Director of Programs and Quality at Itron overseeing product delivery and quality assurance within the Outcomes organization while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Direct the Program Management Office (PMO), ensuring use of standardized tools (such as Azure DevOps), process documentation, quality metrics and efficiency metrics.
Drive process and methodology standardization, auditing, and benchmarking across design, implementation, test and deployment.
Refine our processes and standards for how we release new products to customers and deliver results that enable those customers to serve as vocal references to industry.
Influence and advance product and process refinement initiatives to ensure solutions have broad market adoption, driving scalable growth and positioning the Outcomes organization to meet long-term corporate goals.
Develop and implement holistic quality assurance strategies and end-to-end testing plans to validate Outcomes solutions—integrating products from Itron and third-party partners—ensuring they meet rigorous internal standards and exceed customer expectations.
Participate in cross-functional teams to improve R&D process efficiency, increase throughput, optimize product lifecycles (PLC), and streamline new product introduction (NPI).
Clarify process accountability gaps within Outcomes to ensure seamless execution and ownership.
Coordinate R&D program goals, dashboards, and KPIs to maximize product reliability and minimize overall costs.
Foster collaboration within Outcomes and across Itron to improve cycle time, improve quality, increase organizational efficiency and improve customer satisfaction.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field
Strategic mindset with the ability to make critical decisions that drive organizational success
Strong analytical and project management skills
At least 10 years’ experience in hands-on product development
5+ years’ experience in managing teams distributed globally
Demonstrated success in previous global leadership roles
Proven ability to influence large, complex organizations
Experience with software systems, embedded firmware, and solutions that involve integration between cloud-based software and widely-deployed hardware products.
Benefits
Award-winning workplace
Inclusion-first work culture
Commitment to employee growth and development: iGrow program
Director of Clinical Simulation leading training innovation for surgeons at Johnson & Johnson Institutes. Overseeing laboratory operations and enhancing educational practices across a global network.
Director of Publisher Experience and Platform driving execution of platform initiatives at Mastercard. Collaborating across teams to define and scale a best - in - class publisher platform.
Corporate Solutions Director at Mastercard driving scalable services strategies across APEEMEA regions. Oversee execution of market strategies for Corporate Solutions business and customer engagement.
Director of Services at Mastercard focusing on scaling high - value Services business for Commercial customers in AP - Europe - EEMEA region. Responsible for driving growth through execution of the SME Services strategy.
Assistant Director of Member Services at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Leading recreation services, managing staffing, member sales, and oversight of services at recreation centers.
Technical Director leading ecology projects across Power and Mining sectors at SLR Consulting. Collaborating with teams and mentoring junior staff in a global sustainability consultancy environment.
Senior Director of Capture leading large, complex, mission - critical Federal programs for KBR. Shaping and executing winning capture strategies to drive long - term growth priorities.
Project Director overseeing Gas Powered Generation projects, ensuring safety, budget, and schedule. Join APA Group, a leading Australian energy infrastructure business, in delivering energy solutions.
Lead North American utility transformations with Kraken's AI - driven energy management platform. Collaborate with C - suite executives to deliver successful client implementations.
Senior Manager/Director of Data Centers at Copia overseeing energy infrastructure development projects and collaborating with various teams on execution and delivery.