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Project Manager II - Data Center Incubation
Operations
Haiyang, Yantai, Shandong, China
Posted on Nov 3, 2026
The Impact You'll Make
The Program Manager will lead a local or global cross functional project team over a period of time while initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling and closing the project. Successfully deliver the business case. You will lead or assist in developing and continuously improving processes, guidelines and tools for new product development. The Program Manager handles projects with a low to medium risk level and local project team. Fluid conveyance program mangers not only lead NPD projects but also work on product related initiatives, large size new business onboarding projects and cost out VA/VE projects. Program Managers are responsible for the project success and the regular communication of the status of the project to the leadership teams. While leading a team they need to facilitate teamwork and can navigate team members in a matrix organization, measure the project success and initiate corrective actions together with the team if needed.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Develops Program Management plans for medium complexity programs, including well-structured work breakdown structure (WBS) and program schedule built on cross functional input
- Ensures the program priority is understood and program is properly staffed
- Drives scope and scope change management as well as holds regularly scheduled team meetings with a focus on driving accountability and ensuring follow through against commitments and action items
- Uses tools to assess program health and trends (earned value (CPI/SPI), quality, technical performance, focus 5 and delivery)
- Identify, quantify and manage risks & opportunities and their respective mitigation and actions plans and actions
- Assesses and validates customer wants, needs and pain points with others when needed
- Takes full accountability for programs and seeks to influence others. Effectively communicates in a timely & transparent manner with both internal and external leaders
- Establishes strong relationships with cross-functional leadership and key customers at similar level
- Ensures the contract is well understood by the program team and adheres to the baseline change management
- Ensures requirements are clear and accurately captured in a robust Statement of Work (SoW) prior to baseline
- Execution and fulfillment of the business case. Has expanded beyond own functional domain knowledge and understands how the various parts of the organization operate to develop and launch product. Fully understands all aspects of the business case and how the program fits into the strategic product roadmap
- Clearly understands when events or changes impact the business case, communicates the impacts and drives the program team to make decisions based on the business impact
- Understands product, customer and development requirements and ensures they are considered during the program execution. Ensures scope and program execution enables a successful Entry-Into-Service (EIS)
- Inspires the team to meet commitments. Recognizes strengths & weaknesses and provides some mentoring and coaching of team members. Leads by example in a professional manner
- Aware of cultural diversity and recognizes organizational politics
- Applies organizational change management principles and tools to ensure effective communication, training, feedback and mitigation when deploying change
What We're Looking For
Basic Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Business or a technical field
- Minimum 5 years project management or engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Program Management Professional certification
Position Criteria:
- Knows project management tools and follows up consistently.
- Initiates corrective actions and changes in plans when necessary and adjusts actions and resources accordingly.
- Anticipates, prepares for, and effectively deals with problems and roadblocks
- Fosters a harmonious, co-operative team atmosphere through open and honest dialogue.
- Embraces the complex as an opportunity & manages complex problems and is able to find a variety of solutions.
- Builds a strong network, can support others to work more effectively in a matrix organization.
- Manages cross divisional, international teams or projects independently with little formal authority.
- Can handle responses to communication in an appropriate way
- Create involvement end commitment through empowerment (delegating responsibility). Monitors the effects of change initiatives and reviews them for effectiveness
What You'll Get from Us
- We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
- You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
- We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
- You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
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