Hiring Now: Operations Program Manager – PMO Leadership Opportunity

📍 Chattanooga/Jerome Area | 100% Onsite
📈 High Visibility Role | Leadership Growth Opportunity

Our client is actively seeking an experienced Operations Program Manager to join a newly established and rapidly growing PMO organization. This is a high-impact leadership role offering the opportunity to shape PMO processes, lead a team of Project Managers, and drive enterprise-wide operational initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities.

If you are a strong people leader with operational project management experience and a passion for building high-performing teams, this could be an excellent long-term opportunity — including future growth into a Director-level PMO role.

🔹 What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and mentor a team of 4–6 Project Managers
• Drive large-scale operational and manufacturing projects across multiple facilities
• Establish PMO governance, standards, and best practices
• Partner with operations, engineering, and executive leadership teams
• Manage initiatives related to:
  • Manufacturing operations
  • Supply chain optimization
  • Capacity planning
  • Inventory improvements
  • Process implementation
  • Engineering projects
• Deliver executive-level presentations and project updates
• Support organizational transformation and operational excellence initiatives

🔹 What We’re Looking For

✅ 7–10 years of Program/Project Management experience
✅ Direct people management experience (must have managed 4 employees)
✅ Experience conducting performance reviews, mentoring, and team development
✅ Strong operational or manufacturing project experience
✅ Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
✅ Ability to lead both strategically and hands-on

🔹 Preferred Background

⭐ Manufacturing / Engineering / Operations environment
⭐ PMP Certification preferred
⭐ Experience building PMO processes and governance
⭐ Strong Microsoft Project & Office skills