Packaging Program Manager - NPI & Launch (Hardware)

Oura; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 173.000 - 203.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Equity

Health, dental, vision

Mental health resources

Employee discounts

Paid time off & holidays

Sick leave & parental leave

Descripción de la vacante

Oura is seeking a Packaging Program Manager to lead end-to-end packaging development for new product introductions and sustaining changes in a fast-moving hardware environment. You will drive cross-functional plans, align engineering, design, operations, and marketing around packaging requirements, and own the readiness through gates and launches.

The role is based in San Francisco and requires 7+ years in packaging/program management for consumer electronics.

Formación

• 7+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, or packaging program management in consumer electronics, hardware, or related physical product environments.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional programs from concept through production ramp and launch.
• Strong understanding of packaging development processes, validation milestones, tooling, artwork release, supplier readiness, and manufacturing execution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex schedules, dependencies, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present clear status, risks, and recovery plans.
• Experience working with external vendors, contract manufacturers, and global supply chain partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment in ambiguous environments.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and effective at driving accountability across teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end packaging program execution for new product development, special editions, and sustaining changes from concept through launch and post-launch support.
• Build and manage integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and decision logs for packaging deliverables across engineering, operations, and commercial teams.
• Partner across Packaging Engineering, Product Management, Design, Hardware Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Creative, and Marketing to align technical, business, and brand requirements.
• Translate product, technical, and brand requirements into executable packaging plans and drive packaging readiness through development gates, validation builds, ramp, and launch.
• Own cross-functional coordination of key packaging technical deliverables, including structure, materials, artwork, labeling, specifications, tooling, pack-out, and supplier feasibility.
• Drive technical packaging development and validation including design reviews, material selection, manufacturability, tolerance alignment, transit and environmental testing, line trials, and pilot builds.
• Ensure packaging solutions meet the product requirements including protection, reliability, regulatory, sustainability, cost, manufacturability, distribution, and customer unboxing experience.
• Manage packaging-related change control, specification and artwork revisions, BOM alignment, issue resolution, and cross-functional tradeoff discussions throughout development and sustaining.
• Identify packaging program and technical risks early, drive mitigation plans to closure, and coordinate external partners and suppliers to deliver materials, tooling, specifications, and logistics on time.
• Track cost, quality, schedule, readiness, and technical maturity metrics, and manage the overall packaging tracker to improve packaging materials, waste reduction, regulatory alignment, and execution discipline.

Conocimientos

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Packaging development

Schedule management

Stakeholder communication

Descripción del empleo

Oura is seeking a Packaging Program Manager to lead end-to-end packaging development for new product introductions and sustaining changes in a fast-moving hardware environment. You will drive cross-functional plans, align engineering, design, operations, and marketing around packaging requirements, and own the readiness through gates and launches.

The role is based in San Francisco and requires 7+ years in packaging/program management for consumer electronics.