Digital IT Program Manager

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

The Digital Program Manager is a core member of the Digital Program Management Office (PMO), overseeing the programs and projects within the Digital Operations Function. In this role you will lead complex, international, Digital programs across the organization and collaborate with the PMO team to establish best practice processes and promote an Agile mindset. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, critical thinker, has strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

Leadership:

• Drive other transformation and modernization efforts to support the organization's goals

• Partner with Business and Digital Leaders to build prioritized, strategic roadmaps, demand and capability forecasting

• Lead tracking and documentation of success KPI’s for initiatives including usage of Portfolio Management Tool Jira

• Lead financial planning during the annual operating planning process

• Partner with the PMO and Digital Leaders to prepare for Monthly Business/Operating Reviews

• Coach IT Product Owners and Scrum Leaders Program and Project

Management:

• Define critical paths to execution, including building short-term project plans to high-level, multi-year product roadmaps (in collaboration with Product Owners)

• Effectively communicate status, risks, issues, and decisions to Program leadership at all levels in the organization

• Ensure backlogs are defined, prioritized and aligned with strategic prioritization · Define responsibilities and assign tasks for relevant initiatives

• Assume Release Train Engineer responsibilities to prepare for and conduct PI Planning events

• Manage and oversee third parties, participate in review of statements of work (SOW) and ensure third party delivery in accordance with defined SOWs

• Support cost-benefit analysis, planning, organization and change management of new strategic initiatives

• Ensure successful on-time delivery, aligned with customer expectations utilizing agile methodologies

• Drive annual planning activities and synthesize across pillars, functions and segments

• Manage capital expense requests from business case through delivery

• Act as a Change Agent for Digital Operating Model

• Coach teams and Product Owners in defining and measuring meaningful KPIs to evaluate effectiveness of investments

YOU HAVE:

• Ability to travel 25% · Academic background in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (or related field) required

• Ideally 7+ years of experience in Digital and Scaled Agile Program Leadership and at least one or more of the following technical fields: ERP, Cloud, Engineering or Factory Operations tools, IT Service Operations Data and Analytics

• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to communicate effectively with Digital teams, Program stakeholders and executive leadership

• Ability to lead, organize and motivate teams in geographically dispersed locations

• Ability to understand and solve complicated Business problems while navigating in an uncertain environment

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency
 
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.