Americas PM Leader

Americas Program Management Leader

With a legacy of over 70 years, Garrett Motion is a cutting-edge technology leader enabling emission reduction and energy efficiency. We design, manufacture and sell highly engineered turbocharging, air and fluid compression, and high-speed electric motor technologies for customers in the mobility and industrial fields.

We develop advanced turbochargers and electric boosting technologies for hybrids and electrified powertrains. Garrett continues to advance turbo applications while leveraging its unique technology portfolio, including fuel cell compressors for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, electric propulsion and thermal management systems for automotive and industrial applications. Our products enable improved fuel economy and energy efficiency, enhanced thermal management, reduced weight and size, and lower greenhouse gas and other emissions.

We serve original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent aftermarket distributors worldwide across the mobility and industrial fields. Our solutions support light and commercial vehicles (on- and off-highway), as well as marine and industrial applications, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and power generation.

As the Americas Program Management Leader, you will be responsible to lead the North America program management team who is responsible for leading multiple projects, ranging from Application, Modification, Pre-development, Capacity increase, and cost reduction (VA/VE) & resourcing (HLRR) type of projects, across one or several customers (OEM) and multiple geographical regions.

Your responsibilities are to lead the Program Management team and oversee the following responsibilities of the program managers:

• Technical
  • Initiate & Planning Initiate/Create the project and scope definition including (1) planning, (2) resource allocation, (3) financial summary, (4) technical information, (5) manufacturing and (6) supplier strategy, linked to new applications development
  • Develop a detailed project plan per the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) of the NPI process with allocated resources and deliverables to each step
  • Align the timing plan with (1) key customer engine development and (2) linked base product development key milestones, with cross functional alignment - including critical path identification
  • Maintain the project plan regularly with accurate data and escalate to the customer and key stakeholders any deviations to the baseline.
• Execution
  • Deliver to commitment as per scope, cost, quality, timing, resources and deliverables of the project, in line with organizational strategy and goals
  • Implement and drive a robust review mechanism with stakeholders to execute successfully the agreed plan
  • In case of any deviation to baseline, follow NPI change management process to identify and drive mitigation actions to address any issues compromising the initial objectives
  • Drive customer satisfaction and seek for regular feedback on launch performance.
• Risk Management
  • Assess and identify risks (technical, manufacturing, supplier, business/cost, baseline)
  • Anticipate risks into planning
  • Mitigate risks (action plan and execution) and escalate to leadership when required.
• Financial Management
  • Plan, secure and control Product cost evolution through development (BOM cost)
  • Plan, secure and control Project Budget and resources expenses (RD&E, CAPEX) including customer funding.
• Leadership & Influence Management
  • Delegate efficiently to the team members and stakeholders and hold them accountable to the agreed targets
  • Resolve conflict between project stakeholders, using cross-functional reviews
  • Motivate the team to adhere to the agreed plan and deliver per target
  • Influence decisions to a positive outcome for the project completion
  • Coaching and leading by example the project team across cultures and geographical regions.
• Communication
  • Report accurate forecast of your project portfolio, monitor implementation and escalate to the Leadership team any deviations on budget (CAPEX, RD&E), deliverables, resources etc.
  • Lead regular project reviews with the stakeholders such as (1) Project Review Meeting, (2) Escalation meetings, (3) Deep…