Senior Strategy Program Manager - Product Development

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Support the execution and on-time delivery of Product Development Excellence initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Resource Planning & Management: Assist in balancing and prioritizing work across Motorcycle Development, ensuring accurate tracking and proactively work with leaders to resolve resource gaps.
• Data-Driven Insights: Analyze data to generate actionable insights and support continuous improvement efforts across product development operations.
• Process & Tool Optimization: Enhance communication, tools, and processes to foster a culture of continuous learning and operational efficiency.
• Develops process/initiative requirements, resource needs, and timeline for approval.
• Executes process improvements/initiatives to deliver requirements for successful implementation.
• Builds strong connections with cross-functional peers.
• Drive resource management process.
• Support the execution and on-time delivery of initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Assist in balancing and prioritizing work across Motorcycle Development, ensuring accurate tracking and proactively work with leaders to resolve resource gaps.
• Analyze data to generate actionable insights and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Enhance communication, tools, and processes to foster a culture of continuous learning and operational efficiency.
• Center the team on priorities, refine program operations, clarify responsibilities, and hold stakeholders accountable.
• Build cross-functional support through effective communication and develop solutions aligned with business goals.
• Drive a culture of innovation and strategic problem solving in product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Technical or Engineering degree preferred.
• Typically requires a minimum of 3-5 years of program management experience in new product development.
• Design engineering and/or product development delivery experience is highly recommended.
• Program management certification and experience in process development/change management is ideal.
• Proficiency in program management methodologies (Agile/Sprint) and tools (JIRA, Miro, MS Project).
• Proficiency with MS Power tools and dealing with large datasets highly desired.
• Experience with department-wide resource management.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional teams and reporting to executive leadership.

Nice to Have

• Experience with department-wide resource management.
• Proficiency with MS Power tools and large datasets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Technical or Engineering degree (preferred)

Benefits & Perks

• Annual bonus programs
• Health insurance benefits
• A 401k program
• Onsite fitness centers and employee stores
• Employee discounts on products and accessories