Senior Program Manager

ROUSH•Livonia, MI

19d•Onsite

About The Position

We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading. We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. Roush Power Systems manufactures and sells world-class power systems for the on-road and off-road market sectors focused on class 4-8 commercial vehicles, mobile off-road, and stationary off-road equipment. The Senior Program Manager will manage multiple programs and teams to ensure program goals are achieved. The role will interact with multiple customers and cross functional teams. The Senior Program Manager will lead program teams(s) from quoting through completion of programs, ensuring financial goals are achieved. Are you a seasoned program leader with demonstrated experience successfully managing large-scale automotive cross-functional powertrain development and vehicle integration programs? If so, this may be the perfect role for you. This position is located in Livonia, MI.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering.
Minimum of 6 years program management experience.
Due to compliance with US export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a US Person.
Working knowledge Proven track record of program management processes (Project Scope Amendment (PSA), risk identification).
Working knowledge of program management tools (risk analyses, communication plans, timing plans, business cases, comprehensive financial analyses).
Strong leadership and management skills, ability to solve complex problems, work independently, and be customer, cost, quality, and delivery focused.
Excellent Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in technical or business field
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Project Management Certification, or similar
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a product development environment.
Minimum of 2 years of years of formal or informal leadership experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, or related Engineering field.
Performance and emissions development including product certification to more stringent regulations.
Development of new engine controls with a supplier partner.
Development of an aftertreatment system with a supplier partner using 3-way catalysts.
Integration of engines / powertrains into commercial vehicle applications.
Use of a structured product development process and program management tools to ensure programs are delivered on-time, under budget with excellence.

Responsibilities

Ownership of project deliverables and leadership of project teams. This will include management, training, coaching, and mentoring a technical team(s) related to their job responsibilities as well as having a full understanding of the product and workplan.
Effectively lead and manage cross-functional and cross-departmental project teams.
Ensure that timely and accurate reviews and routine reports are conducted on assigned program(s), using these tools to expose risks and elevate issues.
Lead technical and weekly update project meetings by providing agendas, managing meeting times, and providing meeting minutes.
Ensure program(s) launch on time and meet deliverables.
Meet profitability and capital financial targets throughout program(s) life cycle while ensuring monthly financial goals are met. This includes accurately forecasting project monthly spends rates, revenue targets, and invoice schedules.
Monitor timing, quality, technical and financial risks, and issues on assigned program(s).
Determine post launch profitability as early as possible in development and report gaps to business case profitability.
Act as a customer advocate when conferring with other departments and provide direction on program(s) requirements and priorities within the Roush organization.
Provide leadership, guidance, coaching and technical support to team members.
Mitigate risks through risk analysis and quantification and resolving issues.
Elevate and focus management attention when there is not timely resolution.
Lead teams to accurately and thoroughly quote incoming projects. This includes interface with the customer to fully understand the request. Ensure the quotation is delivered in a timely manner, often on short notices.