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Program Manager Emerging Technology
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What they do
An Engineering Program Manager provides support and/or lead teams through the Engineering development process and implementation of company's products. Projects are typically shorter-term, less complex and more contained with a defined time frame. Programs are typically longer-term, multi-functional, multi-project with complex requirements and effort. Manage activities, resource capability, schedules, budgets, and ensure cross company communications to facilitate product completion on schedule within budget. Work with engineering management to identify and improve process and program efficiencies.
$156,847 / year median in Ohio
+3% projected growth
Job Description
View More Jobs Program Manager - Emerging Technology Westerville, OH, United States Job Description Job Summary The Program Manager - Emerging Technology coordinates and manages complex, multi-disciplinary research programs that span multiple business units, research domains, and external partnerships. The role's primary purpose is to remove organizational and logistical friction so domain scientists can focus on research, and ensure dependencies, budgets, and timelines across teams stay visible and aligned. This position will be based onsite at our Westerville, OH location.
Responsibilities:
Program Coordination:
Own end-to-end delivery of 2-3 large research programs; establish timelines, milestones, and cross-team dependencies; escalate blockers to leadership.Stakeholder Alignment:
Facilitate planning meetings across Research Scientists, Research Engineers, Data Engineers, and external partners (universities, vendors, contract labs); ensure alignment on objectives and resource needs.External Resource Management:
Coordinate with external labs, academic partners, vendors, and contract researchers; manage SOWs, timelines, deliverables, and communication.Budget & Resource Tracking:
Monitor program spend, resource allocation across internal and external teams, and forecast variances.Status & Reporting:
Maintain program dashboards; provide leadership with visibility on health, risks, and upcoming milestones.Cross-BU Coordination:
Work with product/commercial teams to ensure research roadmaps align with business priorities; unblock resource conflicts between business units.Risk Management:
Identify dependencies, critical path risks, and resource constraints early; develop mitigation plans.Preferred Areas of Technological Focus:
Thermal Management and Advanced Cooling Systems Data Center Infrastructure and Architecture Power Systems and Power Conversion Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Solutions High-Performance Computing (HPC)Environments Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Requirements:
Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Technology Management, or related technical discipline. MBA or advanced technical degree preferred. 5-7 years of program or project management experience in technology, critical infrastructure, data center, power systems, energy storage, thermal management, or related industries. Experience leading complex cross-functional technology development or product commercialization programs. Strong understanding of data center infrastructure technologies including power, thermal, digital management, or energy systems. Experience with NPDI methodologies. Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills. Knowledge of DFSS, FMEA, requirements traceability, and technology readiness frameworks preferred. PMP certification preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, and Power BI.Preferred:
Background in engineering, science, or technical field (degree or 5+ years hands-on experience). Experience managing research programs or innovation initiatives. Familiarity with academic partnerships or contract research organizations. Background in data center, thermal management, power systems, or related industries. #LI-RB1 About Us The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
- High-Performance Culture
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
VERTIV BEHAVIORS
- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication About Vertiv Vertiv (