Program Operations Manager — Cross-Functional Excellence

Aeva Inc.; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Stock grants

Unlimited PTO

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Aeva Inc. is seeking a Program Operations Manager in Mountain View to drive planning, tracking, and execution of complex product development programs.

You will partner with Program Managers and cross-functional teams to create clear, actionable plans and scalable processes across Engineering, Product, Operations, and Supply Chain. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in program operations, strong analytical skills, and experience with Jira/Smartsheet/Confluence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Business, Operations or related field.
• 5+ years in program management or related roles.
• Experience with complex cross-functional hardware/software development programs.
• Strong planning, scheduling, dependencies, and critical path management.
• Experience with resource planning, change management, risk management, or governance processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to transform data into insights.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution without direct authority.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented with bias toward action.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across engineering and leadership.
• Experience with Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Program Managers to improve planning, tracking, and execution of complex product development programs.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Drive key program processes including change management, resource planning, milestone tracking, risk management, and phase-gate readiness.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities and follow up on actions and deliverables to ensure on-time completion.
• Support resource planning by consolidating demand and identifying capacity gaps for leadership visibility.
• Support product and program change management with impact assessments, plans, approvals, timing, and comms.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and KPIs for leadership visibility into program health and risks.
• Identify opportunities to standardize PM processes, tools, templates, and reporting.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain to align programs.
• Help establish scalable PMO infrastructure and best practices as the company grows.
• Support continuous improvement by addressing recurring execution gaps and lessons learned.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning & scheduling

Risk management

Change management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Execution without authority

Organization & detail-orientation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Confluence

Spreadsheets

Job description

Aeva Inc. is seeking a Program Operations Manager in Mountain View to drive planning, tracking, and execution of complex product development programs.

You will partner with Program Managers and cross-functional teams to create clear, actionable plans and scalable processes across Engineering, Product, Operations, and Supply Chain. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in program operations, strong analytical skills, and experience with Jira/Smartsheet/Confluence.