Sr. Program Manager, Vehicle Programs

Changing the world of luxury electrified mobility needs great people who like to have fun and achieve results as a team.  As part of this journey, we are currently seeking a dynamic Program Management professional that can demonstrate an ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, work independently, and apply the correct level of urgency to advance our vehicle line program deliverables. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES  

• Core member of vehicle line program management team from conceptual design phase to start of production for a new vehicle line 
• Manages the technical product description, including features are developed on time and meeting system design specification, mechanical packaging, unit testing, verification, integration and validation process needs 
• Leads efforts to align build configurations and vehicle test plans with the cross-functional teams to ensure build volumes meet product development requirements 
• Executes cross-functional system release plan, including requirements from involved areas like product marketing, product management, software integration, infotainment system, etc. 
• Designs and implements effective program management processes and best practices from initiation to completion in partnership with hardware, software and manufacturing teams 
• Executes solid root-cause analysis with the ability to identify and predict possible deviations related to e.g. product architecture- or any other required technical changes 
• Proactively evaluates design and engineering decisions with the Program Chief Engineer, making sure they don’t cause any gap in correlation with the program schedule, budget and scope 
• Expedites revisions, corrections, and implementations of necessary changes to previously published documentation with the cross-functional teams 
• Fosters strong cross-dimensional partnerships and is able to effectively prioritize workload demands to meet project deadlines 

SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS 

• A proven track record of development and delivery of technical products 
• Wide experience in automotive hardware development processes, including integration and validation processes 
• Experience building, developing, and managing highly effective program management tools and processes 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a high-pace highly complex cross-functional environment 
• Excellent organization and delegation skills with the ability to own the technical product descriptions and schedule, with a track record of delivering projects on time 
• Ability to inspire confidence to the executive members as well as the engineering project teams 
• Ability to quickly comprehend complex problems and effectively facilitate the team to a decision and coordinate the action plan 
• Solid root-cause analysis sense with the ability to correlate e.g. product architecture modifications to technical changes 
• Solid skills in evaluation and criticism of engineering decisions and changes 

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelors+ in an Engineering discipling, or equivalent work experience 
• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership, system engineering and/or technical program management, preferably automotive related 
• 7+ years of professional experience in the automotive industry preferred