Director, Engineering Program Management

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At YETI we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here youll have the opportunity to create exceptional meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together youll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD.

As Director Engineering Program Management you will lead a team of Engineering Program Managers that are responsible for sustaining the best-in-class tough-as-nails product that YETI is known for. This individual will interface with workstream and business owners across Industrial Design Design Engineering Procurement Quality Manufacturing Engineering IT Product Finance Legal and beyond to define plan and execute programs that support the strategic goals of the organization. We do whatever it takes to support all products across all categories across all our global supply chain.

Responsibilities:

Own delivery of new products according to product roadmap

Guide a team of Engineering Program Managers who are responsible to lead multiple NPD projects each from concept to in-market launch. Manage resources according to business needs and priorities

Champion the process improvement training and adherence to YETIs stage-gate NPD process

Drive accountability within the team and cross-functional organization related to new product development maintenance and customization activities

Create discipline around process and ensure consistency from project-to-project

Partner with cross-functional team leaders for project prioritization and team alignment

Be accountable for all aspects of schedule budget cost and scope for assigned products

Coach and support staff to ensure individual and team success. Set goals and objectives create development plans and oversee performance assessment process

Build relationships with vendors and supply chain partners to ensure design for manufacturability production process planning capacity execution tooling and process approval product validation and launch into mass production

Collaborate with internal partners in Category Management Industrial Design Engineering Sourcing & Procurement Quality Finance Marketing and other staff

Lead team meetings that drive cross-functional activity. Report project status and project updates

Qualifications and Attributes:

Bachelors degree or higher in Industrial Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering or other technical field or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Greater than 12 years of experience in Engineering Program Management with a proven track record of successfully managing projects to completion

At least 8 years of experience leading project management professionals

Innovative and creative problem solver with meticulous attention to detail and a stickler for time management

Experience in relevant consumer product goods preferred

Open to bi-directional feedback and able to apply it to improve themselves their team and YETI

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills ability to filter and distill the relevant information to the right audience

Comfortable with change and ambiguity with the ability to quickly propose solutions given limited guidance

Skilled in simplifying the complex communicating with technical and non-technical team members effectively

Experience in engineering manufacturing and production is a plus

Consumer product experience is a plus

PMP certification is a plus

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Benefits & Perks:

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YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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