New Product Development Program Manager
About The Position
Flex is recruiting a New Product Development Program Manager for its Virginia Remote location. Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the spin occurs, this position will support Axiom, which focuses on critical digital infrastructure and end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications. Reporting to the Sr Director, Global Program Management, the role is accountable for end-to-end execution of approved new product development programs. The manager assumes program ownership after business case approval and project authorization, translates the business case into an executable program plan, and drives delivery against approved scope, schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments. The position leads cross-functional coordination and manages dependencies involving engineering, supply readiness, manufacturing, testing, quality planning, and launch milestones.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered based on company policy.
- 8 or more years of program or project management experience in complex product development, manufacturing, industrial equipment, electrical equipment, critical power, power distribution, data center infrastructure, automotive, aerospace, or comparable technical environments.
- Experience with critical power, switchgear, power distribution, modular infrastructure, electrical systems, or engineered-to-order products.
- Experience with PLM, MES, project portfolio management, or dashboard-driven reporting environments.
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.
Responsibilities
- Assume overall program ownership after business case approval and project authorization.
- Translate the approved business case into an executable program charter, integrated schedule, milestone plan, resource plan, and governance model.
- Own the program operating rhythm, action tracking, decision log, escalation path, and executive reporting cadence.
- Drive program performance to approved scope, schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments.
- Lead cross-functional alignment across product line, engineering, industrialization, supply chain, quality, procurement, operations, finance, commercial, and customer-facing teams.
- Manage dependencies between engineering design maturity, supply readiness, manufacturing capability, test readiness, quality planning, and launch milestones.
- Ensure functional leaders understand commitments, risks, decisions needed, and timing impacts.
- Manage the industrialization and manufacturing interface.
- Manage risks, issues, and changes.
- Communicate with stakeholders and executives.
Benefits
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
