We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Program Manager to join a leading Company located in the Twinsburg, OH surrounding area.
The Program Manager works in cooperation with other program managers in a consistent program team led by a Senior Program Manager. The Senior Program Manager allocates the management of one of the programs in their scope to the program manager. The Program Manager role is to lead all the stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and economic performance of a program while monitoring and managing the risk level.
Responsibilities:
On behalf of a Senior Program Manager, the Program Manager is accountable for achieving program objectives on a program from contract awards (S3 milestone) to retrieve from service (S12 milestone). This requires ensuring the global coordination of all the activities to:
Deliver expected program figures as defined in the Medium Term Plan (MTP).
Ensure consistency with customer expectations.
Limit risk exposure generated by program activities to an acceptable level.
During the Bid and proposals phase (S1 to S2 milestone), validates RC and NRC estimates and associates assumptions to ensure the delivery of a sound business case at S3.
During the R&T phase (S0), coordinates an R&T program, associated schedule, milestones, and budget.
The Program Manager works closely with sales and marketing to develop sound technology roadmaps and a channel to market.
As the R&T activities fall outside the formal development process, the Program Manager develops and applies an appropriate management plan inspired by but not strictly conforming to PROMPT during the R&T phase.
The Program Manager is in charge of managing the Technology Readiness Level and Manufacturing Readiness Level during the R&T phase.
The order of magnitude for this role is:
A yearly budget between 1 and 5 M$.
A yearly revenue between 1 and 10 M$.
Direct contact with one primary customer.
Management of activities evolving across multiple countries.
Management of complex development.
Principal accountabilities
Manage customer satisfaction operationally, theprofitability of the business plan, and control risk level on a program.
Ensure the application program processes a program.
Participate in the construction and approval of the business plan during the bid phase (S1 to S2).
Build program-level MTP.
Monitor program performance on a program.
Ensure program reporting (internal and external) on a program.
Ensure efficient steering of a program.
Ensure the deployment of efficient corrective action in case of drift on a program.
Organize program reviews (and PROMPT milestone for program in development and in service).
Support the Program audit on a program.
Participate in the program improvement process.
Key performance measures
Compliance with MTP figures in terms of program yearly revenue and program yearly budget.
Less than 10% of red score cards during customer satisfaction (criteria are OTD, OQD, TTGF, andadherence to customer schedule).
PROMPT Milestones on time.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectations.
Desired Qualifications:
Strong track record with proven experience, including experience leading cross-functional teams, is essential.
Experience of working in a matrix organization.
Experience within an Engineering environment is strongly preferred.
Aerospace and/ or defense program management experience strongly preferred.
Training and experience in applying Program Management standards and tools to a business (Program planning, monitoring and control, integrated program management, and risk management).
Must understand constraints of operation activities (order fulfilment process, Turn Around Time, procurement cycle, learning curve, efficiency, production burden, cost escalation).
Strong leadership skills along with the ability to interface with cross-functional disciplines, using strong interpersonal skills to drive tasks to completion.
Project/program management: Fully understand the project management methodology (management of costs, deadlines, quality, etc).
Emotional Skills: Self-motivated with problem-solving and decision-making skills; emotionally resilient and able to work effectively against demanding targets in a complex, multi-disciplined environment.
Negotiation Skills: Ability to conduct negotiations internally or externally with customers, partners, competitors, etc, and reach consensus, in line with program objectives.
Customer Management: Ability to establish a relationship of trust with program customers; experience in converging the needs of all parties in the form of shared and mutually acceptable solutions.
Autonomy: Ability to manage team, organize activity, and make decisions without supervision.
Delegation: Ability to create confidence with their team and empower the team to manage programs.
Communication: Ability to deliver a synthetic and clear communication in a respectful manner.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers