Description:

Job Title: Program Manager / Delivery Lead

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager / Delivery Lead to oversee the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale, standards-driven automotive documentation transformation program. This role is responsible for program planning, execution, governance, and stakeholder management across multiple workstreams. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing complex documentation or engineering programs and will act as the primary interface between customers, delivery teams, and senior leadership.

Role Purpose

Lead the successful planning, execution, and governance of an automotive documentation transformation program, ensuring timely delivery, quality compliance, and alignment with OEM standards, budgets, and contractual commitments.

Key Responsibilities

Program Planning & Execution

- Define and manage program scope, objectives, timelines, and delivery plans across multiple phases.

- Lead end-to-end program execution, ensuring milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are met.

- Establish program governance structures, cadence, and reporting mechanisms.

- Coordinate cross-functional teams including technical authors, architects, QA, tooling, and engineering stakeholders.

Stakeholder & Risk Management

- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer stakeholders and internal leadership.

- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, issues, and dependencies.

- Manage expectations and resolve escalations through structured decision-making and communication.

- Drive alignment between business, technical, and operational stakeholders.

Resource, Budget & Milestone Management

- Plan and manage resource allocation, capacity, and utilization across the program.

- Track milestones, schedules, and effort against defined baselines.

- Monitor program health, budgets, and delivery metrics, taking corrective action as needed.

- Ensure optimal utilization of skills across long-term delivery phases.

Customer Governance & Reporting

- Lead customer governance forums, including steering committees, reviews, and status meetings.

- Prepare and present program status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.

- Ensure contractual, quality, and compliance requirements are consistently met.

- Support audits, reviews, and customer assessments related to delivery performance.

Required Experience and Skills

- 5 - 8+ years of experience in program management or delivery leadership roles.

- Proven experience managing large-scale documentation, engineering, or transformation programs.

- Strong understanding of delivery governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams in complex, long-term programs.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.

- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.