Program Manager with PLM

Position Title: Program Manager with PLM

Job Location: USA Remote

Joining Mode: Long Term Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Program Planning & Governance Manager to drive end-to-end planning, risk management, program governance,

and executive reporting across multiple cross-functional initiatives. This role requires strong organizational leadership, communication skills, and expertise in program governance frameworks.

Experience supporting Change Management and familiarity with EIS PLM / Windchill environments is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Program Planning & Governance

• Build, maintain, and manage the overall program plan, timelines, and roadmap across multiple business and technical organizations.
• Define and document roles and responsibilities for program team members, stakeholders, and steering committee participants.
• Schedule, plan, and facilitate regular leadership meetings, preparing agendas, status materials, and follow-up actions.

Execution Management

• Oversee daily/weekly activities across all use cases and workstreams to ensure progress aligns with the program plan.
• Implement a consistent, standardized process for tracking schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Maintain program documentation, ensuring accuracy and alignment with evolving priorities.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify, log, and actively manage program risks, issues, and blockers.
• Implement mitigation strategies and escalate critical risks related to timeline, budget, or quality to program sponsors.
• Provide clear visibility into risk trends through structured reporting.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, operations, and PMO to support delivery of schedules, risk management, and communications.
• Develop strong relationships with business owners to ensure alignment and readiness across the program lifecycle.

Communication & Reporting

• Maintain weekly program status reports, dashboards, and KPIs for leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Support creation of executive-level presentations, steering committee decks, and decision-ready materials.
• Ensure consistent communication flow across teams, sponsors, and leadership groups.

Change Management & Training Support

• Collaborate with Change Management resources to drive adoption planning, user readiness, and organizational impact assessments.
• Support training material development, communication plans, and rollout preparation as needed.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience in Program Management, Program Governance, or PMO leadership roles.
• Strong background in managing multi-workstream programs across cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in program planning tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, etc.).
• Strong understanding of scheduling, risk management, governance frameworks, and milestone tracking.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to produce executive-level summaries and decision-making materials.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Change Management methodologies (Prosci, ADKAR, etc.).
• Familiarity with EIS PLM Windchill or similar PLM platforms.
• Experience working in large enterprise or engineering/manufacturing environments.

Thanks & Regards

Bablu Bhandary