Senior Manager, Advanced Operations

Stryker • Flower Mound, TX • 5h ago

What You Will Do:

AO Leadership, Authority & Governance

Serve as the accountable Advanced Operations (AO) leader for Commercial NPD, representing AO in governance forums and senior leadership engagements.

Act as the primary AO interface for GQO, Division, and site leadership in Flower Mound, Texas.

Prioritize and deploy AO resources to meet NPD commitments, balancing business needs, functional priorities, and capacity constraints.

Lead structured governance, escalation, and cross-functional alignment to ensure timely decisions and risk resolution.

NPD Execution Excellence & Predictability

Own the health, predictability, and transparency of AO support across Commercial NPD programs.

Establish and drive NPI performance metrics, operating cadence, and review mechanisms to provide early visibility to risks and tradeoffs.

Lead structured problem-solving when execution deviates from plan, driving root cause identification, corrective actions, and sustainable recovery plans.

Provide clear recommendations and escalation pathways to senior leadership to enable data-driven decisions.

Flower Mound Site & Organizational Leadership

Provide direct leadership for AO Engineering resources in Flower Mound, supporting both Commercial and Endoscopy Business Units.

Serve as the senior AO presence at the site, strengthening engagement, accountability, and cross-functional alignment.

Lead a diverse organization of people leaders and individual contributors, including AO Project Managers and Engineers.

Build a high-performing, globally connected AO organization across Flower Mound, Texas and Tuttlingen, Germany.

Manufacturing Strategy & Global Supply Leadership

Own launch site strategy and manufacturing readiness for new products, independent of business unit or geography.

Lead make/buy and sourcing strategy in partnership with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Trade Compliance, Tax, and other key stakeholders.

Engage global manufacturing sites, OEMs, and contract manufacturers to ensure scalable, future-fit supply chains.

Develop and present enterprise-level, fact-based recommendations that optimize cost, risk, and long-term supply strategy.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication

Build trusted partnerships across Advanced Operations, Commercial NPD, and Global Operations.

Communicate execution status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions with clarity and executive presence.

Foster credibility through disciplined follow-up, transparent communication, and consistent operating rhythm.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline.

10+ years of progressive experience in operations, supply chain, project/program management, or related fields, preferably within the medical device or regulated manufacturing industry.

5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and individual contributors in complex, matrixed organizations.

Preferred Skills:

Master's degree and/or MBA

Lean Six Sigma Certification

PMP Certification

NPD experience

Global management exposure

Experience presenting to and influencingsenior and executive leadership

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.

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