Production Manager

Civic Innovation Lab; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 101,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible hours

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab in St. Paul seeks a Production Manager to own performance metrics and investment prioritization. This contract role centers on trust, with a salary range of $101,000–$157,000 and contract hours, but the business ownership aspect is the headline.

You’ll own the math behind every Production Manager promise to a customer, set guardrails, and establish outcome-focused standards that keep Civic Innovation Lab running smoothly. Your strong judgment and business craft are needed.

Qualifications

• Experience leading contract-based production roles.
• Ability to translate qualitative inputs into strategy briefs.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making under uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Rebuild a target that the MN team stopped believing in
• Build the 8-quarter view that survives contact with reality
• Own the math behind every Production Manager promise made to a customer
• Set guardrails so a contract deal can move without a committee
• Set the outcome-focused operational standards that keep Civic Innovation Lab running smoothly
• Surface the two or three metrics that decide whether a Production Manager bet paid off
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs

Skills

MN market sense

Critical thinking

Time management

Independent judgment

Business acumen

Curiosity

Education

6+ years experience in business space

8+ years building expertise in business space

Tools

SAP PP

Job description

This contract Production Manager role puts you at the center of how Civic Innovation Lab measures performance and prioritizes investment. What sets the offer apart is trust — $101,000 - $157,000 and contract hours are nice, but the business ownership is the headline.

Key Responsibilities

• Rebuild a target that the MN team stopped believing in
• Build the 8-quarter view that survives contact with reality
• Own the math behind every Production Manager promise made to a customer
• Set guardrails so a contract deal can move without a committee
• Set the outcome-focused operational standards that keep Civic Innovation Lab running smoothly
• Surface the two or three metrics that decide whether a Production Manager bet paid off
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs

What You'll Bring

• A MN sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
• 6 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• At least 8 years building expertise within the business space
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your business craft

Inside Civic Innovation Lab's St. Paul headquarters, a tinker-friendly team treats every SAP PP bug like a personal insult worth fixing tonight. Every oddball-friendly idea gets a fair hearing at Civic Innovation Lab, no matter the 6 of experience behind it.

We pay $101,000 - $157,000 for this business position and back it with mentorship, flexibility, and real growth opportunities.

Candidates are being contacted promptly as part of our active search.