PMO/Release Manager

Job Description Summary

Lead planning, control, and resource management processes across the R&D organization to support execution excellence in a complex, multi project environment. Ensure accurate plan vs actual tracking, high quality work plans, and effective engineering resource utilization with strong emphasis on transparency and data driven decision making.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage plan‑vs‑actual tracking for R&D programs and workstreams.
• Monitor engineering resource allocation across multidisciplinary teams.
• Identify schedule, resource, and scope deviations; analyze and escalate as needed.
• Ensure high‑quality work plans with clear milestones, dependencies, risks, and capacity needs.
• Maintain an organization‑wide view of R&D capacity, demand, and utilization.
• Analyze workload and utilization trends; recommend efficiency improvements.
• Lead change‑control processes and assess impacts on approved plans.
• Define KPIs and develop dashboards and reports for leadership.
• Present status updates with risks, bottlenecks, and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineering leads, product management, and leadership.
• Maintain planning methodologies, templates, and tools.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2-6 years in PMO, R&D planning, project management, or planning & control roles.
• Experience in plan‑vs‑actual tracking and resource management in R&D.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret engineering workloads.
• Proficiency with project/resource management tools (MS Project, Jira, Monday, Excel).
• Strong process orientation and understanding of system‑level R&D interactions.
• Ability to influence without authority; high attention to detail.
• Experience in global companies and working with international stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI‑based monitoring and control tools.
• Software‑oriented knowledge to understand R&D team challenges.
• Project management certification.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity. 

 

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No