Rockwell Automation

D2R Program Operations Lead

Rockwell Automation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Milwaukee • Texas • Wisconsin • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudERP

About the role

  • Define, maintain, and continuously improve program governance frameworks, operating rhythms, and decision forums
  • Ensure alignment between portfolio priorities, program objectives, and execution plans
  • Provide input and leadership for program-level governance reviews, checkpoints, and executive forums
  • Establish clear escalation paths, decision rights, and accountability structures across pods and programs
  • Act as a senior delivery partner to RTEs, providing guidance, support, and escalation when delivery risks emerge
  • Ensure consistency and quality of execution across multiple ARTs or pods
  • Support RTEs in removing systemic impediments beyond ART-level control
  • Align RTE execution with enterprise delivery standards and governance expectations
  • Own and maintain program-level risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring visibility and proactive mitigation
  • Aggregate and synthesize risks escalated from RTEs and delivery teams
  • Drive mitigation strategies, assign ownership, and escalate critical risks to executive leadership when needed
  • Ensure Product Owners, Product Managers, and key stakeholders clearly understand PI Goals and commitments
  • Validate that PI Objectives align to program outcomes, release plans, and business priorities
  • Reinforce accountability to PI commitments while managing trade-offs and scope adjustments
  • Coordinate creation and maintenance of program-level critical paths for major releases spanning multiple pods, ARTs, or programs
  • Ensure sequencing, dependencies, and milestones are clearly documented and understood
  • Hold pods, teams, and delivery leaders accountable to key milestones and delivery dates
  • Track progress against milestones and intervene early when slippage is identified
  • Drive corrective actions, re-planning, or trade-off discussions as needed
  • Stay closely connected with Testing and Quality leads across the program
  • Ensure testing strategy, environments, and readiness are aligned to delivery and release plans
  • Own program-level status communication to executive and senior leadership
  • Translate complex delivery data into clear, concise, and decision-oriented executive narratives
  • Provide materials, dashboards, and briefings to support executive reviews, steering committees, and leadership forums

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in or equivalent relevant work experience
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
  • Typically requires a minimum of 8+ years of related experience.
  • Experience in program, portfolio, or large-scale delivery leadership roles
  • Proven experience leading complex, multi-team or multi-program initiatives in Agile or hybrid environments
  • Strong working knowledge of SAFe, PI Planning, and Agile delivery at scale
  • Hands-on experience with Jira Align and enterprise Agile tooling
  • Strong risk management, dependency management, and delivery governance expertise
  • Experience operating in large, matrixed, or global organizations
  • Background in technology-enabled transformations (e.g., Data & Analytics, Digital Platforms, ERP, CRM, Cloud)
  • SAFe certifications (RTE, SPC, or LPM).
  • Experience working with executive steering committees and governance boards
Benefits
  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
program governanceportfolio managementAgile deliveryrisk managementdependency managementdelivery governancePI Planningexecutive communicationmilestone trackingcorrective actions
Soft Skills
leadershipaccountabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationstrategic thinkingdecision-makingstakeholder managementadaptabilitynegotiation
Certifications
SAFe RTESAFe SPCSAFe LPM