Senior Director, Global Program Manager Lead

$191,300 - $318,800/Yr

Pfizer - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Director, Global Program Manager Lead at Pfizer is responsible for leading a global team of Program Managers to ensure the successful delivery of complex CMO-led initiatives that support commercial priorities. This role involves strategic oversight, project planning, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration across 60+ markets, ensuring timely execution and alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy to ensure continuous improvement in execution by the Program Manager Team
• Proactively identify acute and/or systemic issues and manage effectively to resolution
• Ensure Program Manager Delivery staffing and strategic leadership support are fit for purpose and deliver at the highest standards
• Lead the team of Program Managers responsible for creating end-to-end project plans for complex CMO-led initiatives
• Ensure seamless and timely delivery of initiatives from Global CMO teams to 60+ markets
• Establish a 'plan of record' that captures the deployment plans of all CMO initiatives by market
• Manage to standards that involve excellence in project management and customer service
• Lead an engaged team that is clear on roles and responsibilities
• Track project plans to ensure deliverables and milestones are delivered on schedule
• Identify and oversee program interdependencies, accounting for downstream processes/platforms
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver on Program objectives
• Identify & mitigate risks, escalating obstacles to remove constraints
• Ensure successful deployment of programs to markets by coordinating effectively with Change Management Directors
• Ensure programs have identified outcome-based OKRs to achieve business value and monitor results
• Partner across CMO, Digital, Legal, Corp Compliance and Commercial Sales Businesses to ensure seamless delivery of CFC priorities/capabilities
• Manage all aspects of the Global Program team budget to ensure financials are accurately tracked.

Requirements

• BS/BA Required
• 15+ years of commercial industry experience
• Demonstrated history leading business transformation and innovation
• Leadership experience in a matrixed environment
• Proven track record of delivering business performance
• Drive for optimization and customer excellence
• Delivery of exceptional customer services and experiences
• Excellence in driving highly collaborative and productive cross-functional relationships
• Demonstrated agility and ability to drive program completion in expedited timelines
• Highly accountable with a high energy level, sense of urgency, creativity, and decisiveness
• Proven track record of leading engaged and highly effective teams.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA
• Track record of strong project management, networking, and stakeholder management
• Operations certificate in Lean Management, Six Sigma or Business Process Management
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of colleagues.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
• Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
• Participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary
• Eligibility to participate in share-based long-term incentive program
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.