Product Program Manager

Cervélo exists to make riders faster and is a world leader in high-performance road, triathlon, and gravel bicycles. Founded on innovation, engineering precision, and relentless pursuit of speed, Cervélo has become the choice of elite athletes, professional cycling teams, and passionate riders worldwide. At Cervélo, we continue to push the boundaries of design and technology while delivering a premium rider experience. About You Cervélo is seeking an experienced Product Program Manager to drive the successful execution of critical new product initiatives from concept through global market launch. Reporting to the Head of Product Development, this role serves as the cross-functional integrator across Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure Cervélo’s product pipeline delivers against key business timelines. This is not a traditional project administration role. Success in this position requires the ability to bring structure, visibility, and accountability to complex programs while operating with flexibility in a dynamic innovation environment. Product development rarely follows a linear path; the ideal candidate knows how to maintain momentum, adapt to evolving realities, and help teams navigate ambiguity without losing sight of critical launch objectives. This role requires a highly collaborative operator who can influence across functions through credibility, partnership, and sound judgment—not formal authority. This position will require you to work onsite at Cervelo’s HQ located in Aliso Viejo, CA What Does Your Day Job Look Like Lead end-to-end program management of New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives from concept approval through in-market launch readinessBuild, maintain, and continuously adapt integrated cross-functional project plans covering Product Definition, Design, Engineering, Production, Assembly, Distribution, and Commercial launch activitiesDrive alignment around key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and decision points to protect committed business launch timelinesFacilitate clear decision-making by surfacing tradeoffs, risks, resource constraints, and unresolved issues at the right time and with the right stakeholdersProactively identify critical path risks and work collaboratively with functional owners to develop pragmatic mitigation plansLead Stage-Gate governance and milestone readiness reviewsEstablish transparency and visibility across programs through concise, action-oriented status communication and reportingDrive accountability across cross-functional stakeholders through influence, relationship management, and disciplined follow-throughHelp simplify execution for functional teams by creating clarity around ownership, priorities, timelines, next steps, and decision rightsConduct post-launch reviews to capture lessons learned and improve future execution What You Bring To The Table Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field, or equivalent through experience5+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, or New Product Introduction leadership rolesExperience in consumer durable goods, sporting goods, automotive, outdoor equipment, or other engineered manufacturing industriesDemonstrated success managing complex cross-functional programs involving engineering, manufacturing, and commercial stakeholdersStrong understanding of product development lifecycles, prototype iteration, manufacturing readiness, sourcing dependencies, and launch execution in an engineered goods businessProven ability to operate effectively in environments where plans evolve, information is incomplete, and tradeoff decisions must be made quicklyAbility to balance process discipline with practical flexibility; knows when rigor is required and when adaptation is necessary to keep progress movingExceptional collaboration and relationship-building skills with a demonstrated ability to influence without direct authorityStrong executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex project realities into clear priorities, risks, and decisionsHighly organized with strong planning, prioritization, and follow-through capabilities across multiple programs simultaneouslyStrong working knowledge of project planning and reporting tools (Smartsheets, Asana, or similar) and collaborative team platformsMust hold and keep an active passport as this position will involve minimal international travel Preferred Qualifications And Experience Familiarity with overseas manufacturing, supplier development timelines, validation/testing workflows, and production launch readinessExperience working in matrixed organizations requiring strong influence across multiple functionsFormal Project Management training or certification is a definite plus, but practical execution leadership and cross-functional collaboration experience are more importantPassion for performance, sports or cycling products is a plus but not required SALARY RANGE: This compensation package will be dependent on experience, qualifications, industry experience, and the interview with a potential range of $100,000-$120,000. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, comprehend, and explain documents in English. Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, in English. PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR THE ROLE: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the overall duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the overall duties and responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel, reach above head with hands and arms, lift, push, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl, pull, talk and hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Vision may be corrected within normal range. The noise level in the work environment is quiet.