Sr. IT Program Manager

About Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

As a Sr. IT Program Manager, you will drive the full life-cycle execution of complex IT Infrastructure programs, with a specific focus on environments supporting manufacturing infrastructure and cloud programs. You will apply robust program management methodologies, supported by project management and organizational change management frameworks, to ensure all sub-projects are initiated, planned, executed, and closed successfully against commitments.

• Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives.
• Communicate effectively at all levels, bridging technical discussions between manufacturing, engineers, SMEs, and senior leadership.
• Define the program charter, roles, tasks, milestones, budgets, and measures of success for each initiative.
• Develop estimates and detailed plans to manage the end-to-end program execution, ensuring alignment with production schedules and deployment windows.
• Ensure manufacturing and business requirements are captured accurately and completely.
• Facilitate cross-functional sessions for planning, alignment, and design across disparate teams (e.g., ME Engineers, Network Engineers, SRE Dev Ops, Facilities Designers, and LV AEOR Designers).
• Use disciplined project management methodology to define scope, develop program plan, and execute sub-projects that adhere to guidelines and deliver within cost and schedule.
• Use problem-solving/critical thinking skills, and independent thinking to overcome challenges.
• Develop robust program risk management plans to ensure timely delivery, testing and commissioning of all projects with no impact to business continuity.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience partnering with General Contractors and Facilities during construction implementations for manufacturing buildings, data center build-outs or expansions related to manufacturing support.
• Experience and knowledge of structured cabling, division 27 standards, AV standards, and telecom/construction drawings for both office and industrial environments.
• 8+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional IT infrastructure projects and programs, specifically within a manufacturing or industrial sector.
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure implementations involving integration between plant floor systems (OT) and enterprise IT.
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation and refreshes of enterprise network solutions (e.g., Multi-site connectivity, Factory LAN/WLAN, DHCP, DNS).
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation and refreshes of enterprise server, data, and backup solutions (e.g., Data Centers, NAS, Backup, DR, Server Patching within controlled manufacturing environments, Active Directory, Server OS Upgrades).
• Deep understanding of cloud computing principles, migration strategies, and deployment experience in at least one major provider (AWS, Azure and GCP).
• Demonstrated experience in project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Google Suite tools.

Salary Range: USD - $89,900 - $112,400 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits

Summary:

Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

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