Senior Manager, Planning Services
Fortive
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Serve as a trusted advisor and operational partner to the Director of Immersion.
- Step into senior leadership responsibilities when needed, ensuring continuity and stability for the Director of Immersion.
- Contribute to long-term organizational planning and evolution of the Immersion department.
- Build scalable systems and processes that support team growth and resilience.
- Support and drive initiatives from Leadership by understanding purpose, translating to operations and delivery and achieving quality results.
- Establish and support individualized growth plans for people leaders and their team members.
- Track talent actions and progress while providing consistent feedback.
- Continually strengthen capability across all professional services disciplines to drive proficiency.
- Align project work with employee strengths, interests, and development goals.
- Address performance challenges quickly with empathy and clarity, creating improvement plans as needed.
- Refine and execute onboarding programs for new hires.
- Develop and deliver ongoing training aligned with teams and individual needs.
- Evaluate training effectiveness and continuously improve the training library.
- Identify and assign internal and external learning opportunities.
- Understand Gordian’s Planning Services products, processes, and tools.
- Support project and people leaders in establishing effective workflow systems.
- Hold team members accountable for project milestones and deadlines.
- Ensure team utilization meets departmental goals.
- Support client relationships through data and deliverable quality assurance.
- Collaborate with project management teams to ensure alignment and excellence.
- Represent the department by contributing to executive presentations and member-facing events.
- Champion a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
- Monitor morale and implement strategies to maintain engagement and motivation.
- Celebrate successes, recognize contributions, and foster a sense of purpose across the team.
- Instill company mission and values into day-to-day responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, M.Ed., Organizational Leadership, etc.) preferred.
- 7–10+ years of progressive leadership experience, including managing people managers and cross-functional teams.
- Proven experience in coaching and developing people leaders, not just individual contributors.
- Demonstrated success in building and executing training programs and professional development plans.
- Experience in client-facing roles, with a strong understanding of service delivery and relationship management.
- Ability to translate vision into strategy and strategy into action.
- Skilled in succession planning, team scaling, and organizational design.
- Experience in building followership by leading through change, ambiguity, and growth.
- Strong decision-making skills with a balance of empathy and accountability.
- Proficiency in workflow management, resource allocation, and project prioritization.
- Familiarity with enterprise business tools (e.g., Salesforce/Certinia, Microsoft Office Suite, etc.) to drive efficiency and track performance.
- Experience in quality assurance and data accuracy across deliverables.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and executive presentations.
- Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with account managers, sales, HR, and leadership.
- Deep commitment to employee growth, engagement, and fulfillment.
- Experience in building inclusive, high-performing team cultures.
- Ability to celebrate wins, foster morale, and align team values with company mission.
- Willingness to travel up to 20%, including site visits, client meetings, and team events.
- Ability to walk customer environments for extended periods and occasionally work in outdoor conditions.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and LTD insurance
- HSA
- 401(k) retirement plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
leadership experiencecoachingtraining program developmentprofessional development planningworkflow managementresource allocationproject prioritizationquality assurancedata accuracysuccession planning
Soft Skills
decision-makingempathyaccountabilitycross-functional collaborationcommunicationpublic speakingteam buildingemployee engagementmorale fosteringchange management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBAM.Ed.Organizational Leadership