The Senior Program Manager – Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV joins the Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV team to lead strategic initiatives supporting manufacturing operations, vehicle launches, and plant readiness. This role involves managing program strategy, scope, roadmaps, and governance while translating complex business challenges into actionable plans. The successful candidate will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, software, IT, quality, and operations to drive measurable business outcomes. Key responsibilities include managing risks, dependencies, and corrective actions while delivering executive-level communications. Required competencies include program management, stakeholder influence, and analytical problem-solving. The role specifically addresses the technical challenge of improving vehicle quality and reliability by supporting defect prevention, warranty reduction, and Electrical First Time Quality across a global manufacturing network, ensuring successful system deployments and manufacturing solutions.
What does a Program Manager earn?
Median $173592 from 118 postings across 23 companies.
Lead program strategy, scope, roadmap, timing, governance, and delivery outcomes for manufacturing operations.
Translate complex business challenges into actionable plans, decisions, and recovery strategies.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, software, IT, quality, and operations.
Drive readiness for vehicle launches, system deployments, testing activities, and manufacturing solutions.
Manage program health by tracking risks, issues, dependencies, escalations, and corrective actions.
Deliver executive-level communications regarding project status, risks, decisions, and recommendations.
Influence stakeholders across various organizations to ensure alignment on scope and objectives.
Identify opportunities to improve program execution, team collaboration, and operational effectiveness.
What we're looking for
Senior Program Managers must have 5+ years of program management, project management, or related experience.
Experience supporting programs, projects, or workstreams in cross-functional environments is required.
Ability to develop and manage integrated plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issue registers is required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations and stakeholder engagement, are required.
Ability to coordinate stakeholders and drive action across engineering, manufacturing, software, IT, quality, and operations organizations is required.
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