Program Manager

ROUSH; Livonia (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

STD

LTD

401K

tuition reimbursement

employee referral bonuses

paid vacation

paid holidays

Job summary

ROUSH is seeking a Program Manager to oversee multiple active programs, ensuring financial targets, schedule adherence, and quality standards while coordinating cross-functional teams.

You will mentor project teams, manage scope changes, keep customers informed, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven reviews and effective communication; a bachelor's in business or engineering and 4+ years PM experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years of managing projects and programs.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Knowledge of program management tools (change control, risk identification, phase gate).
• Proven customer relationship skills and effective communication.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and Project.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent programs and meet financial targets.
• Lead, coach, and mentor program teams.
• Plan, schedule, and oversee activities; monitor status.
• Maintain customer relationships for satisfaction and service.
• Manage materials, budgeting, and production for programs.
• Coordinate scope changes with customers and staff.
• Manage program documents in document management systems.
• Ensure adherence to quality, safety, and standards.
• Direct groups that manage subcontractors.
• Develop large program plans and oversee day-to-day build operations.
• Collect data to prepare presentations and reports.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Communication

Scheduling & planning

Customer relationship management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

Google Workspace

Job description

Roush works alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.
We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

As a Program Manager, you will:

• Manage business aspects of multiple concurrent programs and ensure financial targets and timing are met while maintaining established quality standards
• Manage, lead, train, coach, and mentor program team(s) related to their job responsibilities
• Plan, schedule, and oversee coordinator activities and monitor program(s) status
• Actively maintain customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and quality of service.
• Managing all activities associated with materials, budgeting, and production for assigned programs(s)
• Act as liaison with the customer and program staff to properly identify and process scope changes, address issues and communicate regarding program milestones
• Managing program related correspondence and documents through designated document management systems
• Ensuring adherence to Roush's standards of quality, safety, and best practices along with customer specific requirements
• Direct and manage coordination groups that assign goals for subcontractors
• Develop and execute large program plans. Manage day-to-day build operations supporting department management. Manage the execution of continuous quality improvement activities
• Collect data from customers, suppliers, Bill of Material, and other resources to prepare presentations and reports. Review program(s) status daily and report percentage of completion

As a Program Manager, you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering
• Minimum of 4 years of managing projects and programs
• Minimum of 2 years of formal or informal leadership experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship
• Demonstrated knowledge of program management tools and processes (change control, risk identification, phase gate)
• Proven customer relationship skills including the ability to interpret customer requests and deliverables with a focus on cost, quality and delivery
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to effectively host presentations and work with cross functional teams
• Expert skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Project. Microsoft Excel is a large part of job responsibilities
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to follow directions and prioritize a wide range of assignments

A successful candidate may also have:

• Experience with people management and team leadership, direct or indirect
• Working knowledge of program management tools (risk analyses, communication plans, timing plans, business cases, comprehensive financial analyses)
• Strong leadership and management skills, ability to solve complex problems, work independently, and be customer focused while managing cost, quality, and delivery
• Experienced with Google applications

Our full-time benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, paid vacation, paid holidays.
Roush is an EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories
If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at [phone].