Program Manager
Stoneridge
Program Manager
Stoneridge is seeking a Program Manager to lead projects in the automotive industry, ensuring delivery against technical, quality, financial, and timeline targets. The role involves managing cross-functional teams, customer interface, and project governance. Requires 10+ years of experience in automotive program management, with a BSc/MSc in Engineering or Project Management.
Program Manager
Stoneridge is seeking a Program Manager to lead projects in the automotive industry, ensuring delivery against technical, quality, financial, and timeline targets. The role involves managing cross-functional teams, customer interface, and project governance. Requires 10+ years of experience in automotive program management, with a BSc/MSc in Engineering or Project Management.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the project plan across development and production, proactively identifying risks and implementing corrective actions through project closure.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring resource availability, strong collaboration, and effective communication between project teams, plants, and stakeholders.
- Control project financials, including budgeting, cost management (development, tooling, investments), forecasting, profitability tracking, and cost-saving initiatives.
- Ensure product and process excellence, aligning technical and process decisions with quality, cost, and profitability targets, and validating all quality assessments.
- Act as the primary customer interface, maintaining clear communication and alignment on all project-related topics throughout the program lifecycle.
- Drive governance and steering, leading project meetings, program reviews, gate reviews, and risk management actions to ensure committed deliveries.