Staff Program Manager - P&A

Job Summary

The Staff Product Development Technical Program Manager owns program operations and leads project teams in all phases of H-D accessory product development including planning, design, verification, production validation, and production launch. The Technical Program Manager works within the Product Line Engineering (PLE) team and serves as the expert in program execution while partnering with the Product Line Engineering Manager to remove barriers and focus teams on what is most critical to deliver value to the customer.

Job Responsibilities

• Owns motorcycle and accessory program/project health
• Manages program targets, requirements, and approvals
• Executes program to deliver requirements and metrics for success
• Builds strong connections with cross-functional peers
• Creates clarity to enable empowered program decisions
• A vocal advocate for the Program Leadership Team & Quality & CI

HOW You Work

• Program Culture: Consistently center the team on what is most important and why. Mitigate dysfunction and waste by continually refining program operations to ensure efficient, consistent, and effective execution (e.g., process, tools, communications).
• Engagement: Build critical cross-functional support and alliances to drive engagement and energy. Amid chaos lead by example, provide stable ground, drive progress and celebrate wins!
• Program Leader: As a member of the Program Leadership Team, provide the “voice of program success”.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Technical or Engineering degree preferred.

Experience Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• Design engineering and product development delivery is highly preferred.
• Program management experience and/or certification is required.
• Strong understanding of motorcycle components and vehicle system level interactions throughout the phases of product development.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead complex projects with proficiency in the use of program management methodologies and tools.
• Demonstrated application of program management principles that have led to the successful creation or change of product development processes.
• Demonstrated experience inspiring others to continuously improve execution to improve quality and streamline work.
• Demonstrated accomplishment in coaching, mentoring, and leading individuals/teams resulting in the attainment of business objectives.
• Ability to manage, track, and communicate technical information in a clear, concise, and understandable manner to a broad group of stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Motorcycle riding experience or strong interest is appreciated.
• Understanding of the motorcycle accessory aftermarket and unique customer requirements/expectations.
• Knowledge of product development and delivery in a highly discretionary, consumer-centric industry.