Product Launch Program Manager

Cervélo; Aliso Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cervélo is seeking an experienced Product Program Manager to drive the successful execution of critical new product initiatives from concept through global market launch. Reporting to the Head of Product Development, this role serves as the cross-functional integrator across Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure Cervélo’s product pipeline delivers against key business timelines.

This is not a traditional project administration role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field, or equivalent through experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, or New Product Introduction leadership roles.
• Experience in consumer durable goods, sporting goods, automotive, outdoor equipment, or other engineered manufacturing industries.
• Demonstrated success managing complex cross-functional programs involving engineering, manufacturing, and commercial stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, prototype iteration, manufacturing readiness, sourcing dependencies, and launch execution in an engineered goods business.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in environments where plans evolve, information is incomplete, and tradeoff decisions must be made quickly.
• Ability to balance process discipline with practical flexibility; knows when rigor is required and when adaptation is necessary to keep progress moving.
• Exceptional collaboration and relationship-building skills with a demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex project realities into clear priorities, risks, and decisions.
• Highly organized with strong planning, prioritization, and follow-through capabilities across multiple programs simultaneously.
• Familiarity with Smartsheets, Asana, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management of New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives from concept approval through in-market launch readiness.
• Build, maintain, and continuously adapt integrated cross-functional project plans covering Product Definition, Design, Engineering, Production, Assembly, Distribution, and Commercial launch activities.
• Drive alignment around key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and decision points to protect committed business launch timelines.
• Facilitate clear decision-making by surfacing tradeoffs, risks, resource constraints, and unresolved issues at the right time and with the right stakeholders.
• Proactively identify critical path risks and work collaboratively with functional owners to develop pragmatic mitigation plans.
• Lead Stage-Gate governance and milestone readiness reviews.
• Establish transparency and visibility across programs through concise, action-oriented status communication and reporting.
• Drive accountability across cross-functional stakeholders through influence, relationship management, and disciplined follow-through.
• Help simplify execution for functional teams by creating clarity around ownership, priorities, timelines, next steps, and decision rights.
• Conduct post-launch reviews to capture lessons learned and improve future execution.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Organizational skills

Influence without authority

Planning and prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

Smartsheets

Asana

Job description

Cervélo is seeking an experienced Product Program Manager to drive the successful execution of critical new product initiatives from concept through global market launch. Reporting to the Head of Product Development, this role serves as the cross-functional integrator across Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure Cervélo’s product pipeline delivers against key business timelines.

This is not a traditional project administration role.