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Customer Program Manager

ITT

Irvine, CAJob$133–198K/yrPosted 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$133–198K/yr
Location
Irvine, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

ITT is hiring a Customer Program Manager. The Customer Program Manager at ITT is responsible for meeting customer needs, managing assigned programs, and ensuring operational excellence. This role oversees multiple customer-related projects, defining objectives, implementing strategies, tracking progress, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve success.

Key focus areas include Manage projects and teams in a matrixed environment with minimal oversight to support the customer, Develop creative strategies to bridge customers’ needs to ITT business practices, and Build influential relationships with internal stakeholders and customers through performance and execution.

Successful candidates bring Technical Degree, 5+ Years Aerospace/Defense Technical Customer Management Experience, and Must Travel 10%+. Important skills include Program Management, Operational Excellence, Strategy Development, Relationship Building, Account Strategy, and Customer Engagement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementOperational ExcellenceStrategy DevelopmentRelationship BuildingAccount StrategyCustomer EngagementCross Functional CollaborationRisk IdentificationCorrective ActionKPI MonitoringMitigation StrategiesInterpersonal SkillsCreative Problem SolverData AnalysisPolished PresentationCommunication SkillsInitiativeSAP Competence

Qualifications

Technical Degree5+ Years Aerospace or Defense Technical Customer Management ExperienceAbility to Lead Programs or Projects in an Unstructured EnvironmentAbility to Work With Diverse and Global EmployeesAbility to Motivate, Energize, and Enhance Performance of TeammatesAbility to Develop Win-Win SolutionsAbility to Gather DataAbility to Manage RisksAbility to Drive ImprovementsAbility to Develop, Implement, and Achieve Ambitious Stretch GoalsAbility to Travel as Required to Support Customers

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA.

Position Summary

The Customer Program Manager is responsible for meeting the needs of our customers, managing assigned programs, and insuring operational excellence. This position oversees and manages multiple customer-related projects including defining objectives, implementing strategies, tracking progress, and collaborating with cross-functional team members to achieve success.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Manages projects and teams in a matrixed environment with minimal oversight to support the customer.

  • Develops creative strategies to bridge customers’ needs to ITT business practices.

  • Builds influential relationships with internal stakeholders and customers through performance and execution.

  • Partners with sales team to support account strategy and drive sales growth.

  • Engages with customers to capture requirements, gains consensus amongst internal team and leads customer engagements.

  • Program management of simple to complex programs: identifying project goals, scope, resources, deliverables, tasks, and timeline.

  • Monitors performance and progress, identifies potential risks and drives corrective action as required.

  • Communicates program status to key stakeholders, both internally and customer contacts.

  • Facilitates cross functional collaboration amongst our team to ensure alignment and execution.

  • Defines and monitors key performance indicators to measure program success.

  • Identifies potential risks to stated deliverables, drives mitigation strategies proactively.

Position Requirements

  • Technical Degree with 5+ years aerospace or defense technical customer management experience

  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs or projects in an unstructured environment.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse and global employees at all levels of the organization, including the ability to motivate, energize, and enhance performance of teammates.

  • Creative problem solver with the ability to develop win-win solutions with our customers and internal stakeholders.

  • Ability to gather data, analyze program performance, manage risks and drive improvements.

  • Polished presentation and communication skills

  • Significant initiative and ability to develop, implement, and achieve ambitious stretch goals.

  • Strong SAP competence

  • Demonstrated customer engagement and program management experience.

  • Ability to travel as required to support customers, 10% estimated.

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Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

Annual Salary is from $132,600.00 to $198,200.00, plus benefits & incentive plans.

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ID 2026-16979

Job Locations US-CA-Irvine

Category Program Management

Position Type Employee

Telecommute No

Brand ITT Cannon, LLC

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