Program Manager

Overview: About Otter Products: At Otter Products, we grow to give. From our founder’s garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation. Through our industry-leading brands — OtterBox, Liviri and OtterCares — we provide our partners the number-one selling and most trusted products in our categories. Our philanthropic spirit is the foundation on which we foster our partner relationships, allowing us to grow and to give — together. By way of our charitable arm, the OtterCares Foundation, we support our communities and invest in our future through education that inspires kids to change the world. And even as our global community of Otters continues to grow, our founder’s core values are still at the heart of everything we do. We measure our success by our ability to give back to our communities and strengthen opportunities for all. For more information visit otterproducts.com Responsibilities:

• Accountable for leading multiple product commercialization projects through the Product Life Cycle (PLC) and possibly small, low-risk TechDev projects, working closely with project sponsors and stakeholders to execute to project scope, cost, and schedule deliverables while maintaining output quality
  • Current series, new series, business expansion, across all business units
• Identifies and develops work instructions for baseline processes within the Program Management team
• Develops project structure including:
  • Core Team list
  • Schedule formulated with the Team
  • Identify Risks. Recommends alternatives. Develops mitigation plans.
  • Shared team information source (OneNote)
  • Long term project record (Agile)
  • Progress reports
• Manages attention to results
  • Actively manage Cost/Schedule/Quality and project scope to original objectives, using standard PLC process tools
  • Lead cross-functional team meetings. Some teams may be globally based
  • Identify and manage project critical path and dependencies
  • Timely completion of Product Life Cycle gates and milestones
  • As the primary project escalation point, quickly analyze/remove roadblocks and resolve cross-functional issues
  • Formulate and present issue mitigation/solution plans to the team and Management
  • Communicate project progress via Stand-Up meetings, Weekly Exec Updates, Reports, etc.
• Draws valuable insight and meaning after the project has completed
  • Emphasize project successes with the Team and Leadership
  • Identify improvements to cycle time, cost, and quality for future programs
• Participates in defining and refining Program Management process improvements across all business units
• Seeks opportunities to increase project management skills and abilities through continuing education as well as professional (business/strategic/leadership) development
• Mentors Project Specialists and Project Coordinators
• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment
• Other duties as required

• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of four years’ Program Management experience required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification desired.

EEO: Otter Products, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by law. For US Based Roles Only - Compensation Range Minimum: USD $69,600.00/Yr. For US Based Roles Only - Compensation Range Maximum: USD $90,000.00/Yr.