Technical Program Manager
About The Position
The Technical Program Manager leads and manages design engineers and other technical engineers working on specific projects, overseeing the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex designs. The role manages large, complex programs with multiple workstreams and interdependencies, including strategic visibility programs involving multiple projects. It leads global, cross-functional core teams, establishes schedules, and drives program meetings and deployment efforts. The position is responsible for planning and monitoring programs, managing budgets, resources, risks, issues, governance, and documentation, and ensuring program deliverables meet objectives for cost, quality, schedule, features, fulfillment and continuity of supply, solution delivery, and customer needs. It communicates status and recommendations to business leaders and customers, reviews customer specifications, and supports process improvements and product lifecycle changes. The role also sets annual department plans and goals, provides direction and performance feedback, and is accountable for department objectives and key performance indicators. The position is based in Richardson, Texas. Duties are performed in a normal office environment and may involve occasional travel.
Requirements
- 8 to 12 years of typical experience.
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to lead and manage design engineers and other technical engineers on complex projects and designs.
- Ability to manage complex programs with multiple workstreams and interdependencies.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate with business leaders and customers.
Responsibilities
- Manage high-complexity strategic visibility programs consisting of multiple projects; lead global, cross-functional core teams, launch programs, establish schedules, and drive meetings.
- Present, communicate, and influence line-of-business and segment leaders and customers; communicate program status and review customer specifications and provide feedback.
- Lead or develop function-level or moderately complex process initiatives or business strategy.
- Identify development opportunities and support the growth of cross-functional team members.
- Lead strategic program deployments and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
- Implement product lifecycle changes as directed and recommend process improvements.
- Plan programs, monitor progress, and drive creation, review, approval, and updates of program plans and work breakdown structures, including resources.
- Manage programs throughout their lifecycle and drive core teams to meet or exceed objectives for cost, quality, schedule, features, fulfillment and continuity of supply, solution delivery, and customer-specific needs.
- Define program governance and controls.
- Manage program budgets and forecast actual income or revenue, costs, labor, and expenses against plans or quotes.
- Manage risks and issues and take corrective measures.
- Coordinate projects and interdependencies and manage resources across projects.
- Align deliverables with program outcomes with support from the business change manager.
- Manage key program documentation, including the Program Initiation document.
- Set annual department plans and goals, direct expected performance, provide regular evaluations and ongoing feedback, and achieve department objectives and agreed key performance indicators.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
