Senior Program Manager

Arizona State University

Senior Program Manager

Engr Research/GRAD/Profsl/Prgm

Campus: Tempe

101600BR

Job Description

ASU’s Microelectronics Workforce Development Hub is seeking an experienced Sr Program Manager to lead program management, operations and oversight for its activities and strategy. The Hub provides a consolidated, centralized resource for industry partners, employees, agencies, and other stakeholders to access content in one location. Current offerings include degrees (Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral) along with certificates, certifications, and specializations. The Hub is an interdisciplinary endeavor across ASU’s degree, non-degree and research activities to support our microelectronics stakeholders.

A key function of the hub is developing curriculum and credentials to support Arizona’s growing demand for skilled workers and entrepreneurs equipped to address corporate and public sector needs in microelectronics, semiconductors, supply chain management, and resource management. In this position you will work closely and collaboratively with leaders in workforce development, academia, corporate engagement and business development to ensure the goals, timelines and objectives of the Hub are achieved.

Under the direction of Fulton Schools of Engineering Office of Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship Senior Director, the Sr Program Manager plays a central role in coordinating and executing all central functions of the Hub, ensuring the goals and objectives are accomplished with excellence in accordance with priorities, time constraints, budgets, and strategic plans. The Sr Program Manager will approach this dynamic position with initiative, anticipation, and problem-solving skills to apply to a fast-paced work environment.

Salary Range

$55,250 - $100,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

04-June-2024

Essential Duties

• Identify and engage faculty, students, staff, researchers, and outside organizations who are stakeholders of the Hub internally within ASU
• Serve as the primary liaison and key resource for all high-level Microelectronics Hub related activities and coordination
• Develop and disseminate information, status updates and activities report to various stakeholders across Enterprises

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related field AND five (5) years' experience managing projects/client relationships; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience specific to higher education, microelectronics industry, semiconductors and/or government a plus
• Experience in training and development
• Experience in principles of project/program management
• Demonstrated learning agility
• Demonstrated knowledge of specific technologies like databases and web tools a plus
• Experience with internship, externship, apprenticeship type work or programs
• Evidence of effective communication skills
• Experience in building relationships quickly
• Experience in navigating ambiguous situations, make decisions and influence others.
• Experience in displaying a high degree of tact, patience, and diplomacy, particularly under pressure while focusing on solutions
• Experience working in a deadline-driven environment with a sense of urgency
• Evidence in being technologically inclined and comfortable learning new platforms
• Capacity to work efficiently across multiple programs and projects
• Experience in interfacing with varied levels of administrators, business professionals, faculty, staff, and collaborators
• Experience with career readiness
• Experience in navigating complex issues and troubleshooting/developing solutions options for recommendations to senior/C-Suite leaders
• Highly organized with demonstrated attention to detail
• Event management experience

Working Environment

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse (75%); required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work (10%)
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds (15%)
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions
• This position works in a climate-controlled office on the Tempe campus.

Department Statement

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the largest producer of engineering and technical talent in the nation and seeks to deliver a world-class learning experience for our students and to advance research and innovation – all at scale. We value and emphasize inherently interdisciplinary endeavors that leverage the breadth and depth of expertise among our outstanding faculty, and have built a unique place for large-scale innovation characterized by foundational excellence and translational impacts. We are an engineering school on the rise at the most innovative university in the country and in the heart of the nation’s fifth largest metropolitan area. The scale of our faculty research interests and interdisciplinary mindset, combined with more than 48 graduate degree programs and 25 undergraduate degree programs, provide the foundation for knowledge generation and collaborative opportunities to advance new ideas.

The Fulton Schools of Engineering, located across ASU’s Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, is comprised of seven schools based on academic programs and research areas. Fulton Engineering has a nationally recognized faculty that conducts research, instructs and mentors students, provides service to engineering, computing and technology professions and creates lasting impacts across local and global communities.

The Fulton Schools of Engineering follows a framework of values designed to distinguish our practice and guide daily decisions in our academic, research, corporate engagement and entrepreneurial endeavors. These values influence how we recognize, reward and communicate our achievements. At the Fulton Schools of Engineering, we:

● Cultivate excellence.

● Deliver innovation that matters.

● Encourage bold thinking.

● Foster a community of learning and collaboration.

● Build a foundation for all to be successful.

Working at ASU has outstanding benefits that include: health, dental and vision insurance plans; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities, and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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Salary : $55,250 - $100,000