Associate Director Manufacturing Project Management

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient's mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.

What You Can Expect

As a key leader within the Global Operations PMO, the Project Management Associate Director provides both strategic and tactical leadership for medium and large-scale global operations transformation initiatives. This role willpartner with the PMO Director to oversee the Global Operations Project Portfolio ensuring consistent project coordination, execution, delivery reporting, and alignment with organizational objectives. This role supports the business in identifying, developing, resourcing, and delivering high-quality products on time and within scope.

The Associate Director serves as a role model for project management excellence, leads by example, and guides project teams through all project phases and related project activities including the following : scope and requirements definition, schedule and budget planning, design and development, testing and validation, stakeholder communication, risk and issue management, governance reporting, and change management. In addition to leading projects, the Associate Director acts as a coach to project managers across the organization fostering PM capability development, promotes organizational learning, and shares project management best practices and tools.

The Associate Director is expected to champion a culture of transformation and continuous improvement, foster strong cross-functional collaboration, and provide training to project participants and business partners on project management methodologies, tools, and practices to instill consistent project delivery processes.

This position is responsible for ensuring that all project plans and execution activities align with Zimmer Biomet's strategic objectives, while upholding the highest standards of ethics and compliance.

How You'll Create Impact

• Responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing medium to large scale projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational goals,
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams; manage project resources, risks, and issues; and communicate to key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team leaders, team members, and contractors influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Responsible for the achievement of project milestones and metrics for projects assigned by the PMO Director.
• Support the PMO director in the establishment of consistent processes for monitoring and reporting the Global Operations project delivery portfolio KPIs.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement using data-driven insights and stakeholder feedback, and influences actions that accelerate project delivery.
• Enable the project portfolio management process by collecting and analyzing data to effectively prioritize and select projects based upon optimal value.
• Coach project managers and project team members in the use of project delivery methods and tools, building delivery capability, and improving delivery outcomes.
• Collaborate with the PMO Director to assess project resource needs and to support strategic PMO planning, PMO capability building, and PMO delivery goals.
• Ensure compliance with PMO methodologies and regulatory requirements.
• Continuously improve project delivery methods, practices, and tools leading to better project delivery outcomes for Global Operations.
• Develop and implement best practices and tools for project execution and management.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What Makes You Stand Out

Education and Experience

Travel Expectations

EOE / M / F / Vet / Disability

Expected Compensation Range : $145k to $175k plus target bonus