Senior Program Manager - Philips - Amsterdam/Eindhoven

Job Title

Senior Program Manager - Philips - Amsterdam/Eindhoven

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Program Manager (TPM) to lead and manage complex, cross-functional programs within our healthcare business operations. This role is pivotal in driving the successful planning, execution, and delivery of software programs leveraging AI and automation technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep experience managing large-scale programs in a healthcare or regulated industry and a proven ability to align diverse stakeholders to achieve transformative outcomes. You are based in our Amsterdam office or in our Eindhoven office.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Own the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of high-impact AI and automation programs across multiple business units.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, Operations, and Business stakeholders to define scope, priorities, and success criteria.
• Planning & Coordination: Develop and maintain integrated program plans, timelines, and milestones while proactively identifying risks and dependencies.
• Tracking & Reporting: Establish and drive program governance, status reporting, and dashboards to ensure transparency and accountability at all levels.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison across technology and business functions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Process Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in program management practices, leveraging agile and hybrid methodologies to optimize delivery.
• Compliance & Quality: Ensure that all programs adhere to healthcare regulatory standards, security policies, and quality requirements.
  
  

Experience And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 4+ years of program or project management experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, cross-functional software programs in AI, automation, or data-driven technologies.
• Strong background in healthcare, medtech, or other regulated industries is highly desirable.
  
  

Skills

• Deep knowledge of program management frameworks (Agile, SAFe, PMI, or equivalent).
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder environments with diplomacy and influence.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar platforms.
• Leadership: Ability to lead through influence, motivate cross-functional teams, and drive alignment across multiple levels of the organization.
  
  

Please note: For this position we do not offer relocation support.

Recruitment Process

If you are interested in this opportunity to join us, please read the complete job description on our website and upload your resume and motivation letter through the Philips career site- vacancy number 567246.

Please note that the closing date of this vacancy is Thursday, 18 December 2025.

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an onsite role either in Amsterdam or in Eindhoven.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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