Product Line Engineering Manager - P&A

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Product Line Engineering Manager - P&A Job Function:
Engineering

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Onsite Company:
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Shift: SHIFT1 In 1903, out of a small shed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, four young men lit a cultural wildfire that would grow and spread across geographies and generations. Their innovation and imagination for what was possible on two wheels sparked a transportation revolution that would make Harley-Davidson the most recognizable motorcycle brand in the world. Today, we continue to define motorcycle culture, evoking soul-stirring emotion reflected in every product and experience we deliver - like we have for well over a century and will for generations to come.

Are you ready to ride with us?

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra – You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a  Product Line Engineering Manager - P&A.

Job Summary The Product Line Engineering (PLE) Manager is the top leader of an LCP program at Harley-Davidson and is accountable to define, gain alignment, and deliver all aspects of the program. They own motorcycle scope, design, and development and are responsible for setting clear expectations aligned with requirements that exceed customer expectations. The PLE Manager will coach, guide, mentor, and empower the Program Leadership Team (PLT) and other program stakeholders to ensure delivery of great Parts & Accessories (P&A), and overall customer riding experience.

The PLE Manager is the cross-functional program leader fully accountable for all aspects of its success.

Job Responsibilities Team Leadership:

Actively lead, inspire, and develop a team of direct and indirect reports. Build and maintain a high-performing, collaborative team that will tackle the hard problems with a solution focused mindset. Define talent requirements, assess current capabilities vs. future needs, and deliver on the appropriate balance of internal development, hiring, and external expertise. Ensure the organization maintains the technical capabilities required for its product categories.

Program Scope:
Define program scope definition by partnering with Accessory Category Management, Design Studio, Engineering Vehicle & Systems teams to deliver a vision for the program that achieves its strategic and business objectives. Actively manage investment of resources, capital, and expense.

Program Requirements:
Document compelling How We Win and Table Stakes requirements that define the most critical product attributes to ensure program success, as well as program fences (MY Timing, Vehicle Cost, Investment). Help the team translate program requirements into vehicle, system, and component levels that define what good looks like and focus the team to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Product Development:
Lead and prioritize the development activities across the team. Relentlessly maintain the team’s focus on what matters most to ensure the program progresses to plan and that work products meet expectations and will maintain program fences. Ensure solutions that are efficient, durable, and manufacturable and aligned with the program’s intent. Ensure requirements established that best support customer needs. Validate and approve technical correctness of engineered solutions.

Program Operations:
Lead the program’s day-to-day business through the PLT to ensure high quality work products, transparent issue escalation, and robust solutions. Utilize metrics to drive the program and prioritize work to mitigate risk prior to issue realization.

Program Communication:
Ensure robust communication up and down the leadership chain so expectations are clear, team…