Program Operations Manager

Partner with Program Managers and cross-functional teams to improve the planning, tracking, and execution of complex product development programs

Key Responsibilities

- Partner with Program Managers and cross-functional teams to improve the planning, tracking, and execution of complex product development programs

- Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths across multiple functional teams

- Drive consistent execution of key program processes including change management, resource planning, milestone tracking, risk management, and phase-gate readiness

- Coordinate cross-functional activities and follow up on actions, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure commitments are completed on time

- Support resource planning across programs by consolidating demand, identifying capacity gaps and conflicts, and providing clear visibility to program and functional leadership

- Support product and program change management by coordinating impact assessments, implementation plans, approvals, timing, and cross-functional communication

- Develop dashboards, reports, and KPIs that provide leadership with clear visibility into program health, schedule performance, resource needs, risks, and execution gaps

- Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize Program Management processes, tools, templates, and reporting across programs

- Partner with Engineering, Product, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and other functions to ensure program plans and processes are aligned and effectively executed

- Help establish scalable program-management infrastructure and best practices as Aeva's programs and organization continue to grow

- Support continuous improvement by identifying recurring execution gaps, driving corrective actions, and incorporating lessons learned into program processes

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field

- 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, program operations, engineering operations, or a related role

- Experience supporting complex cross-functional hardware and/or software product development programs

- Strong project planning skills with experience managing schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths

- Experience with resource planning, change management, risk management, or product development governance processes

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to organize complex information and turn it into actionable insights

- Demonstrated ability to drive execution across teams without direct authority

- Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong follow-through and a bias toward action

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across engineering teams and senior leadership

- Experience with project and program management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, and spreadsheets

- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple programs, priorities, and stakeholders

- Experience in automotive, autonomous systems, LiDAR, robotics, or another complex hardware/software development environment

- Knowledge of automotive product development processes including EV/DV/PV, APQP/PPAP, ASPICE, or VDA

- Experience developing program dashboards, automated reporting, and resource-management tools

- Experience establishing or improving PMO/program-management processes in a growing technology organization

- Familiarity with product lifecycle management and engineering change-control processes

- Be part of a fast-paced and dynamic team

- Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants

- Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more

- Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards

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