Senior Manager, Program Management

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of program managers, providing guidance and support to ensure successful program delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations, and the customer to develop and implement project plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Utilize strong financial acumen to manage project budgets, analyze financial reports, and make data-driven decisions.
• Responsible for Project P&L for the assigned portfolio.
• Accountable for all aspects of schedule, budget, cost, and scope for assigned products, proactively managing changes against the defined baseline.
• Actively lead and manage project progress, identify potential risks and issues, and provide recommendations for timely resolution.
• Lead the program team to identify and achieve continuous improvement and cost reductions on programs.
• Ensure customer involvement where necessary to achieve continuous improvement objectives and increase overall program margin.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, and best practices in the automotive industry, focused on thermal management, pneumatics, and electronics systems.
• Manage and ensure execution of APQP processes from acquisition to launch through EOP.
• Elevate red risk items to top management for immediate response and resolution on show-stopper issues.
• Assist in the development and review of contractual and business obligations.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities as appropriate, identify and resolve conflicts, manage project dependencies and constraints, and develop contingency plans where required.
• Identify resource gaps and potential bottlenecks and develop strategies to mitigate risks.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the program management team.
• Maintain and improve project management tools to drive the development process.
• Prepare and present periodic reports on the status of assigned programs.
• Develop training programs for new hires and ongoing education for the program management team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in managing systems with electronics components.
• 10 years of automotive experience.
• Expert knowledge of program management.

Nice to Have

• Design engineering experience.
• Experience in thermal management, pneumatic & lumbar systems.
• Experience with automotive seat systems and/or interiors.
• MBA degree.
• Working knowledge of APQP, IATF 16949, ASPICE, and ISO 26262 functional safety.
• Agile/lean experience in a product owner or scrum master role, organizations leveraging lean/agile methodologies, and in-depth experience with Scrum or Kanban.
• Confluence/Jira knowledge.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Automotive industry experience.