Continuous Improvement Program Manager (7100)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world? 

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. 

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. 

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career. 

Position Overview 

The Director of Operational Project Management is a critical role in our ability to scale the business.  The role is intended to lead the operations-wide identification, planning and execution of the major initiatives needed to deliver at greater volume.  Along with strategic oversight into the project planning process, this role will act as the PMO (Project Management Office) overseer across the planning process and act as the direct project leader for multiple initiatives; supporting on the delivery of defined outcomes.  This role will be tasked with helping the business establish an internal Project Management execution core competency.  Over time, with significant project work completed by the business, this role will be tasked with hiring a long-term replacement.

Responsibilities 

• Working with the COO and LT, develop a consolidated, prioritized list of initiatives the business needs to execute against to successfully scaling the business (deliver top and bottom-line results in-line with investor expectations).
• Develop Project Management standard tools and processes
• Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly reviews of progress against project plans
• Directly lead / manage multiple projects from initiation to completion
• Establish / Identify SubCom resources to lead initiatives; mentor and guide them toward successful project execution
• Develop metrics / KPI against major initiatives – including impact on KM of cable installed, cost per KM, general cost savings and other measures to assess the impact of this work
• Hire and mentor a small team and an ultimate replacement located in NH