Project Manager III - Motorcycles
New Product Introduction Ownership
Serve as the end-to-end owner of the NPI process, from concept approval through development, validation, launch, and post-launch support.
Maintain accountability for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk across the entire project portfolio.
Lead a high volume of concurrent product development projects, balancing priorities, shared resources, and interdependencies.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, including timelines, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
Actively manage portfolio health, capacity constraints, and sequencing decisions in partnership with functional leadership.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment
Lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Quality, and Commercial functions.
Drive alignment on requirements, assumptions, milestones, and decision criteria across all stakeholders.
Coordinate with global teams and external suppliers, ensuring delivery commitments, issue resolution, and communication cadence.
Plan and lead phase-gate reviews, and leadership updates.
Clearly communicate program status, risks, trade-offs, and mitigation plans to senior leadership.
Drive decision-making by presenting fact-based options and escalating issues when required.
Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate technical, schedule, cost, supply chain, and quality risks.
Establish and track project KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics.
Lead recovery plans and corrective actions for programs that deviate from plan.
Process Improvement & Leadership Impact
Improve scalability and predictability of NPI execution in a high-throughput development environment.
Mentor and coach project managers and team members on best practices, tools, and execution discipline.
Influence organizational maturity in program management, project governance, and cross-functional collaboration.