Region Manager, Project Management (TX, OK, AR, LA)

Work Flexibility: Field-based

What you will do:
• Ensure the execution of Project Management strategies

Manages a team of Project Managers responsible for the delivery and execution of Stryker Communication products and services via integrated ORs.

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop and manage project scope. Contribute to the creation of detailed Work Breakdown Structure.

• Contribute and execute to the businesses overall financial budget and commitments. Collaborate with PM on major workstreams, and intersecting milestones. Own your teams project schedule
• Collaborate with cross-functional managers to define project budget. Monitor and maintain your team's costs within budget.
• Ensure the implementation of Quality Management strategies and templates and be a strategic partner in the selection of Quality partners.
• Implement risk management strategies and templates for projects or program enabling effective identification and monitoring of risk response.
•Partner with global quality and operations partners to ensure accurate product is scoped and onsite for project start and finish.
• Responsible for evaluating a range of projects with the goal of facilitating staffing, resolving resource allocation conflicts, and monitor staff utilization on the activities that will generate the highest business value aligned with the prioritization process. May recruit, hire, onboard, manage, and develop direct staff.
• Build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships at all levels, particularly with business partners. Develop stakeholder strategies for the effective management across broad range of expectations and requirements.
• Implement effective communications management strategies to senior management with specific emphasis on business objectives delivery, efficient resource deployment, effective risk and issue management.
• Responsible for effective meeting management and group facilitation activities for programs/projects in scope
• Support the management of divisional/department strategic planning activities to meet divisional/department goals.
• May manage people managers May manage all levels of project managers and/or people managers. Influences talent strategy in the department. Regularly coaches team members and peers to elevate team performance.
• Leads programs. Advises other Project Management roles on major programs. Drive project and program cost efficiencies. Make portfolio spend decisions. Has a deep understanding of how to apply quality system(s).
• Additional role-specific technical areas of responsibilities may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.
• Shows care and concern about team members, regardless of background, and creates an inclusive team environment for team members with different cultural backgrounds
• Demonstrates tact and diplomacy when confronted with politically contentious situations, stays calm under pressure and has great conflict resolution skills
• Consistently drives results despite demanding deadlines, and proactively seeks to go above and beyond, taking on additional responsibility and leadership roles where appropriate
• Leads a stellar team – knows how to play to people’s strengths; creates an environment of high morale with strong recognition and barrier removal team members
• Can gain end-user/stakeholder feedback across all levels to make the project better, efficiently using stakeholders’ time and incorporates feedback throughout the project/program life cycle
• Is a great communicator both formally and informally; use accessible language and can speak confidently and with a sense of authority
• Is a great influencer – gains agreement from both sides of discussion, expertly crafting arguments to objections
• Forges strong relationships with outside colleagues and incorporates insight on common delivery and execution challenges from network to drive projects and improve team performance
• Actively seeks to develop awareness of project objectives and how they relate to broader organizational goals and prioritizes project tasks based on impact to these goals.
• Considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one for project or program, applying a structured approach to problem solving without deferring to others
• Deals well with ambiguity and can make decisions with relevant but not necessarily complete information
• Works well with a wide variety of people, adapt to change and encourage cooperative learning through performance feedback
• Additional role-specific knowledge and capabilities may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):
• BS or equivalent and 8+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
• PMP or equivalent
• MBA and/or MS preferred

Travel Percentage: 40%

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