Production Program Manager, Intelligence Systems

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Execute with Precision: Dive deep into ambiguous and complex operational challenges, diagnose root causes, and drive solutions to completion.
• Optimize and Mature: Lead the transition to production readiness, focusing on process optimization, operational excellence, continuous improvement, design for manufacturability (DFM), and supply chain stability.
• Process Development: Partner and build agile production management processes to achieve specific, time-sensitive outcomes.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Act as an internal strike team leader to identify, analyze, and resolve the most complex operational, manufacturing, and business process issues that impede product maturity and scalability.
• Process Optimization – Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with our COGs objectives to enhance production efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness
• Budget & Cost Control – Monitor project budgets, track progress and ensure we are continually focused on solving the largest problems to improve the bottom line
• Data-Driven Operations – Develop and implement reporting systems that clearly and transparently communicate progress to internal teams and executive leadership on KPIs, OKRs and project status, risks, and mitigations
• New Product Information (NPI) – Be production’s point of contact for all changes to existing product as well as new products in our pipeline

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in operations program management, business operations, engineering/technical roles, preferably in a complex hardware industry
• Strong understanding of the manufacturing environment and the supporting processes that enable production
• Experience launching new products with condensed timelines
• Experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) and tools (Jira, Confluence, Gantt Chartsetc.)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills
• Strong communication and leadership abilities to influence and align cross functional teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities