Lead Project Manager
for each section heading. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes EEO statement and Employment Eligibility (Form I-9) - those are boilerplate legal; should be removed. Also "Company Overview" maybe part of About the role? We'll treat "Company Overview" and "Position Summary" as About the role content.
We need to include sections: About the role (combining Company Overview and Position Summary). Responsibilities (list). Requirements? The posting has Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications and Technical Skills. Could combine into Requirements? But we have separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have content for:
- About the role: Company Overview + Position Summary.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: maybe Minimum Qualifications? Could be considered Requirements.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications.
- Skills: Technical Skills.
- Benefits: What We Offer.
We should not include Pay or Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not applicable.
We need to ensure we don't repeat content. We'll extract relevant prose.
Let's parse the posting:
Company Overview: "Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications."
Position Summary: "The Program Manager leads and coordinates the successful development and launch of automotive vehicle programs for Firestone Airide products. The project management role plans, organizes, and controls resources, procedures, budgets, and timing across complex, interrelated programs. Serving as the primary liaison between customers, leadership, and internal cross-functional teams, the Program Manager ensures program objectives are achieved on time, within budget, and in compliance with customer, quality, performance, and profitability requirements. The role manages programs from business case development and product development through launch, production, and post-launch support."
We can combine into a few paragraphs.
Responsibilities: bullet list (multiple paragraphs). We'll convert each sentence or clause into list items? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities section is a list of duties; we can make each bullet a separate
- . We'll need to parse the responsibilities block.
Responsibilities block includes:
"Program and Project Leadership
Lead multiple automotive vehicle programs or complex business processes from concept through production launch and post-launch support (PDP process).
Organize cross-functional project teams, assign responsibilities, develop integrated schedules and milestones, and determine resource requirements.
Develop and maintain program plans, budgets, staffing assumptions, deliverables, dependencies, and governance routines.
Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and leadership regarding program status, risks, escalations, and key decisions.
Monitor and report project performance, including cost, timing, quality, profitability, and launch readiness.
Identify and resolve obstacles that could prevent completion on time, within budget, or in accordance with customer expectations.
Integrate supplier and vendor activities into the program plan, and track and review vendor deliverables when applicable."
"Cross-Functional Leadership and Stakeholder Management
Coordinate activities across Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Account Management, Customer Service, and customer teams.
Facilitate program reviews, launch readiness reviews, working sessions, and decision-making meetings.
Align internal and external stakeholders on priorities, deliverables, ownership, timing, and resource needs.
Build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships through clear communication, influence, negotiation, and timely issue resolution.
Drive accountability across functions, including teams not under the Program Manager's direct authority."
"Product Development and Launch Execution
Manage product development milestones in accordance with customer requirements and internal processes.
Lead or support APQP activities and automotive launch processes, including PPAP readiness, FMEA, Control Plans, and related deliverables.
Coordinate change management throughout the program lifecycle, including scope, design, timing, cost, and customer changes."
"Financial and Business Management
Track program financial performance against approved business cases and profitability targets.
Monitor tooling, development, and launch expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX).
Partner with Finance and functional teams on forecasting, budget management, cost optimization, and profitability improvement initiatives.
Evaluate financial risks and opportunities, support fact-based trade-off decisions, and communicate impacts to leadership."
"Risk, Quality, and Compliance
Lead program risk assessments, mitigation plans, contingency planning, and escalation processes.
Ensure adherence to internal and external quality standards.
Drive corrective actions for issues affecting quality, delivery, cost, timing, or customer commitments.
Capture lessons learned and ensure improvements are incorporated into future programs and standard work."
"Continuous Improvement and Executive Reporting
Identify continuous improvement and automation opportunities, conduct detailed analyses, and recommend actions that improve program execution and business performance.
Adapt established practices and, when appropriate, improve standard operating procedures to develop effective new solutions."
We can treat each bullet as a separate
- . We'll keep the subheadings? The instruction says use
for section headings only; we should not add extra headings inside the list. So we just list all duties as
- items. Could group but not needed.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications block:
"Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or a related field.
8 or more years of project or program management experience; or 6 years of experience and a master's degree, or a PhD with 3 years of experience or equivalent work experience.
Experience leading complex product development, launch, business transformation, or similarly cross-functional programs.
Strong understanding of product development processes, project controls, and launch requirements.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without direct authority.
Experience managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, vendors, and executive reporting.
Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment."
We'll make each as
- under a
.
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications block:
"Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential.
MBA, advanced technical degree, or relevant postgraduate education.
Automotive industry experience.
Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and automotive launch processes (not mandatory).
Experience working directly with OEM customers and Tier 1 suppliers."
We'll list as - .
Skills: Technical Skills block:
"Technical Skills
Microsoft Project
Microsoft 365 applications
Power BI
SAP
Risk management and financial analysis
Project scheduling, resource planning, and executive reporting"
We'll list as
- .
Benefits: What We Offer block:
"What We Offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
An effective and inclusive team."
We need to keep the prose before the list? The first sentences are prose; we can put them in a
. Then the list as
- .
We must not include EEO statement or Employment Eligibility.
Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe but not required. Just output the HTML.
We'll have:
About the role
Company overview paragraph.
Position summary paragraph.
Then Responsibilities
...
Then Requirements
...
Then Qualifications
...
Then Skills
...
Then Benefits
Intro paragraph.
...
Make sure not to include any extra headings.
Check for any duplicated lines: we should not repeat.
Now craft the content precisely.
About the role: combine two paragraphs.
Paragraph1: "Firestone Airide specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications."
Paragraph2: "The Program Manager leads and coordinates the successful development and launch of automotive vehicle programs for Firestone Airide products. The project management role plans, organizes, and controls resources, procedures, budgets, and timing across complex, interrelated programs. Serving as the primary liaison between customers, leadership, and internal cross-functional teams, the Program Manager ensures program objectives are achieved on time, within budget, and in compliance with customer, quality, performance, and profitability requirements. The role manages programs from business case development and product development through launch, production, and post-launch support."
Now Responsibilities list items: we need to capture each bullet exactly as in the posting. Let's list them:
- Lead multiple automotive vehicle programs or complex business processes from concept through production launch and post-launch support (PDP process).
- Organize cross-functional project teams, assign responsibilities, develop integrated schedules and milestones, and determine resource requirements.
- Develop and maintain program plans, budgets, staffing assumptions, deliverables, dependencies, and governance routines.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and leadership regarding program status, risks, escalations, and key decisions.
- Monitor and report project performance, including cost, timing, quality, profitability, and launch readiness.
- Identify and resolve obstacles that could prevent completion on time, within budget, or in accordance with customer expectations.
- Integrate supplier and vendor activities into the program plan, and track and review vendor deliverables when applicable.
- Coordinate activities across Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Account Management, Customer Service, and customer teams.
- Facilitate program reviews, launch readiness reviews, working sessions, and decision-making meetings.
- Align internal and external stakeholders on priorities, deliverables, ownership, timing, and resource needs.
- Build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships through clear communication, influence, negotiation, and timely issue resolution.
- Drive accountability across functions, including teams not under the Program Manager's direct authority.
- Manage product development milestones in accordance with customer requirements and internal processes.
