Strategic Programs Director

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Job Details:

The Director, Strategic Programs serves as a trusted partner to the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for leading the planning, execution, governance, and successful delivery of the COO organization's most critical initiatives. This role drives cross-functional programs that advance enterprise priorities, operational excellence, business transformation, organizational effectiveness, cost optimization, integration activities, and growth objectives.

Working directly with senior executives and functional leaders, the Director will establish program governance, drive accountability, manage interdependencies, and remove barriers to execution. The role requires exceptional strategic thinking, business acumen, project leadership, and influence skills to ensure organizational priorities are translated into measurable business outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership

- Partner directly with the COO to identify, prioritize, and execute high-impact initiatives across the COO organization.
- Lead enterprise and cross-functional programs from concept through implementation, ensuring achievement of business objectives, timelines, budgets, and expected outcomes.
- Develop comprehensive program plans, including milestones, resource requirements, risks, dependencies, communication plans, and success metrics.
- Establish governance frameworks that provide transparency, accountability, and effective decision-making across initiatives.
- Drive execution of transformation, operational excellence, integration, restructuring, footprint optimization, productivity, and growth-focused programs.

Executive Partnership & Influence

- Serve as a strategic advisor to the COO on business priorities, organizational effectiveness, and program execution risks.
- Prepare executive-level analyses, recommendations, presentations, and updates for the Executive Leadership Team and Board-level discussions as appropriate.
- Facilitate leadership forums, steering committees, and governance reviews to drive decisions and maintain momentum.
- Influence leaders without direct authority to achieve organizational alignment and deliver business results.

Portfolio & Change Management

- Manage a portfolio of initiatives simultaneously, balancing competing priorities and organizational resources.
- Monitor program performance through dashboards, KPIs, milestones, and outcome-based metrics.
- Identify program risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively escalate issues requiring executive attention.
- Lead organizational change management activities to support adoption, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable implementation of initiatives.

Operational Excellence

- Identify opportunities to improve business processes, organizational effectiveness, operational performance, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Lead structured problem-solving efforts and facilitate data-driven decision making.
- Support development and execution of annual operational priorities and long-range strategic plans.
- Drive continuous improvement and best practices in program management, governance, and execution disciplines.

Organizational Alignment & Communications

- Coordinate activities across multiple business functions, locations, and leadership teams.
- Facilitate resolution of complex business challenges and competing priorities across the organization.
- Foster collaboration and accountability to accelerate decision making and program delivery.
- Create and execute communication strategies that ensure leaders and stakeholders remain informed and aligned.

Qualifications

Education

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field required.
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience

- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in program management, operations, strategy, business transformation, consulting, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives at the enterprise level.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale initiatives with measurable operational or financial impact.
- Experience within manufacturing, supply chain, operations, healthcare, medical device, or other highly regulated industries preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

Leadership & Influence

- Exceptional executive presence and strong communication skills.
- Ability to influence executive stakeholders, drive alignment across senior leadership teams, and manage complex stakeholder relationships effectively.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building capabilities.
- High degree of professionalism, discretion, and business judgment.

Program Management

- Expertise in program management methodologies, governance structures, and execution frameworks.
- Strong project planning, risk management, financial analysis, and resource planning skills.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.

Strategic & Analytical Thinking

- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational initiatives to strategic objectives.
- Ability to analyze complex data and develop actionable recommendations.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

Personal Attributes

- Results-oriented with a strong bias for action.
- Highly organized and able to manage competing priorities.
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in dynamic environments.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for driving organizational performance.

Pay Transparency:

The pay range for this role is:

$149,200.00-$254,000.00/Annual

The base pay actually offered to the successful candidate will take into account, without limitation, the candidate’s location, education, job-knowledge, skills, and experience in prior relevant roles.

Incentives may also be provided as part of Haemonetics’ employee compensation. For sales roles , employees will be eligible for sales incentive (i.e., commission) under the applicable plan terms. For non-sales roles , employees will be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, the target amount of which varies based on the applicable role, to be governed by the applicable plan terms. Employees may also be eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan, with eligibility and target amount dependent on the role.

In addition to compensation, the Company offers a competitive suite of benefits to its employees, including without limitation, a 401(k) with up to a 6% employer match and no vesting period, an employee stock purchase plan, “flexible time off” for salaried employees and, for hourly employees, accrual of three to five weeks’ vacation annually (based on tenure), accrual of up to 64 hours (annually) of paid sick time, paid and/or floating holidays, parental leave, short- and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and/or health and welfare benefits.

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