in resource planning, assign project management ownership for quotes and projects, effectively hire and train project managers to support the market / site strategic plan and continuously provide coaching and mentoring to the project management team to ensure career development.

Be responsible of the delivery in design and build of new and innovative products and / or systems. You will manage strategic visibility programs (multiple projects per program) of high complexity (technology, organizationally) to meet or exceed programs objectives (Cost, Quality, Schedule, Customer Specific Needs, etc.). You will oversight for all active quotes / proposals and projects / programs within the design center.

Drive consistency and standardization of project management good practices across the design team. Ensure PMO team members following governance / review policies

Interface and reporting with customers and stakeholders both internal and external. Leading meetings with customers, business leaders, partners, etc. You will develop and leverage senior level relationships with external customers and internal partners (Sales, Operations, etc.) to drive customer success while also meeting the financial and strategic goals of Celestica.

Support our front-end commercial team as a technical interface to solidify new opportunities.

Have shared ownership with the site leadership team on the design center P&L while accountable to specific project P&Ls. You will keep focus on project delivery, quality, and financial performance and support project forecasting for future resource allocation planning and ensuring predictable financial commitments.

You will be part of our development's team global program management network where you will influence our program management competency across our global development network

Have the opportunity to grow and unlock all of your potential

In summary, you will take the challenge of become a key part in the interaction with customer's technical teams at the same time ensuring the success of the Design and Engineering Services Team!

Become a key member in the electronics industry, driven by innovation where creativity matters

Celestica offers a global, collaborative culture with strong leadership imperatives to foster your growth and professional opportunities

We are focused on sustainability and provide opportunities for employees to give back to the community

The work atmosphere is excellent and totally open, a positive attitude constitutes a warranty for the integration in the team, not only at a professional level but also personally. Personal skills such as teamwork, initiative, accountability and meticulousness on every assigned task will be extremely valued as well as, obviously, the motivation to learn and continuously improve.

What do we expect from you?

Leadership attitude. Demonstrate people and team leadership behaviors and experience with focus in people development and coaching.

Proven experience (proficiency) technical project management. Ability to manage / lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project.

Demonstrate experience in different project environments, managing different frameworks and techniques (PMP, Agile) as required

Proven experience in product development from specifications to manufacturing in highly regulated markets

Understanding of the EMS industry and transfer to manufacturing process for electronic assemblies. Advanced expertise on the manufacturing process, scheduling requirements and supply chain management.

Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed.

Solid experience in direct interaction with customers, technical teams and business partners either internal or external.

Knowledge on product pricing and contract negotiation is an asset

Experience in leading / coordinating development teams in the electronics development arena is an asset.

Team-building attitude is a must.

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required. Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines.

7-10 Years of experience as team lead / project manager, people leader.

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary Range : $139k-200k Annually

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celstica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

Location : This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Coast.

COMPANY OVERVIEW : Celestica (NYSE, TSX : CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.