Director of Program Management, Networks

Reporting to the VP Global Product Development the Director PMO provides hands-on leadership for New Product Introduction (NPI) and sustaining product development programs for Itrons Networks Solutions business line. This global cross-functional leadership role is responsible for driving execution governance portfolio management and operational excellence across complex hardware and software product initiatives. The Director PMO leads a team of Program Managers and partners closely with Engineering Product Management Supply Chain Operations Procurement Finance Legal and executive stakeholders to deliver innovative products from concept through manufacturing and sustainment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead a global portfolio of product development and sustaining programs ensuring alignment with business priorities customer needs schedules and budgets.

• Manage coach and develop a team of Program Managers fostering an accountable collaborative and high-performing culture.

• Own and maintain the business unit Plan of Record (POR) portfolio roadmap and associated R&D budgets.

• Drive execution through established product development processes governance reviews phase gates change management and executive reporting.

• Establish and monitor portfolio KPIs dashboards and reporting to enable data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Partner with Product Management Marketing and Engineering leaders to prioritize investments allocate resources and achieve program objectives.

• Identify manage and escalate risks dependencies and resource constraints to support successful outcomes.

• Collaborate with PMO and business leaders to improve project management practices tools methodologies and organizational efficiency.

• Promote consistent product development processes and agile ways of working across global teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

• 10 years of experience leading product program or project initiatives within technology-driven organizations.

• 5 years of experience managing Program or Project Managers including leadership of globally distributed teams.

• Strong expertise in product development lifecycle management from concept through commercialization and sustaining support.

• Experience leading complex hardware and software development programs.

• Proven ability to manage portfolios budgets resources and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Demonstrated excellence in program management governance risk management and execution.

• Strong communication collaboration and executive stakeholder management skills.

• Customer-centric authentic agile innovative and results-oriented leadership approach.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Masters degree in Engineering Business or a related field.

• PMP certification.

• Experience in IoT IIoT networking communications utilities energy or related industries.

• Knowledge of Agile Stage-Gate or hybrid product development methodologies.

• Track record of building high-performing PMO organizations and driving operational improvements across the product development lifecycle.