Senior Server Hardware Program Lead — Early Engagement

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world’s top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

Jabil is seeking a Program Manager focused on our Server line of business. This role is a senior individual contributor position within the Intelligent Infrastructure Division, directly supporting transformative growth through early‑stage opportunity leadership and cross‑functional program ownership. As an Early Engagement Program Manager, you will independently lead complex, high‑visibility early engagement programs, owning outcomes from opportunity qualification and RFP execution through business award and transition to execution teams.

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, providing senior‑level program leadership, driving decisions, and ensuring alignment across engineering, supply chain, sales, finance and operations. This role requires strong judgment, executive communication skills and the ability to anticipate risk, manage trade‑offs and influence outcomes without direct authority, ensuring programs are positioned for successful execution and long‑term customer and business value.

• This position will be on‑site at our Austin, TX.

• Own early engagement programs end‑to‑end, serving as the primary point of accountability for scope, schedule, risks, dependencies and cross‑functional alignment from opportunity intake through business award.
• Provide regular, executive‑ready program updates to senior leadership and stakeholders, clearly articulating risks, blockers, trade‑offs and recommended actions.
• Lead complex, multi‑workstream programs, reconciling technical, commercial and operational inputs to enable timely and informed decision‑making.
• Act as a senior liaison across cross‑functional teams, partnering closely with engineering, sales, supply chain, finance and manufacturing to assess feasibility and resolve ambiguity.
• Drive decision forums and escalations, ensuring issues are surfaced early with clear options, impacts and recommendations.
• Establish and maintain program governance, including milestones, executive reviews, documentation and readiness criteria for gate transitions.
• Support RFP strategy and execution, coordinating inputs, timelines and deliverables to ensure commitments are aligned, achievable and clearly communicated.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to simplify, standardise or better align work across teams, improving early engagement effectiveness and scalability.
• Mentor and guide less‑experienced program managers, providing leadership through influence, best practices and example.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or a related field is required.

• 10–14+ years of progressive program or project management experience in engineering, manufacturing or technology environments.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional programs with significant technical and business scope.
• Strong understanding of program management disciplines, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and critical path management.
• Experience presenting program status, risks and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of server hardware platforms and server lifecycle development.
• Experience supporting RFPs through business award, including cross‑functional coordination and executive readiness.

• Operates with high autonomy and accountability in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments.
• Strong analytical and systems thinking skills; able to connect technical, commercial and operational considerations.
• Proven ability to influence without authority across global, cross‑functional organisations.
• Clear, concise communicator capable of…