Program Manager

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is the Japanese subsidiary of a specialized audio manufacturer headquartered in Europe and the United States.
We are a world leader in the manufacture of high quality audio and electronics products for the automotive, home, and professional markets. With several well-known brands, we operate in three main segments: Automotive, Consumer, and Professional.
For automakers, we provide audio and infotainment systems for vehicles, and audio and video systems for home and mobile applications. In addition, we also produce loudspeakers and electronic systems for professional use in concert halls and stadiums. Since our inception, we have continued to innovate.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for a program and lead the programs on time, at cost, and meeting all quality standards.  As the Japan PM Group lead you will oversee the program, customer engineering and work with other program managers who maybe the lead.   Additional global responsibilities will include the management across all SBUs, maintenance, and EOL forecast and redesign/customer changes if required.  The position directly reports to Sr Director CPM and work closely with lead PMs on programs as assigned.
Main responsibilities:

• Manage customer interface and communication strategy to align program deliveries with  work efforts. Ensure assignments from S-OEM is well understood, distributed to required team members and program managers to ensure a reasonable plan for success.
• Build and manage customer relationships with Japan.
• Work with S-OEM relevant department and CPM team to manage issues.
• Analyze and negotiate program schedules with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices / processes and facilitate creation of new best practices as appropriate.
• Back up colleagues in program management team as appropriate.
• Manage product risk proactively, identify engineering risks and coordinate meetings with the cross-functional team to address risks before they become issues.
• Ensure customer requirements are communicated throughout engineering teams. Ensure customer requirements are met with the product design.
• Manage customer interface teams to clarify requirements when needed.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelors in Engineering
• 5+ years experience in technical program management.
• Proficient in Japanese language.
• Proficient to communicate in English (spoken and written).
• Experience as Japanese carmakers or experience as a supplier to Japanese carmakers.
• Must have general knowledge of automotive engineering.
• Must be able to articulate vision and influence decision making outcomes with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and the customer.
• Must have a "whatever-it-takes" attitude using diplomatic leadership skills within a collaborative teamwork environment to accomplish the necessary results.
• Proven and effective communication, analytical, judgment, initiative and execution skills.
• Willingness to help your colleagues.
• Team player don’t be sticking with low priority details, ability to accept different approaches, always being focused to complete priority task items.

 Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• Expertise in driving complex cost reduction projects and program deliverables.
• Business acumen.
• Analytical thinking.
• Drive for Results, Change Orientation, Customer Focus, Self-Awareness.
• Experience with managing distributed development teams is preferred.

Salary

10 - 12 million yen

Location

Tokyo