NPI / Onboarding - Project Manager IV

Avnet•Chandler, AZ

10d

About The Position

The Onboarding PM is a senior-level project leader responsible for managing complex, cross-functional onboarding programs from solution handoff through transition to sustaining operations. The role focuses on process leadership, orchestration, and execution governance rather than functional task ownership. As a Project Manager IV, this role requires mastery knowledge of industry best practices and disciplines, acting as a subject matter expert within the organization. The individual will develop solutions to highly complex and uniquely challenging situations, requiring extensive evaluation of alternatives and variables. They are expected to make improvements to policies and procedures, working independently toward long-range goals and objectives with self-initiated judgment and discretion. This role may also involve acting as an informal team lead and coaching less experienced team members, serving as a consultant to management, and potentially acting as an external spokesperson for the organization on major initiatives. The effects of erroneous decisions could be long-lasting and impact the future course of the organization, potentially requiring significant additional resources.

Requirements

Typically 8+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

Responsibilities

Lead development of end-to-end onboarding project plans (timeline, milestones, deliverables)
Define onboarding strategy and path to production
Align resources and capacity with onboarding requirements
Drive execution against plan and hold teams accountable to milestones
Act as the central coordinator across Sales, Solutions, and Customer Focus Team (CFT)
Ensure the right teams are engaged at the right time
Facilitate onboarding cadence (kickoffs, phase gates, status reviews)
Align stakeholders on scope, timeline, risks, and expectations
Own execution of the phase-gate onboarding framework
Drive: Discovery & feasibility validation, Delivery readiness & go-live governance, Execution readiness, and transition planning
Ensure clear decision points (Go/No-Go) and structured governance throughout lifecycle
Identify and track risks, dependencies, and blockers
Drive mitigation plans with CFT owners
Escalate critical issues to leadership as needed
Maintain visibility and transparency across stakeholders
Coordinate First Article execution end-to-end: Engineering alignment, BOM readiness, Material procurement & logistics
Ensure readiness for: Testing Operations handoff and Production scale
Serve as the single point of coordination for onboarding status
Communicate: Status updates, Timeline changes, Risks and escalations
Align customer, sales, and internal teams on expectations
Track onboarding performance against: Timeline adherence and On-time delivery to production
Support customer and internal KPIs through execution discipline
Capture and drive Lessons Learned
Improve onboarding speed, quality, and predictability