Program Manager - P&A

Position: Staff Program Manager - P&A
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Title:

Staff Program Manager - P&A Job Function:
Engineering

Location:

PDCWorkplace Category:
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  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 decisionsA vocal advocate for the Program Leadership Team & Quality & CIWHAT You Do Critical Path Plan:
Establish, manage, and drive the program-level critical path via a deep understanding of crucial deliverables and cross-functional timing interdependencies (e.g. design and tooling release dates, supplier selection, build events, etc.). Provide options to maintain program timing and health when faced with challenges. Use previous program & design delivery experience to draw the critical path and interdependencies from other people’s plans.

Risk & Issue Management:
Leverage technical knowledge to actively identify program-level risks & issues and steps to mitigate. Ensure cross-functional alignment on risks & issues with program implications understood, clear ownership, effective prioritization and actions that efficiently drive resolution.

Resource Management:
Own the resource management process for the program. Monitor health and identify issues that affect the program through its duration.

Metrics:
Oversee and drive the program to meaningful metrics that provide a clear line of sight to program health. Measure and communicate results versus plan for proactive mitigation and continuous improvement.

Program Operations:
Run the day-to-day business of the product category including cross-functional meetings (Program Leadership Teams (PLT), Townhalls, Workshops, etc.), communications (Program Scorecard, Leadership Updates, Milestone Presentations, etc.), and critical path timing (Cross-functional inputs, interdependencies, etc.) to ensure effective operation. Work collaboratively with the PLE Chief and Manager.

Operating Model Execution:
Lead the H-D Product Development Process (PDP) to ensure intent is met and rigor and documentation is scaled according to associated value and risk.  HOW You Work Program Culture:
Consistently center the team on what is most important and why. Mitigate dysfunction and waste by continually refining program…