Staff Program Manager

Auto req ID: 59308  Title: Staff Program Manager  Job Function: Engineering  Location: PDC Workplace Category: Onsite  Company: Harley-Davidson Motor Company  Full or Part-Time: Full Time  Shift: SHIFT1  In 1903, out of a small shed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, four young men lit a cultural wildfire that would grow and spread across geographies and generations. Their innovation and imagination for what was possible on two wheels sparked a transportation revolution that would make Harley-Davidson the most recognizable motorcycle brand in the world. Today, we continue to define motorcycle culture, evoking soul-stirring emotion reflected in every product and experience we deliver - like we have for well over a century and will for generations to come. Are you ready to ride with 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  Staff Program Manager. Job Summary The Staff 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…