Alliance Program Planner – Automotive & Connected Tech

Concannon Business Consulting; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Concannon Business Consulting is seeking an Alliance Program Manager/Planner to provide hybrid on-site support for a major automotive OEM in the Dallas, TX area. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage relationships, and drive program milestones.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience in project planning or business analysis, with Agile experience and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience (e.g. project planning, business analysis).
• Experience in an Agile environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience working with hardware and software teams.
• Planning, organizational, data analysis, reporting, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Proactive with clear, effective communication skills who understands a sense of urgency.
• Able to support on-site in Plano, TX.
• Occasional travel 1–2x per year.
• Fluency in English; authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively across stakeholder teams to support the alliance program.
• Build positive relationships with key stakeholders and lead discussions, negotiations, relationship management, and follow-up on behalf of the client as it relates to the alliance program.
• Schedule, lead, and support meetings with internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Develop materials to track and measure team deliverables and alignment with program milestones.
• Manage all day-to-day activities and escalate, as needed.
• Manage/Support scope definition and intake process management; document accordingly and follow-up with responsible parties.
• Coordinate with business planning team for cost collection and pricing activities for OEM alliance.
• Work with Procurement, Contract and Legal teams to ensure contract terms are aligned with business expectations, including reviewing and redlining contracts to provide feedback/input.
• Prepare/deliver program artifacts such as plans, flows, dashboards, presentations, documentation, reports, etc., as needed.
• Assist with ad-hoc activities as business needs require.

Skills

Agile experience

Attention to detail

Hardware & software teams

Planning & data analysis

Clear communication

Fast-paced environment

Leadership & teamwork

On-site support Plano

Travel flexibility

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Concannon Business Consulting is seeking an Alliance Program Manager/Planner to provide hybrid on-site support for a major automotive OEM in the Dallas, TX area. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage relationships, and drive program milestones.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience in project planning or business analysis, with Agile experience and strong communication.