Platform/Sys Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of project and program managers responsible for delivering a product portfolio from concept through customer release
• Partner with the product management team to ensure the project portfolio aligns with P&L business needs and strategic priorities
• Develop and maintain multiyear portfolio roadmaps that reflect resource capacity, market timing, and business value
• Establish and enforce stage-gate governance across the portfolio, applying agile principles selectively where they add value within a hardware development context
• Use data, metrics, and KPIs to assess program performance, establish standard work for project teams, identify trends, and make informed decisions
• Manage interdependencies among programs and projects to ensure coordinated delivery
• Balance resources and priorities across multiple programs to optimize performance
• Manage budgets, financial forecasting, and resource allocation across the portfolio, ensuring cost efficiency and maximum ROI
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across programs, developing strategies to minimize negative impacts on organizational goals
• Champion change management initiatives and address resistance to new processes during program execution
• Key Skills:
• Leadership: Leads with influence, inspires teams, and fosters collaboration across engineering, product management, operations, and commercial functions. Manages cross-functional teams with emotional intelligence and adaptability
• Physical Product Experience: Demonstrated ability delivering products to external customers through engineering-led development processes involving mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering disciplines
• Process Fluency: Able to apply Lean Product and Process Development principles in a stage-gate or hybrid agile-stage-gate environment. Understands the practical limits of agile frameworks in precision manufacturing, capital-intensive, or regulated product development settings
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Benefits

Additional Information

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities, creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future. 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. Sr Manager, Program Management (Systems/Platforms) Woodward's Industrial Business Unit is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead a portion of the PMO responsible for delivering investments across a portfolio of complex hardware and systems development initiatives. This role requires a cross-functional leader who can develop and execute strategies that shape multi-year roadmaps, deliver measurable ROI, and continuously improve product lifecycle processes. The successful candidate is a trusted people leader, clear communicator, and expert in lean product and process development who brings rigor and discipline to physical product development environments. This role is specifically suited to candidates with a background in hardware, mechanical, or systems engineering-led product development. Candidates whose experience is grounded primarily in software delivery, IT infrastructure, or enterprise systems implementation are unlikely to be a strong fit. Estimated annual base pay: $140,000-$175,000 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

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