Sr Product Development Technical Program Manager - Hybrid

Auto req ID: 35021 
Title: Sr Product Development Technical Program Manager - Hybrid 
Job Function: Engineering 
Location: PDC 
Company: Harley-Davidson Motor Company 
Full or Part-Time: Full Time 
Shift: SHIFT1 

 

At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It’s our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand, and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us?

 

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra – You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a  Sr Product Development Technical Program Manager - Hybrid.

Job Summary

The Senior Product Development Technical Program Manager owns program operations and leads project teams in all phases of H-D motorcycle product development including planning, design, verification, production validation, and production launch. The Technical Program Manager works within the Product Line Engineering (PLE) team and serves as the expert in program execution while partnering with the Product Line Engineering Manager to remove barriers and focus teams on what is most critical to deliver value to the customer.

 

This role:

 

• Owns motorcycle and accessory program/project health
• Manages program targets, requirements, and approvals
• Executes program to deliver requirements and metrics for success
• Builds strong connections with cross-functional peers
• Creates clarity to enable empowered program decisions
• A vocal advocate for the Program Leadership Team & Quality & CI
   

Job Responsibilities

 

WHAT You Do 

 

• Critical Path Plan: Establish, manage, and drive the program-level critical path via a deep understanding of crucial deliverables and cross-functional timing interdependencies (e.g. design and tooling release dates, supplier selection, build events, etc.). Provide options to maintain program timing and health when faced with challenges.  Use previous program & design delivery experience to draw the critical path and interdependencies from other people’s plans.
• Risk & Issue Management: Leverage technical knowledge to actively identify program-level risks & issues and steps to mitigate. Ensure cross-functional alignment on risks & issues with program implications understood, clear ownership, effective prioritization and actions that efficiently drive resolution.
• Resource Management: Own the resource management process for the program.  Monitor health and identify issues that affect the program through its duration.
• Metrics: Oversee and drive the program to meaningful metrics that provide a clear line of sight to program health. Measure and communicate results versus plan for proactive mitigation and continuous improvement.
• Program Operations: Run the day-to-day business of the program including cross-functional meetings (Program Leadership Teams (PLT), Townhalls, Workshops, etc.), communications (Program Scorecard, Leadership Updates, Milestone Presentations, etc.), and critical path timing (Cross-functional inputs, interdependencies, etc.) to ensure effective operation.  Work collaboratively with the PLE Chief and Manager
• Operating Model Execution: Lead the H-D Product Development Process (PDP) to ensure intent is met and rigor and documentation is scaled according to associated value and risk.   

 

HOW You Work

 

• Program Culture: Consistently center the team on what is most important and why. Mitigate dysfunction and waste by continually refining program operations to ensure efficient, consistent, and effective execution (e.g., process, tools, communications). Clarify who is responsible for deliverables and timing and hold them accountable. Empower individuals and get decisions made at lowest level practical and ensure all stakeholders at all levels embrace their primary role.  
• Engagement: Build critical cross-functional support and alliances to drive engagement and energy. Amid chaos lead by example, provide stable ground, drive progress and celebrate wins! Identify and fill gaps by connecting individuals with relevant experts for help. Provide clarity throughout the program.
• Program Leader: As a member of the Program Leadership Team, provide the “voice of program success”.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Required, Technical or Engineering degree preferred.

Experience Requirements

• Typ