Program Manager

Responsibilities

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• Accountable to program sponsors for driving scope definition, schedule, budget, and quality of all program elements; escalates decisions to program sponsors as necessary.
• Leads the program planning process, tools and schedule development.
• Reviews/approves program plans for conformance to program strategy and schedule.
• Acts as the communications conduit to sponsors and program steering committee and conducts periodic briefings/status updates. Prepares program status, program risk analyses, and Voice of Customer (VOC) collection with a goal to drive issues to closure and assure achievement of program goals and KPIs.
• Directs and coordinates resources throughout respective company functions and conducts regular program reviews to make sure that program development and key performance indicators stay on track.
• Assures that the program achieves the cost, quality, performance, production rate, and yield metrics defined during the proposal stages.
• Leads program through all stages from idea to commercial execution.
• Proactively manage changes in program scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
• Collaborates cross-functionally to establish performance, schedule, cost and quality objectives for internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering or related field desired preferred; PMI/PMP certification preferred.
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience developing system level products, which include hardware, firmware and software in a fully integrated system.
• Demonstrated experience in leading aggressive and results-driven brand management and product planning strategies utilizing VOC to identify growth opportunities for the company.
• Proven experience in developing long-range strategic goals with the ability to establish competitive strategy based on market intelligence, financials, and technology drivers.
• Demonstrated experience managing ISO-9000 compliant projects (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment including leadership of geographically dispersed, cross-functional development teams
• Basic understanding of hardware and software development processes, electronics manufacturing, and materials procurement
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Proven experience in risk management and change management