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Senior Program Manager
Senior Program Manager-October 2024
Shanghai
Oct 31, 2026
ABOUT GARRETT ADVANCING MOTION
Garrett Motion is a global innovator and technology leader that enables vehicles to be cleaner, more efficient and connected.
5,001 - 10,000 employees
Technology, Engineering
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About Senior Program Manager

  Responsibilities:

  • Initiate/Create the project and scope definition including (1) planning, (2) resource allocation, (3) financial summary, (4) technical information, (5) manufacturing and

  (6) supplier strategy, linked to new applications development.

  • Develop a detailed project plan per the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) of the NPI process with allocated resources and deliverables to each step

  • Align the timing plan with (1) key customer engine development and (2) linked base product development key milestones

  • Maintain the project plan regularly with accurate data and escalate to the customer and key stakeholders any deviations to the baseline

  • Deliver to commitment as per scope, cost, quality, timing and deliverables of the project, in line with organizational strategy and goals

  • Implement and drive a robust review mechanism with stakeholders to execute successfully the agreed plan

  • In case of any deviation to baseline, follow NPI change management process to identify and drive mitigation actions to address any issues compromising the initial

  • Identify & deploy any project modification following NPI change management process

  • Manage customer change request following NPI chanage management process

  • Monitor, achieve and report Program management KPIs

  • Drive customer satisfaction and seek for regular feedback on launch performance

  • Drive systemic changes and operate/decide outside standard framework

  • Assess and identify risks (technical, manufacturing, supplier, business/ cost, baseline)

  • Anticipate issues in advance and escalate issues timely to the right stakeholder level to get support.

  • Mitigate risks (action plan and execution) and escalate to leadership when required

  • Plan, secure and control Product cost evolution through Application Lead Engineer (BOM cost), Electric and Eletronic Lead Engineer

  • Plan, secure and control Project Budget and resources expenses (RD&E, CAPEX) including customer funding

  • Having full ownership of the program and being business acumen of the financial deliverables

  • Delegate efficiently to the team members and stakeholders and hold them accountable to the agreed targets

  • Resolve conflict between project stakeholders

  • Motivate the team to adhere to the agreed plan and deliver per target

  • Influence decisions to a positive outcome for the project completion

  • Guiding and driving teams to solve issues on the right level before escalating

  • Coaching and leading by example the project team across cultures and geographical regions

  • Drive, coordinate and challenge all functions and disciplines for the project (supplier, eCOE, Eng, AME)

  • Professionally handling of unclear issues

  • Comfortable to manage ambiguity

  • Report accurate forecast of your project portfolio, monitor implementation and escalate to the Leadership team any deviations on budget (CAPEX, RD&E), deliverables,

  resources etc.

  • Lead regular project reviews with the stakeholders such as (1) Project Review Meeting, (2) Escalation meetings, (3) Deep dive review on unresolved issues

  • Direct communication with ISC, Engineering, Customer Management, Finance at project level.

  • Prepare and present a formal status report to relevant committees and obtain approval at key project Phase Gate exit reviews

  • Guidance on NPI process and influence at project level all stakeholders

  • Authorize sourcing and manufacturing activities

  • Be a role model of active listener as well as accurate and factual information share

  • Tailor communication to audience

  • Be leader for driving customer interactions with ADs

  Requirements:

  -7+ years experience in Program, Customer management, Engineering management, Operations Management in the automotive industry

  -Solid (Proficient) knowledge in program management discipline - Multi-system integration-Scope and Schedule management (and Product development/Engineering or

  Sales or Supply Base or Quality, Logistics)

  -PMP or PMI or PRINCE 2 Certification is mandatory

  -3+ years experience in managing teams in challenging technical and global environments

  -Basic (not expert level) understanding of the product/technical background in order to comfortably handle technical topics with Engineering/NPI team

  - Experience in implementing / using A-spice framework

  - Previous customer exposure in automotive industry environment is a plus

  - Experience in sector combining hardware and software development is mandatory

  • Advanced level of verbal and written communication skills, conflict resolution abilities and group facilitation skills

  • Comfortably interacts with customers and cross functional teams at all levels of organizational structure

  • T eam oriented and demonstrated ability to coordinate and motivate multiple functions

  • S trong analytical skills: in-depth understanding of key financial and project metrics, and ability to link to LOB, customer and corporate financials

  • D emonstrates Leadership on successfully managing high level plan and execution management for multiple projects

  • I n depth understanding of product total cost structure, value and price assessment, Product Quotation and Business Case

  • S olid leadership skills to lead and coordinate cross functional NPI team and deliverables in an agile and speedy way

  • F luency in English (written and oral)

  • V ery good x-functional team management, people motivation and mentoring, professional relationship and trust built

  • S ystemic and active problem/conflict resolution within x-functional teams and subsystems

  • I ntegrative thinking and proven ability to understand project complexities in an industrial environment

  • P revious customer exposure in automotive industry environment is a plus

  • A bility to learn quickly and a desire to broaden skills and experience

  • Conceptual thinking

  • A bility to manage ambiguity

  • A gile & Strategic thinker :understand & adjust quickly courses of actions | demonstrate integrative thinking (long term & short term) while deep diving to

  details when required

  - PMP certification is a plus

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