Job Description:
The Program Manager will be a member of the Pack Development team focused on developing next generation battery pack and module solutions that will connect 24M’s revolutionary products to the high growth energy storage market. The team member will be instrumental in energy storage systems development ensuring that the products of responsibility are achieving the key milestones in their respective project plans.
Responsibilities:
- Product work plan development for battery energy storage systems (ESS).
- Project schedule ownership and budget justification from concept design to validation and deployment: identify, closely track, and expeditiously work within the team and cross- functionally within the organization to resolve issues.
- Progress reporting including development and publication of audience-appropriate presentation material.
- Participation in formal and informal technical meetings including publication of minutes and action item tracking to closure.
- Participation in business development meetings where familiarization with 24M’s technologies, product specifications, and processes is critical to assessing a customer’s requirements.
- Domestic and International travel up to 20%.
Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years in a complex product design and development work environment.
- 3+ years of project/program/product management.
- Solid grounding in project management fundamentals and methods.
- Strong understanding of typical business and product development processes.
- Outstanding business acumen.
- Ability to follow safety protocols.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Effective at managing multiple, concurrent projects.
- Self-motivation for continuous improvement of business and product development processes.
- Dedication to high-performance of team and commitment to customer satisfaction.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment: ability to commit to aggressive timelines and drive to deliver on commitments.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills: positive outlook, enthusiasm, and proven ability to professionally communicate and interact with diverse personalities.
- Works well in a team environment: willingness to share skills and information and mentor others.
- Coachable: able to act on management and team member feedback and direction.
- Supervisory: capable of indirectly managing team resources.
- Ability to work effectively in a variety of industries and environments.
- Customer account management experience a plus.
- Product design engineering experience a plus.
- Lithium-ion battery systems experience a plus.
- High-voltage electrical systems integration experience a plus.
- Automotive industry experience a plus.
Education:
- Salient engineering/technical degree
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
