Senior Program Manager – Automotive Product Launches

Gentex Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsibilities include managing integrated program plans, budgets, and cross‑functional governance across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and quality teams. You will drive process improvements and support pre‑sales activities while balancing innovation with producibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive product development and/or manufacturing experience within the applicable line of business.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional programs with significant customer engagement and business impact.
• Advanced working knowledge of program and project management methodologies, including risk management, cost control, schedule management, and cross‑functional integration.
• Mastery of automotive standards and requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multiple product development programs including engineering changes and products consisting of new and existing technologies.
• Support pre‑sales activities, strategy, product definition.
• Develop program scope and assure product timing, quality and delivery expectations are achieved.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and drive resolution of key program issues impacting cost, quality, timing, resources, and customer specifications.
• Adhere to the Gentex product development process.
• Establish and manage integrated program plans and budgets, ensuring disciplined cost control and schedule adherence across the product lifecycle.
• Promote manufacturing commonality, scalability, cost efficiency, and complexity reduction across product lines, ensuring new designs leverage proven parts and production ready practices.
• Ensure new designs leverage proven parts, methods, and production ready practices that balance innovation with manufacturability and long‑term supportability.
• Lead program reviews, product launches, and cross functional governance meetings with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and commercial teams.
• Contribute to organizational initiatives related to process improvement, product roadmap execution, and continuous improvement in program execution.
• Coach and mentor other program managers, establishing and promoting best practices in program management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Cost control

Schedule management

Automotive standards

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Responsibilities include managing integrated program plans, budgets, and cross‑functional governance across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and quality teams. You will drive process improvements and support pre‑sales activities while balancing innovation with producibility.