Program Manager/ALPL

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. seeks a seasoned Program Manager to coordinate and consolidate project activities across Technical and Production divisions, establishing and monitoring schedules and budgets, addressing delays, and delivering status updates to Sr.

Management. This role requires cross-functional leadership across Engineering, Development, Design, Testing, Assembly, Procurement, and Manufacturing, with a focus on meeting critical deadlines, driving continuous improvement, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in development, testing, assembly, manufacturing, and program management.
• Experience in project planning, scheduling, resource management, and budget administration.
• Proven ability to lead complex engineering and product development programs from concept to production.
• Strong understanding of development lifecycles, program management methodologies, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project planning and execution to meet development and production schedules.
• Establish and maintain integrated project schedules with build timelines, BoM release dates, and testing activities.
• Monitor progress daily, identify obstacles, and implement corrective actions to meet targets.
• Communicate schedule changes and develop contingency plans to mitigate risks.
• Drive continuous improvement and establish project management standards.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Resource management

Critical path analysis

Budget administration

Cross-functional leadership

Leadership

Microsoft Project

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Purpose

The Program Management Office provides a high level of customer service, challenging opportunities, and superior Honda and Acura products that supports HRC and American Honda.

Job Purpose

The Program Management Office provides a high level of customer service, challenging opportunities, and superior Honda and Acura products that supports HRC and American Honda.

The primary role of this position is to create, coordinate and consolidate the project activities of Technical and Production divisions. Key functions are to establish and monitor the project schedule and budget activities, address and countermeasure delays, and provide status updates to understand project progress and direction. Inform and direct department managers and project leads of the program requirements necessary to ensure project goals and critical deadlines are met. This is a key role that will provide project insight and information to help Sr. Mgmt make strategic company decisions.

Key Accountabilities

Leads cross-functional project planning and execution to meet development and production schedules, ensuring alignment across Engineering, Development, Design, Testing, Assembly, Procurement, and Manufacturing. Establishes effective communication processes, including project reviews, synchronization meetings, and task tracking systems, to provide clear visibility of project status, priorities, risks, and deliverables. Develops and maintains integrated project schedules by coordinating build timelines, test plans, drawing and BoM release dates, part procurement, shipping schedules, fixture modifications, and testing activities. Partners closely with Development teams to create realistic annual project plans aligned with key milestones and organizational objectives. Monitors project progress daily, proactively identifying obstacles, evaluating impacts to schedules, resources, and budgets, and implementing corrective actions to maintain project targets. Leads project meetings, communicates schedule changes, and develops contingency plans to mitigate risks and minimize disruptions. Drives continuous improvement initiatives that enhance development cycle efficiency, project execution, and operational effectiveness. Establishes and promotes project management standards, best practices, and innovative processes that support current and future programs. Develops and manages master annual race and test schedules, incorporating race events, track tests, build timing, resource allocation, mileage tracking, shipping logistics, and fiscal year planning assumptions. Ensures alignment between race operations, development activities, resource availability, and business objectives. Manages project budgets across Production and Technical divisions by monitoring expenditures, reviewing open purchase orders and rebuild costs, correcting cost allocations, forecasting financial performance, and identifying budget risks. Collaborates with project teams, department leaders, and senior management to develop budget strategies, improve resource utilization, control development costs, and ensure key project, financial, and business objectives are achieved.

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

5+ years of hands‑on experience in development, testing, assembly, manufacturing, and program management. Proven expertise in project planning, scheduling, resource management, critical path analysis, and budget administration. Demonstrated success leading complex engineering and product development programs from concept through design, procurement, assembly, testing, and production. Strong understanding of development lifecycles, program management methodologies, and continuous process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Experience developing, managing, and forecasting project budgets while optimizing resource utilization and controlling expenses. Skilled at managing multiple priorities in fast‑paced, dynamic environments while maintaining schedule, quality, and cost objectives. Effective communicator with the ability to align cross‑functional teams, influence stakeholders, and gain support from senior leadership. Strong strategic planning, analytical, problem‑solving, negotiation, and decision‑making skills. Proficient with Microsoft Project and other project management tools. Knowledge of motorsports vehicle development and racing operations is preferred. Demonstrated leadership, accountability, teamwork, adaptability, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Quick learner with the ability to adopt new technologies and drive innovative solutions.

Decisions Expected

Establish and prioritize project objectives, adjusting plans and resources as needed to respond effectively to changing business and project requirements. Review and approve or reject project‑related purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and travel requests to ensure alignment with project budgets and objectives. Evaluate project performance against established goals through analysis of project metrics, summaries, and reports. Direct follow‑up actions to address variances between expected and actual results, identify root causes, and implement corrective measures to ensure successful project outcomes.

Working Conditions

Physical Demands Requirements

• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist while working.
• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees to work on close to the groundwork.
• Crawling.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet to work underneath suspended vehicles/engines/equipment to diagnosis problems and or remove replace parts.
• Standing for sustained periods during work or events.
• Sitting. Extensive travel and long travels.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks (particularly walking long distances at the track to pit lane and around shop)
• Lifting. Raising objects of 25 pounds from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position‑to‑position.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers while servicing / maintaining a race engine, vehicles and equipment.
• The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat and exposure to chemicals.

Emotional Requirements

• Make quick decisions
• Hazard awareness, aware of surroundings
• Planning and problem‑solving
• Coping with change and other people