Director - Program Management, Platform / Core Program

Magna International•Southfield, MI

20h

About The Position

What we offer: At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. Group Summary: Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics. Job Responsibilities: The Director, PM-Platform/Core, is responsible for leading the program management and product quality for program management throughout the lifecycle, provides customer acquisition support for new programs, leads program related communications and takes full ownership for related activities performed by multi-disciplined cross-functional teams. Primary objectives are to manage timing, quality, and financial results of programs from start to finish, to enthuse the customer with the performance of the product and the services provided, and to deliver business results that meet or exceed Magna’s expectation for awarded programs. A Director, PM-Platform/Core denotes an individual who can lead and direct a small group of PMs and Quality Engineers to achieve business objectives on a larger scale. The individual must possess 12+ years of program management experience with a verifiable record of results within the automotive industry along with a strong technical background that includes knowledge of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, electrification products & components (including ASPICE, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity) and a good understanding of cross-functional responsibilities.

Requirements

Must possess a combined 12+ years of project/program management experience along with a verifiable record of results in both disciplines within the automotive industry. Must possess ability to lead/direct assignments and development of program managers and/or quality engineers.
Bachelor’s Degree Required or equivalent (3 additional years of related technical experience in addition to experience referenced above). Technical / Engineering Degree is highly preferred.
Strong technical background that may include knowledge of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, electrification products & components (including Automotive SPiCE, Functional Safety, and CyberSecurity) and a good understanding of cross-functional responsibilities.
Must possess moderately advanced usage of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint); must be/become proficient in company & customer systems.
Business Acumen: Able to focus on delivering services in a way that enhances / maximizes profitability; ensure that team delivers service in a way that brings out the organization's value and competitive advantage; manage against a budget; educate team on important developments within the organization; discuss relevant industry developments with team.
Entrepreneurial Drive for Results: The ability to find creative solutions and generate results in a dynamic market environment. Need to have a strong sense of urgency and the ability to infuse that in others. Tireless work ethic is a given.
Influencing & Communication Skills: Keen listening, open-mindedness, and strong interpersonal skills so that necessary alliances with internal & external groups can be forged and developed quickly. Comfortable communicating both formally and informally with senior executives and communicate openly and equitably with peers & subordinates throughout MPT & customer organizations.
Technical / Functional Understanding: Able to serve as a source of technical / functional issues & perspective to others; demonstrate a breadth of technical/functional knowledge outside of core specialty; provide others with opportunities for technical growth; develop the technical competence of others as a way to achieve results; hold people accountable for technical excellence.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a plant operations role or environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Primary point of communication interface to the Core teams and Magna Electronics leadership for the respective program(s). Responsible for confirming Core PDP process that ensures a strong foundation for application products (requirements, base SW, features, etc) that is aligned with Magna Electronics road map and core program business case.
Ensure demo timing and readiness is maintained for core programs.
Possesses the interpersonal skills to build relationships with key internal and external contacts responsible for the decision making process. Actively listens, probes and identifies concerns. Understands internal and customer market/business. Develops credibility, loyalty, trust and commitment.
Responsible for supporting the preparation and business case review of new core programs. Responsible for supporting core programs targeting profitable and/or strategic business opportunities that are aligned with an identified revenue stream forward.
Cohesively aligns with Global Product Managers, Product Engineering, and Sales by providing customer feedback on products and features as well as competitive information within their respective product group.
Owns program management and product quality through complete product life cycle from concept through handoff to application. Must ensure lessons learned are actively integrated into core development. Program status and actions must be transparent.
Preparation and communication of program status meetings to management steering committee and escalation of critical issues.
Coordinating / monitoring project documentation, timelines, technical performance, budget including expense/tooling/capital, production readiness, quality deliverables, corrective action initiatives, conducting risk analyses, and implementing required counter actions.
Full program management ownership of program-related functional activities: core business case confirmation, development and validation, quality, manufacturing readiness, and achieve program budgets & financial targets.
Lead global Change Management System through an understanding of design, specs, costs & timing, and ensure due dates are met. VAVE opportunities identified and implemented.
Leads Core quality engineers to ensure/confirm process compliance and product quality.
Support and adhere to policies, procedures, and operational guidelines related to established quality management system (IATF 16949) and PDP.
Automotive SPICE v3.1, Functional Safety ISO 26262, and CyberSecurity ISO 21434 standards
Maintain working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.