Product Life Cycle Mgmt Program Manager

Contract Duration: Approximately 6 months

Expected Start: Q4

Function: Portfolio / Program Management

Location: Flexible but prefer CT, MN, or CO.

Competitive bid, similar roles can be up around 80/h pay

HM Meggan Melton

1 opening, 3 sub slots

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced contractor to provide temporary coverage for team members on leave and help advance active product phase-out programs. This role will partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate execution, maintain program momentum, identify risks and dependencies, and ensure key deliverables remain on track throughout the transition period.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized project manager who can quickly understand complex business activities, build effective working relationships, and use data to drive decisions. Strong Excel and analytical skills are essential for tracking program performance, assessing impacts, and communicating clear insights to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive execution of active product phase-out programs across cross-functional teams, including product management, operations, supply chain, quality, regulatory, finance, commercial, and customer-facing partners.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, action logs, risk registers, and dependency trackers.
• Facilitate project meetings, establish clear actions and owners, and follow up to ensure timely completion.
• Monitor program progress and proactively identify risks, issues, resource constraints, and decisions requiring escalation.
• Analyze product, financial, inventory, demand, and operational data to support phase-out recommendations and execution decisions.
• Build and maintain Excel-based trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools to provide transparent visibility into program status and performance.
• Prepare concise status updates, management summaries, and decision materials for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support scenario analysis related to timing, inventory disposition, supply continuity, customer impact, and financial implications.
• Ensure program documentation, assumptions, decisions, and governance materials remain current and accessible.
• Provide continuity and knowledge transfer to the returning team members and broader team at the conclusion of the assignment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, engineering, supply chain, finance, project management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated project or program management experience in a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Strong ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data organization, lookups, pivot tables, charts, and analysis of large datasets.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear executive-level updates.
• Proven ability to work independently, establish structure quickly, and deliver results with limited direction.
• Experience identifying risks, managing dependencies, and escalating issues appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with product lifecycle management, product discontinuation, product rationalization, or phase-out programs.
• Experience in medical device, healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain, or another highly regulated industry.
• Familiarity with inventory management, demand planning, financial analysis, or commercial transition planning.
• Experience with project management tools, reporting dashboards, or enterprise planning systems.
• Change management experience and comfort working through ambiguity.

Success in This Role

Success will be measured by the contractor’s ability to quickly establish effective program management routines, maintain accurate and actionable reporting, keep cross-functional deliverables moving, surface risks early, and support timely execution of product phase-out decisions during the six-month assignment.

Core Competencies

• Cross-functional leadership
• Project and program management
• Data analysis and business insight
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Organization and prioritization
• Clear communication
• Risk and issue management
• Accountability and follow-through