Technical Program Manager Lead – BIW & Closures

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate were building safe reliable vehicles that people can afford personalize and loveand doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate because people should have control over how their trucks look feel and represent them.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

Responsibilities:

The Technical Program Manager Lead for Body-in-White (BIW) serves as both the program management authority for BIW and Closures Systems and the Zone Launch Team Lead for the Body Shop Coatings and Closures zone. This dual accountability makes this role uniquely the program management capacity this person leads the implementation of Slates Program Management Operating Model with a lean and continuous improvement mindset ensuring the Engineering and Manufacturing teams deliver a quality product on time per program deliverables and milestones. As the Zone Launch Team Lead this person is the neutral integrator who chairs the BIW zone holds cross-functional accountability runs the daily cadence at the zone whiteboard and is the single point of contact to the Launch Integration Lead. She/He will work directly with the cross-functional teams to deliver program excellence aligned with Slates corporate objectives.

• Lead the development of Program Management playbook and structure with a Lean mindset

• Single point of ownership for BIW Systems as it relates to program timing program deliverables change management and issues management

• Coordinate Beta DV PV build events including part buy-off

• Champion Hybrid Agile/Waterfall best practices where needed

• Engage with Engineering Manufacturing Supply Chain Quality and Finance teams to communicate requirements and resolve issues

• Define/refine and ultimately manage business processes for efficient execution of the program objectives with a focus on the following areas

• Provide program updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders.

Zone Launch Team Lead Body Shop & Coatings:

• Serve as the neutral integrator and chair of the Body Shop & Coatings Zone Launch Team holding cross-functional accountability across Manufacturing Engineering Quality Supplier Quality and Production Control

• Lead the daily zone stand-up at the zone whiteboard surface blockers confirm priorities assign owners and ensure nothing sits unresolved for more than one cadence cycle

• Own zone-level KPI status across three dimensions Parts Readiness Build Readiness and Quality Readiness and confirm Go/No-Go for each build event

• Escalate cross-cluster issues and unresolved zone issues to the Launch Integration Lead immediately no waiting no overnight unresolved issues

• Provide end-of-day consolidated zone status to the Launch Integration Lead to support the Executive Night Letter distributed to program leadership daily

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• BA / BS Degree in engineering/management discipline or equivalent in experience

• 10 years of experience in program management or technical field preferably in the automotive industry

• BIW prototype and production manufacturing experience is a plus

• Previous assembly plant launch experience preferred

• Experience with PLM & ERP systems

• 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

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a neutral integrator holding cross-functional teams accountable without direct authority driving to same-day decisions and escalating without hesitation when needed

• Comfortable operating in a high-cadence data-driven environment able to track multiple simultaneous issues across Manufacturing Engineering Quality and Supply Chain and drive each to resolution

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE

At Slate were fueled by grit determination and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence innovation and mutual respect and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First

• Delight Customers

• One Team

• Relentless Improvement

• Fast Frugal and Scrappy

• Respectful Collaboration

• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

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