Manager, Thermal BU - PMO

Job Description POSITION SUMMARY The Manager, Thermal BU - PMO will be responsible for managing the Thermal Business Unit Program Management Office (PMO), providing coordination, governance and execution support across strategic and operational Thermal programs. The role coordinates cross-functional workstreams, drives execution against agreed milestones and deliverables, and ensures clear ownership and timely closure of actions across the Thermal BU. Working across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Product Management, Sales and Finance, the role provides active program management for key Thermal initiatives, identifies dependencies and risks, removes barriers to execution and provides clear escalation to BU leadership where required. The role also governs, coordinates, tracks and drives to closure the actions generated through process improvement, continuous improvement, root-cause and corrective-action activities. Process mapping, process analysis, process design and identification of improvements remain the responsibility of the Process Improvement Manager and relevant functional owners. RESPONSIBILITIES PMO AND PROGRAM GOVERNANCE * Establish, develop and manage the Thermal BU PMO, applying a consistent and practical governance framework across key BU programs and initiatives. * Maintain a consolidated view of major programs, priorities, milestones, deliverables, risks, dependencies and outstanding actions. * Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and ensure clear ownership, accountability and timing for key deliverables. * Drive strategic and operational Thermal BU programs from initiation through implementation and closure. * Establish appropriate program reporting, decision and escalation mechanisms. * Provide BU leadership with clear, concise visibility of program status, priorities, risks, blockers, dependencies and decisions required. * Identify cross-program conflicts in priorities, resources or timing and facilitate resolution across functions. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL EXECUTION * Act as the central coordination point for programs requiring collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Product Management, Sales and Finance. * Translate BU priorities and leadership decisions into structured workstreams with defined milestones, deliverables, owners and timelines. * Drive cross-functional teams to deliver agreed actions and commitments while maintaining functional ownership of technical and operational decisions. * Identify barriers to execution and coordinate the appropriate functions to resolve them. * Escalate critical risks, delays and resource constraints to BU leadership with clear actions and decision requirements. * Capture decisions and commitments and track them through to completion. ACTION MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS * Own the consolidated Thermal BU action-management process for key programs and improvement activities. * Ensure actions have clearly defined owners, due dates, expected outcomes and appropriate evidence of closure. * Govern, coordinate, track and drive actions generated through root-cause analysis, corrective-action activities and continuous- or process-improvement initiatives through to completion. * Track corrective actions through implementation and confirm th