Johnson Controls · 11 hours ago
Associate Director of Program Management (remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years expJohnson Controls is a global leader in optimizing building performance and enhancing safety. They are seeking an Associate Director of Program Management to oversee cross-functional program execution, focusing on migrating products to a new cloud-native security platform.
Industrial EngineeringPhysical SecuritySmart Building
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end program management for the Highspan migration initiative, ensuring on-time delivery of product migrations, architectural transitions, and feature parity goals
Partner closely with engineering teams, product owners, and architects to define milestones, track dependencies, manage scope, and proactively surface risks and blockers
Coordinate delivery across multiple brands, geographies, and engineering teams to ensure alignment with the unified platform vision
Establish and maintain detailed program plans, dashboards, and regular reviews, providing visibility to engineering leadership and stakeholders
Drive agile execution maturity within engineering by facilitating planning cadences, release coordination, retrospectives, and improvement loops
Serve as the Engineering program point-of-contact, complementing the broader PMO by owning deeply technical or architecture-driven programs inside the R&D org
Champion transparency, accountability, and engineering discipline across active programs
Qualification
Required
Minimum Bachelor's degree in a technical, or engineering, related field
10+ years of experience in program or technical project management, with at least 5 years in a software product engineering environment
Proven track record leading large-scale platform migrations, cloud transformation efforts, or multi-product initiatives
Strong understanding of software development processes (Agile/Scrum/SAFe), and ability to partner directly with technical leads and developers
Experience managing global teams and cross-functional stakeholders across time zones
Excellent communication, organizational, and influence skills — able to operate independently and make decisions in a fast-paced environment
Able to travel 5-10%
Preferred
Experience with physical security products, Access Control, VMS, or SaaS platforms is a strong advantage
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Aha!, or similar tools for program management and planning
Background in cloud-native software delivery or platform engineering
Experience working within or alongside an Engineering organization; technical background
Company
Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls offers smart buildings that create safe, healthy, and sustainable environments.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.6BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2024-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2024-12-04Post Ipo Debt· $525.61M
2024-05-20Post Ipo Equity· $90M
Leadership Team
Joakim Weidemanis
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Vandiepenbeeck
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
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