Senior Program Manager - Technical
Navistar
- Lisle, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Develop detailed program scope, budget and schedules based on leadership intent
- Develop detailed program schedules and perform critical path analysis using Microsoft Project
- Use best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products, services or processes
- Leading resolution of a wide range of complex problems in innovative ways, including issues where precedent may not exist
- Network with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise
- Leading a recurring program Configuration Change Board (CCB)
- Corrective action implementation
- Leading Risk and Issues investigations and mitigation
- May instruct, coach or provide informal guidance to colleagues with less experience
- 25% domestic/international travel including: South America, Mexico and Europe
- Regularly presents program status to senior management and Executive level audiences
- Identifies needed resources for cross functional program teams
- Manages the program from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external customers
- Master’s degree
- At least 8 years of technical project/program management experience
- At least 2 years of lead experience
Additional RequirementsQualified candidates, excluding current Navistar employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. Navistar does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills
- Specific experience in leading electric propulsion (electric mobility), Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), and Connected Vehicle programs is preferred
- PMP or PgMP strongly preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / Green Belt training and/or certification preferred
- Master of Business Administration strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of program finance
- Self starter and skilled problem solver who follows through
- Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Proficiency in Swedish, Portuguese and/or German is a plus
- Ability to make real-time decisions in the absence of complete or perfect information
- Experience managing product and/or manufacturing programs for North America Truck OEMs, Heavy Equipment manufacturing, or Aerospace/Defense product development or other capital goods business-to-business industries strongly preferred
- Ability to work in a centralized Program Management Office separate from traditional function areas (i.e. Production, Logistics, Engineering, Finance, etc.)
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