Program Manager
Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200000
What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.
A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.
Responsibilities
- Plan, lead and manage critical programs and projects on time and within budget while managing risk and meeting the project technical and financial requirements. Programs and projects can be a variety of types and sizes, including:
- Organic growth projects and product launches, according to the Concept to Commercialization (C2C) stage gate process model
- New Product Introductions, launching new products and part numbers that fulfill Timken quality and customer performance expectations
- Cost reduction, continuous improvement, or product rationalization projects
- Coach, support, and drive the cross-functional project team to complete the planned deliverables, ensure that the appropriate rigor is applied to the team output, and maintain alignment of activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Conduct stage gate review meetings, work with the project team to identify key risks, and develop mitigation plans.
- Communicate regularly to the key project stakeholders regarding the status of the project and key issues/risks.
- Identify gaps in execution and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Take ownership of assigned programs and projects.
- Remain engaged within a community of practice among program managers in other parts of the organization.
Require
- Outstanding verbal and written communication
- Effective presenting to all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated project management skills and disciplined approach to problem solving
- Robust communication network throughout the organization and ability to influence others
- Understanding of relevant business processes
- New product and business development experience
- Ability to identify, manage and mitigate risks
- Experience managing high-performing, global matrixed/cross-functional teams to meet objectives
- Ability to identify critical path roadblocks, prioritize and propose a solution(s), and then drive alignment across the organization
- Timken Quality Management System experience (preferred)
All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.
We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.
Why Choose Timken?
- Over a century of knowledge and innovation
- A culture of top performance
- A global, diverse environment
- Products that contribute to a sustainable world
- A conviction to improve communities around us
- Competitive salary and benefits
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