Program Manager

Austin, TX, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract W2
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • Project Management
  • Program Manager
  • Ariba
  • Attention To Detail
  • Budget
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Computer Hardware
  • Confluence
  • Distribution
  • Documentation
  • Forecasting
  • Finance
  • Inventory
  • Invoices
  • Leadership
  • JIRA
  • Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Procurement Management
  • Purchase Orders
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Status Reports
  • Supervision
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Workflow
  • Testing
  • financial systems

Summary

Position: Program Manager 
Location: Austin, TX (Onsite). 

Role Summary: 
We are seeking a detail-oriented Program Manager to oversee sustaining projects, qualification workflows, and the procurement and allocation of optic modules across various initiatives. The ideal candidate will serve as a central point of contact for cross-functional teams, ensuring project alignment, financial discipline, and effective stakeholder communication.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Define project priorities, maintain rigorous schedules, and ensure timely delivery of milestones.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Facilitate collaboration between Engineering, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to drive project success.
  • Progress Tracking: Monitor project status, sample availability, and the execution of testing schedules.
  • Financial & Procurement Management: Execute purchase requests via Ariba Smart Buy, oversee invoice approvals, and maintain budget integrity.
  • Communication: Facilitate team meetings, deliver status reports, and provide briefings to key stakeholders.
  • Documentation: Maintain program documentation within Jira/Confluence and represent project status during Operations reviews.
  • Supply Chain Coordination: Manage the procurement and distribution of optic modules, track inventory levels, and monitor purchase order lifecycles.
  • Requirement Planning: Partner with Engineering Program Managers (EPMs) to forecast quarterly optical module needs and reconcile these against historical data to identify and resolve supply gaps.
Experience required:
  • Minimum of 5 years in project management, procurement, or supply chain operations.
  • Core Competencies: Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Operational Agility: Proven capacity to balance competing priorities, meet aggressive deadlines, and operate with minimal supervision.
  • Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in spreadsheet management and familiarity with project tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Preferred Skills: Prior experience with DVT testing processes and exposure to hardware manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
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  • Dice Id: 91166803
  • Position Id: 8922039
  • Posted 1 day ago
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