Program Manager

About the Role

Capable to lead the entire project lifecycle—from development through launch—ensuring delivery of business case financial targets for NPI, STP, and VAVE programs. Create and implement comprehensive project management plans that meet scope, schedule, and financial objectives, guide teams through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. Utilize standard program management processes, tools, systems, and metrics to ensure operational cadence, agility, and transparency. Lead and foster strong cross-functional teams to achieve accountability and performance standards for commercial, technical, and manufacturing readiness at start of production. Promote team dynamics by leveraging individual strengths, providing feedback and coaching, and driving proactive risk mitigation and structured problem-solving. Expand expertise across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to support program success. Influence and secure baseline business case expectations with stakeholders, including scope, benefits, costs, assumptions, risks/opportunities, milestones, and alternative scenarios. Clearly articulate and manage business case financials; develop negotiation strategies with functional partners to uphold commitments in customer and supplier contracts. Ensure robust change management processes and appropriate contract language. Design and implement effective communication strategies for internal and external stakeholders, addressing customer needs, leadership updates, and team alignment. Tailor messaging and lead project/program reviews across multiple leadership levels to enable informed decision-making and risk mitigation. Forecast, consolidate, and manage regional capital spending while maintaining the CapEx budget. Coordinate CAR approvals with senior leadership and drive automation in capital execution using PM champion structure. Collaborate with Product Line and Operations to gather capacity data for reinvestment prioritization. Manage monthly decapitalization reporting and serve as liaison with division finance for spend execution and forecasting. • Lead full project lifecycle for NPI, STP, and VAVE programs, meeting financial targets. • Develop and execute comprehensive project plans covering scope, schedule, and budget. • Apply standard program management processes and tools to ensure agility and transparency. • Build and coach cross‑functional teams to achieve commercial, technical, and manufacturing readiness. • Drive risk mitigation, problem‑solving, and stakeholder alignment on business case assumptions. • Manage business case financials, negotiate contracts, and enforce change‑management controls. • Design communication strategies and lead multi‑level project reviews for informed decisions. • Oversee regional CapEx budgeting, CAR approvals, and automation of capital execution. • Coordinate capacity data for reinvestment prioritization and handle decapitalization reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸project lifecycle
• ▸program tools
• ▸risk mitigation
• ▸financial management
• ▸capex budgeting
• ▸stakeholder communication

What You Bring

Minimum bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and at least five years of program management experience, preferably combined with operations expertise. Additional qualifications may include a master's degree, automotive industry experience, PMP certification, and proven skills in requirements and risk management, product portfolio principles, and cross‑functional leadership. • Minimum bachelor’s degree; 5+ years program management experience; PMP certification preferred. • Experience in automotive, requirements/risk management, and product portfolio management. • Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills across functional boundaries.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸pmp
• ▸program management
• ▸automotive
• ▸risk management
• ▸portfolio management

Work Environment

Onsite