Program Manager

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity 

  • 401(k) match (4.5%)

  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible     Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

  • Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

  • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Application window is anticipated to close 30 days from original posting date.

Are you ready to make your mark?  If you’re a Program Manager, we have an exciting opportunity for you! 

The Program Manager is accountable for the planning, directing, and execution of local and/or global projects. The Program Manager is responsible for managing projects and project team activities in the development and launch of new products or derivatives. 

Program Manager will direct and influence the project team to achieve project deliverables including contractual and business objectives while ensuring customer satisfaction and QDRC.

What’s in it for you… 

At Woodward, our “employees” are called and treated as “members” and we’ve created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member.  It’s an inclusive, positive, collaborative, and socially responsible environment where members work together for outstanding outcomes.   

What you will be doing…

• Coordinate/lead multiple projects of low-med complexity and risk

• Manages predominantly CAT 1 projects or assists more advanced Program Managers in CAT 2 or 3 projects

• Drive relevant project and project status communications

• Monitor progress through project management reviews

• Manage and work through project launch teams to ensure that the project scope and outcome is achieved

• Execute, monitor, and control the schedule, cost deliverables, risk management and scope to meet or exceed stakeholder and customer expectations 

• Responsible for allocating resources and management of the project team

• Utilize the Woodward PLC (Product-Lifecycle) process to support product development

• Works across business to resolve elevated issues internally and with the customer, ensuring barriers that could impede program progress are removed

• Coordinates with Customer Account Manager to act as the primary point of customer contact for the project

• Presents and represents project status to customer and Woodward leadership.

• Participate in profit planning processes

• Accountable for scope change management within the project. Responsible for orchestrating response to customer scope changes in collaboration with the Customer Account Manager and the project team

• Support continuous improvement in the product development process

What we are looking for…

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• 2 years’ experience in program/project management environment

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