Program Manager- Special Projects and Accessories

Kyyba is looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Program/ Project Manager to join our growing team. You will be a primary enabler in creating a culture of transparency and accountability. The Program Manager - Special Projects and Accessories will be tasked with defining, documenting, and executing business processes to deliver program metrics and projects with a lean and continuous improvement method and mindset. You will work directly with the Design, Commercial, Program Management, and Marketing teams to deliver program and projects excellence aligned with Slate's corporate objectives. The Program Manager is expected to take the initiative to manage all aspects of accessories integration in to the overall program as well as special projects as assigned. They will create detailed timing and deliverable plans, react to requests, develop metrics and scorecards, and communicate efficiently across the company on topics such as timing, process, deliverables, issues, and other related needs.

What you get to do:

• Lead the development of Program Management playbook and structure with a Lean mindset
• Lead special projects from concept phase thru execution which includes development and maintenance of show cars
• Assist with Design Studio operations coordination
• Engage with Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, Brand & Marketing, and Finance teams to communicate requirements and resolve issues
• Support the program management of Commercial's Accessories Product Development. Align timing, milestone deliverables, and required resources. Manage and resolve issues and roadblocks with all stakeholders.
• Align the Commercial and Engineering teams on the definition and execution of accessory API's. Follow up and resolve roadblocks to ensure program execution.
• Ensure vehicle and commercial team alignment on program plan
• Develop clarity on API cost impact to the vehicle program
• Work directly with the Design Engineering staff to document the unique needs of the Design team (timing alignment between CAD Steps and Feasibility Steps, Color/Material/Finish deliverable timing, issue follow-up, etc.). Work with both Design and Engineering to drive execution to program timing.
• Provide program updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders.
  
  

What you bring to the team:

• BA / BS Degree in engineering/management discipline or equivalent in experience
• 10 years of experience in program management, preferably in the automotive industry
• Experience with fabrication of show vehicles
• Experience with Class A surface development
• Catia V5 knowledge
• Excellent communication Team building and relationship building skills
• Demonstrate superior customer communication and service skills
• Possess the ability to perform engineering and design process assessments and generate findings and recommendations reports
• Ability to lead teams and meetings considering tradeoffs and optimized solutions with attention to detail
• A track record of successfully delivering large scale, complex, cross-functional and capital-intensive projects.
• Technical writing and documentation experience