Hardware Operations Program Manager

Hardware Operations Program Manager

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working in a Hardware Operations Program Manager, Technical Program Manager or a similar role.
• 10+ years of experience in delivering hardware products to customers in complex environments at large scale.
• Experience leading programs in all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Experience working with all Hardware engineering disciplines: Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Design as well as Supply chain disciplines such as: Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Supply and Demand Planning.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically 30% of the time.
• Superb interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence effectively across different workstreams to drive absolute excellence.
• Passion for excellence coupled with the endless drive to learn and inspire the teams to deliver and drive continuous improvements.
• Comfortable speaking with all audiences and the ability to adapt complex challenges into tangible solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive Supply Chain readiness for our Hardware products and ensure program delivery on schedule, scale, cost, and quality.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Supply Chain, and Product Management teams to meet deadlines and drive product readiness.
• Create, develop, and manage relationships with our Contract Manufacturers and various suppliers.
• Drive for excellence – keep internal and external teams focused on the needed tasks and goals – exhibit ownership, sense of urgency and world class execution.
• Lead post-ramp validations for product and process changes.
• Identify and manage improvements around the supply chain in cost, quality, efficiency and output.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks for both internal and external teams – drive to resolution with high quality decision making.
• Always think about what’s next – Proactively address issues and obstacles that impact program deliverables.
• Foster a collaborative and productive working environment with open communication to all stakeholders, superior teamwork is a must.
• Provide regular program status updates to senior management.
• Build strong relationships to ensure alignment between design intent, supplier capabilities, and project deliverables.
• Support internal teams with timely and actionable feedback on manufacturing feasibility and supplier selection.
• Create and maintain comprehensive program documentation – keep all workstreams within the supply chain on track and moving towards a common goal.
• Drive efficiency through systems both internally and externally with our CMs and vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.