- Lead or support APQP activities and automotive launch processes, including PPAP readiness, FMEA, Control Plans,
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes EEO statement and Employment Eligibility (Form I-9) - those are boilerplate legal; should be removed. Also "Company Overview" maybe part of About the role? We'll treat "Company Overview" and "Position Summary" as About the role content. We need to include sections: About the role (combining Company Overview and Position Summary). Responsibilities (list). Requirements? The posting has Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications and Technical Skills. Could combine into Requirements? But we have separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have content for: - About the role: Company Overview + Position Summary. - Responsibilities: list. - Requirements: maybe Minimum Qualifications? Could be considered Requirements. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: Technical Skills. - Benefits: What We Offer. We should not include Pay or Schedule. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not applicable. We need to ensure we don't repeat content. We'll extract relevant prose. Let's parse the posting: Company Overview: "Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications." Position Summary: "The Program Manager leads and coordinates the successful development and launch of automotive vehicle programs for Firestone Airide products. The project management role plans, organizes, and controls resources, procedures, budgets, and timing across complex, interrelated programs. Serving as the primary liaison between customers, leadership, and internal cross-functional teams, the Program Manager ensures program objectives are achieved on time, within budget, and in compliance with customer, quality, performance, and profitability requirements. The role manages programs from business case development and product development through launch, production, and post-launch support." We can combine into a few paragraphs. Responsibilities: bullet list (multiple paragraphs). We'll convert each sentence or clause into list items? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities section is a list of duties; we can make each bullet a separate
- . We'll need to parse the responsibilities block. Responsibilities block includes: "Program and Project Leadership Lead multiple automotive vehicle programs or complex business processes from concept through production launch and post-launch support (PDP process). Organize cross-functional project teams, assign responsibilities, develop integrated schedules and milestones, and determine resource requirements. Develop and maintain program plans, budgets, staffing assumptions, deliverables, dependencies, and governance routines. Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and leadership regarding program status, risks, escalations, and key decisions. Monitor and report project performance, including cost, timing, quality, profitability, and launch readiness. Identify and resolve obstacles that could prevent completion on time, within budget, or in accordance with customer expectations. Integrate supplier and vendor activities into the program plan, and track and review vendor deliverables when applicable." "Cross-Functional Leadership and Stakeholder Management Coordinate activities across Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Account Management, Customer Service, and customer teams. Facilitate program reviews, launch readiness reviews, working sessions, and decision-making meetings. Align internal and external stakeholders on priorities, deliverables, ownership, timing, and resource needs. Build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships through clear communication, influence, negotiation, and timely issue resolution. Drive accountability across functions, including teams not under the Program Manager's direct authority." "Product Development and Launch Execution Manage product development milestones in accordance with customer requirements and internal processes. Lead or support APQP activities and automotive launch processes, including PPAP readiness, FMEA, Control Plans, and related deliverables. Coordinate change management throughout the program lifecycle, including scope, design, timing, cost, and customer changes." "Financial and Business Management Track program financial performance against approved business cases and profitability targets. Monitor tooling, development, and launch expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX). Partner with Finance and functional teams on forecasting, budget management, cost optimization, and profitability improvement initiatives. Evaluate financial risks and opportunities, support fact-based trade-off decisions, and communicate impacts to leadership." "Risk, Quality, and Compliance Lead program risk assessments, mitigation plans, contingency planning, and escalation processes. Ensure adherence to internal and external quality standards. Drive corrective actions for issues affecting quality, delivery, cost, timing, or customer commitments. Capture lessons learned and ensure improvements are incorporated into future programs and standard work." "Continuous Improvement and Executive Reporting Identify continuous improvement and automation opportunities, conduct detailed analyses, and recommend actions that improve program execution and business performance. Adapt established practices and, when appropriate, improve standard operating procedures to develop effective new solutions." We can treat each bullet as a separate
- . We'll keep the subheadings? The instruction says use
for section headings only; we should not add extra headings inside the list. So we just list all duties as
- items. Could group but not needed. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications block: "Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or a related field. 8 or more years of project or program management experience; or 6 years of experience and a master's degree, or a PhD with 3 years of experience or equivalent work experience. Experience leading complex product development, launch, business transformation, or similarly cross-functional programs. Strong understanding of product development processes, project controls, and launch requirements. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without direct authority. Experience managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, vendors, and executive reporting. Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment." We'll make each as
- under a
- .
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications block:
"Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential.
MBA, advanced technical degree, or relevant postgraduate education.
Automotive industry experience.
Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and automotive launch processes (not mandatory).
Experience working directly with OEM customers and Tier 1 suppliers."
We'll list as
- . Skills: Technical Skills block: "Technical Skills Microsoft Project Microsoft 365 applications Power BI SAP Risk management and financial analysis Project scheduling, resource planning, and executive reporting" We'll list as
- .
Benefits: What We Offer block:
"What We Offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
An effective and inclusive team."
We need to keep the prose before the list? The first sentences are prose; we can put them in a
. Then the list as
- .
We must not include EEO statement or Employment Eligibility.
Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe but not required. Just output the HTML.
We'll have:
About the role
Company overview paragraph.
Position summary paragraph.
ThenResponsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- ...
Qualifications
- ...
Skills
- ...
Benefits
Intro paragraph.
- ...
- .
We must not include EEO statement or Employment Eligibility.
Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe but not required. Just output the HTML.
We'll have: