Director of Program Management
About The Position
NEOTech is a leading Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider serving the aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial markets. Our Chatsworth site needs a Director of Program Management to own customer program performance from new product introduction (NPI) through production. You will be a member of site senior staff, the second level of escalation on critical program issues, and a senior partner to Business Development. This role is for an experienced EMS program leader who has run customer programs, owned P&L results, and built strong program management teams. It is not an entry point into the industry.
Requirements
- 10–15 years of program management experience
- Bachelor's degree required
- 7+ years in the EMS / contract electronics manufacturing industry (PCBA, box build, or system integration)
- 5+ years of direct people leadership managing multiple skilled direct reports
- P&L responsibility and strong business acumen
- Proven ability to influence customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams
- Strong written, verbal, and executive presentation skills
- U.S. Citizenship required (ITAR / CUI compliance)
Nice To Haves
- MBA preferred
- Experience with aerospace, defense, medical, or other regulated-market customers
- Background leading NPI-to-production transitions in a high-mix, low-to-mid-volume environment
Responsibilities
- Serve as the site's senior program management representative and a member of the site leadership team
- Act as the second level of escalation on critical program, delivery, and customer issues
- Partner with Business Development to launch new products and support customers through development and NPI
- Lead regular program reviews covering quality, on-time delivery, and customer requirements
- Provide site incremental sales forecast data and support revenue planning
- Directly lead, mentor, and develop the Program Manager team, identify capability gaps, and build development plans
- Uphold ISO-based quality, environmental, health, safety, and security management systems and support 6S objectives
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- company-paid life/AD&D
- short- and long-term disability
- FSA and EAP
- paid vacation
- sick leave
- holidays
- 401(k) with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
