Product Realization Program Lead

shapecareers; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

shapecareers is seeking a Program Manager to lead a cross-functional team through the product realization process, ensuring customer satisfaction, production readiness, and on-time PPAPs. You will manage scope, budgets, schedules, and risk, acting as the primary customer interface on assigned programs.

The role requires driving phase-gate reviews, coordinating design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews, and APQP/AIAG activities, while mentoring engineers in a global, multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years in a project/process/manufacturing management role.
• Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering or Business Administration.
• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the program scope on behalf of the company and its suppliers.
• Summarize and report status to teammates, suppliers, customers, and management.
• Initiate and manage programs through the product realization process, including engineering requests.
• Use the open issues matrix with risk mitigation plans.
• Develop and manage the program budget and provide updates to management.
• Drive program timing with internal milestones (design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews).
• Manage multiple engineering disciplines to meet TS16494, APQP, and AIAG requirements.
• Support strategic plans and communicate to stakeholders.
• Manage experimental process development activities as needed.
• Oversee new tooling engineering requests and program launches.
• Present phase-gate reviews to management.
• Participate in DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA development meetings.
• Support APQP and VA/VE activities.
• Supervise Quality Engineers and other engineers as requested.
• Mentor and develop direct/indirect reports.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Documentation & reporting

Communication skills

Technical interpretation

Time management

Mentoring/coaching

Global team collaboration

Risk management

Task dependency management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

shapecareers is seeking a Program Manager to lead a cross-functional team through the product realization process, ensuring customer satisfaction, production readiness, and on-time PPAPs. You will manage scope, budgets, schedules, and risk, acting as the primary customer interface on assigned programs.

The role requires driving phase-gate reviews, coordinating design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews, and APQP/AIAG activities, while mentoring engineers in a global, multi-disciplinary