.**Job Title**: Program Manager**Division**: AutomotiveLo**cation**: Guanajuato, Mexico**Reports To**: Director of Automotive Sales and Engineering**Summary**This role will be responsible for the planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and close out of assigned proposals, development, and production programs. This position will be responsible for the achievement of customer and internal business case objectives by working across all the business functions to formulate both strategic vision and tactical direction for the assigned programs and projects.**Essential Functions**:- Manage the overall customer and business case performance of the program portfolio with responsibility and accountability for success to time, cost and quality constraints- Lead the team to create program plan, schedule, work breakdown structure, budget, and risk mitigation plan from which functional execution plans are developed- Responsible for ensuring all development programs are adequately planned at a business and functional level to deliver on business case and customer contract objectives- Knowledge of core planning elements such as requirements planning, deliverables definition, milestone definition, risk management, resource management, and critical path scheduling are key- Lead the program team through the monitoring and control phase of program execution using robust management operating systems and integrated cross functional teaming approaches- Responsible for ensuring scope, schedule, and cost baseline change controls- Develop, maintain, and manage internal performance scorecards for development and production programs- Lead program team through the new product introduction phase of programs to ensure successful transition to production and customer services- Utilize a gated control and approval process for the product life-cycle- Responsible for customer scorecard performance and the associated internal performance measures- Work across the functions to identify and plan activities required to continuously improve upon performance variances from business case objectives- Manage through the program team for all "get to green" or "recovery" efforts on scorecard variances- Provide leadership in the creation and maintenance of robust customer and subcontractor relationships & management- Lead and facilitate customer interfacing on development and production/sustainment programs**Qualifications**:**Required**- Expert English speaker- Four-year Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology from an accredited college or university required- High level of critical thinking in new and innovative areas.- Ability to identify gaps in processes/products with the drive to absorb and drive innovation to completion.- Must be self-motivated and self-lead, requiring little to no supervision and generate accurate results while working in a team environment
