Senior Program Manager (Automotive)

About the role

LG Magna e-Powertrain USA, Inc. is expanding its team in Troy, MI and is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Sr. Program Manager to join our dynamic group focused on electric vehicle development. This position will concentrate on program development and timelines with cross-functional teams, coordinating tracking of deliverables, resolving issues, and maintaining clear communication with OEM customers and our headquarters in Korea.

Responsibilities

• Create development timing plan and manage each activity to launch program successfully.
• Coordinate to release electric vehicle component software & hardware to customer.
• Responsible for all development activities to launch program successfully as well as being the point of contact for our customer and LG-Magna.
• Support weekly meetings with customers to share the development status and major issue tracking and coordinate to resolve the issue in time.
• Coordinate and attend various communication meetings with customers or suppliers in order to deal with program details.
• Manage all activities to ensure current program deliverables are met successfully.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including but not limited to Program, Development, Validation, Manufacturing, Procurement/Purchasing, Sales, and Quality teams to track progress against established Project timelines and milestones.
• Maintain Program Status Reports (Program Management Templates) and use reports as a Management Tool for performance monitoring against Customer (internal/external) expectations.
• Be involved in various Customer and LG Magna internal meetings to monitor and track open items, and lead Customer and LG Magna internal meetings. Note: Evening meetings may be required to deal with global teams.
• Be involved in hardware and software issues and support the engineering team to resolve issues.
• Investigate new business opportunities and propose to Customers.
• Report program status to leadership.
• Listen to VOC (Voice of Customer) and communicate relevant information with the LG Magna internal team and leadership.
• Local travel to customer facilities (Manufacturing plant, R&D center, etc.).
• Overseas business trips to support the program in charge.

Requirements

• Required bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or electronic engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ Program Management experience working directly with a customer in the automotive industry.
• Understanding of automotive component development process and manufacturing process.
• Good knowledge of OEM process and requirements.
• Proficiency in MS Project and MS Office.
• Understanding of cost structure.

Qualifications

• PMP certificate by PMI (preferred).
• Comprehensive OEM or Tier1 Automotive experience (preferred).
• Experience with management tools (preferred).

Benefits

Full-Time Employees

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
• Performance-based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life.
• Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family-oriented benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Temporary/Contractors

• Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.