Program Manager

Valeo; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a Site/P1 Senior Projects Manager in Querétaro, Mexico. You will manage a large project portfolio, coordinate multiple project teams and customer communications, and ensure profitability, quality, and Production Readiness across programs.

This permanent, full-time role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and governance across PM disciplines. You will drive budget management, program scope, and decision-making processes, escalate issues timely, and mentor project managers

Responsibilities

• Manage large Projects portfolio with multiple Project Teams and customers
• Achieve Project portfolio KPI: profitability, quality, and production readiness
• Secure resources and arbitrate allocations across functions
• Involve P2 Project teams when P2 isn't completed in P1
• Escalate issues needing cross-functional support
• Review and validate PMs and teams; propose milestone timing
• Possibly run concept competitions to win customer orders
• Define and manage the project budget within the Program-System scope
• Define the program scope and governance alignment
• Prepare decision milestones for committees and ensure team readiness
• Prepare and submit Program-System level documents (CAA/IAR); oversee P1 managers
• Coordinate and manage changes (internal and customer) across programs
• Apply Design to Cost methodology in projects
• Escalate gaps to targets with speed and precision
• Lead PM reporting under Program-System development; coach PMs
• Mentor P1 Project Managers and PMAs where applicable
• Contribute to PM method improvements via working groups
• Assess PMA where needed; evaluate PTMs and team objectives

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Manage operationally and functionally the Projects he/she is assigned to

• Manage important Projects portfolio (program) eg. high OI sales or complex involving many Customer plants, many Project Teams led by different Project Managers
• Is responsible for the achievement of the Project portfolio KPI in terms of profitability (both product/development vs Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), Quality and Production Preparation
• Secure Project resources portfolio and arbitrate on resource allocation with the function support.
• Ensure involvement of P2 Project teams in case of P2 not completed in P1
• Solve all project issues requiring any type of support of all suitable functions via the Project Escalation
• Check and validate Project Managers and Team Members’ activities and proposes timing scenario to achieve milestones
• Could conduct concept competitions to obtain customer orders (prefer: on case by case…)
• Define and manage his/her budget including the budget of Projects part of his/her Program-System Project
• Define scope of the program
• Prepare decision making process for relevant committees and challenge his project team readiness
• Prepare and submit CAA and IAR (Program-System level) and challenge the P1 Project Managers of the Projects part of his/her Program-System Project ; manage Program business extension as well
• Ensure all program changes are managed (internal and customer) and coordinated through Program / system projects
• Ensure the application of Design to Cost methodology
• Escalate at the right level and with relevant speed/anticipation the gaps versus targets
• Lead AAI and development of all PM’s reporting to Program-System development and all project team members if he has.
• Coach P1 Project Managers
• Contribute to Working Groups to improve PM methodology
• Can be Assessor of PMA
• Is functionally responsible of all PTMs, set project objectives, ensure appraisal of Project Team Members

Manage communication with Customers on Project development progress

• Keep customers updated on Project progress.
• Prepare/validate reports on Project development progress to PSC, PMC and to all Governance stages when required
• Manage customer relationship (local and central) and coordinate communication with all P2/P1 projects associated
• Ensure perfect management of crisis if any

Promote Valeo Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) within the System/Program Project teams and control their application

• Respect Valeo Code of ethics
• Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements
• Ensure Project (System-Program or not) development in compliance with CLEAN and other applicable Valeo standards

Job:

Site/P1 Senior Projects Manager

Organization:

Project Management

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-11-03

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com