Senior Manager – Strategic Programming, Operations

. Support the execution of enterprise strategic priorities by translating defined strategies into structured operational plans, roadmaps, and integrated workstreams across functions and regions, with a focus on major initiatives, transitional work processes, and process re‑engineering.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,600 - $244,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the execution of enterprise strategic priorities by translating defined strategies into structured operational plans, roadmaps, and integrated workstreams across functions and regions, with a focus on major initiatives, transitional work processes, and process re‑engineering.
Partner with senior leaders and program sponsors to drive progress on priority initiatives, ensuring scope, achievements, and success metrics are clearly defined, monitored, and managed.
Contribute to the sequencing and coordination of initiatives to enable strategic agility while maintaining execution rigor.
Flex resources and priorities as business needs evolve across functions and geographies.
Act as a day‑to‑day integrator across cross‑functional teams, ensuring dependencies, handoffs, and interconnections between initiatives are visible and proactively managed.
Support the development of efficient end‑to‑end work processes and portfolio coordination mechanisms to prioritize effort and improve outcomes.
Facilitate alignment across functions by supporting governance forums, preparing integrated updates, and escalating risks or trade‑offs as needed.
Build strong working relationships with functional partners to reduce silos and accelerate enterprise outcomes.
Monitor operational performance indicators and support the development of actionable insights and reporting that link execution to enterprise priorities.
Support the deployment of standardized processes, operating models, and procedures that improve efficiency, consistency, and execution reliability.
Own or co‑lead defined workstreams within large, complex programs, ensuring delivery against agreed timelines, quality standards, and resource expectations.
Support program governance cadence, including preparation of materials, tracking of actions and decisions, and follow‑through on commitments.
Identify emerging risks, issues, or capacity constraints and proactively propose mitigation options.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience preferred, including project management and/or management consulting, with increasing responsibility across complex initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to understand how individual initiatives connect to broader enterprise objectives and ensure day-to-day execution remains aligned.
Experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously, including planning, achievement tracking, dependency management, and issue and risk escalation.
Exposure to operational excellence, lean, or continuous improvement methodologies that strengthen execution rigor and efficiency.
Strong capability to work effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional environment, driving alignment and outcomes without direct authority.
Proven ability to act as a connector across teams, surface trade‑offs, reduce silos, and accelerate decision‑making.
Track record of identifying inefficiencies, supporting re‑engineering efforts, and helping embed standardized processes or operating models.
Strong analytical skills, including the use of benchmarks, dashboards, and performance insights to identify gaps and inform improvement actions.
Acts as a change ambassador by reinforcing new processes, tools, and enterprise ways of working.
Strategic problem solver who can integrate short‑ and long‑term priorities to achieve positive business outcomes.
Willingness to travel, including internationally, up to 40%.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual Bonus Potential
Discretionary LTI Bonus
Medical coverage
Health Savings Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Hospital Care Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Accidental Injury Insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability insurance
Long-term care with life insurance
Anxiety management program
Wellness incentives
Sleep improvement program
Diabetes management program
Virtual physical therapy
Emotional/mental health support programs
Weight management programs
Gastrointestinal health program
Substance use management program
Musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery benefit
BD 401(k) Plan
BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan
529 College Savings Plan
Financial counseling
Baxter Credit Union (BCU)
Daily Pay
College financial aid and application guidance
Paid time off (PTO), including all required State leaves
Educational assistance/tuition reimbursement
MetLife Legal Plan
Group auto and home insurance
Pet insurance
Commuter benefits
Discounts on products and services
Academic Achievement Scholarship
Service Recognition Awards
Employer matching donation
Adoption assistance
Backup day care and eldercare
Support for neurodivergent adults, children, and caregivers
Caregiving assistance for elderly and special needs individuals
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid Parental Leave
Support for fertility, birthing, postpartum, and age-related hormonal changes
Bereavement leaves
Military leave
Personal leave
Family and Medical Leave (FML)
Jury and Witness Duty Leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementmanagement consultingoperational excellencelean methodologiescontinuous improvementdependency managementrisk escalationprocess re-engineeringanalytical skillsperformance insights

Soft Skills

strategic problem solvingcross-functional collaborationrelationship buildingchange managementagilitycommunicationalignment facilitationdecision-makingresource managementexecution rigor