Facilitate project intake, business case development, prioritization, resource planning, governance reviews, and benefits realization.
Lead recurring PMO governance reviews to assess portfolio performance, remove execution barriers, track cost savings commitments, and ensure projects deliver expected results.
Partner with Finance to validate business cases, monitor projected versus realized savings, and drive accountability for operational and financial outcomes.
Provide leadership with clear visibility into portfolio health, project risks, resource constraints, business impact, and strategic trade-off decisions.
Lead high-impact cross-functional programs and influence decision-making across all organizational levels, including constructively challenging assumptions and recommending alternative approaches when needed.
Establish project management standards, governance processes, and best practices while ensuring compliance with applicable quality, financial, EHS, and regulatory requirements.
Leadership & Business Expectations
Balances near-term improvement needs with long-term cost, capacity, and strategic portfolio commitments.
Creates clear project ownership, decision rights, resource priorities, and escalation paths across the portfolio.
Develops Lean, structured problem-solving, project-management, and portfolio-management capability across the Mako organization.
Communicates risks, tradeoffs, investment needs, progress, and results clearly to site and senior leadership.
Builds an inclusive, engaged, high-accountability team culture focused on safety, quality, customers, people development, and measurable business outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of relevant manufacturing, continuous improvement, project management, or operations experience, including at least 3 years leading CI initiatives, projects, programs, or technical professionals.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP certification, or equivalent professional qualification.
Experience leading Continuous Improvement and PMO functions in medical device or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success managing project portfolios tied to cost savings, productivity improvements, capacity expansion, and operational transformation.
Experience leading portfolio governance reviews, financial benefit tracking, benefits realization, and executive-level reporting.
Proven ability to influence leaders, challenge conventional thinking, facilitate difficult conversations, and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
Strong business and financial acumen with experience connecting operational improvements to measurable P&L impact.
United States of America Pay Ranges
USN: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
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Travel Percentage: 10%
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