Packaging Programs Lead - From Concept to Launch (Hardware)

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity packages

Health, dental, vision insurance

Mental health resources

Paid time off 20 days

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in San Francisco is seeking a Packaging Program Manager to lead development and delivery of packaging for new product introductions and sustaining initiatives. You will drive cross-functional execution from concept through mass production, balancing product requirements, brand, cost, sustainability, regulatory, and supply chain needs.

The role requires strong program management, packaging development experience, and the ability to align teams across Packaging

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Packaging development

Hardware experience

Executive communication

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in San Francisco is seeking a Packaging Program Manager to lead development and delivery of packaging for new product introductions and sustaining initiatives. You will drive cross-functional execution from concept through mass production, balancing product requirements, brand, cost, sustainability, regulatory, and supply chain needs.

The role requires strong program management, packaging development experience, and the ability to align teams across Packaging