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Harley-Davidson Motor Company · 6 hours ago

Senior Program Manager - Product Development

Wauwatosa, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$93K/yr - $143K/yr

3+ years exp

Harley-Davidson Motor Company is committed to evolving its storied brand and enhancing the Harley-Davidson experience. The Senior Program Manager will support the organization’s vision to improve efficiency throughout the Product Development Process by driving program operations and leading project teams in the development of strategy, processes, and tools.

AutomotiveBusiness DevelopmentIndustrialManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Identifies opportunities and develops requirements, resource needs, and timeline to implement

Takes an active role in planning and executing projects from beginning to end independently or, at times, while also leading one or more business analysts

Builds strong connections with cross-functional peers

Drive Strategic Initiatives: Support the execution and on-time delivery of Product Development Excellence initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams

Resource Planning & Management: Assist in balancing and prioritizing work across Motorcycle Development, ensuring accurate tracking, and proactively work with leaders to resolve resource gaps

Data-Driven Insights: Analyze data to generate actionable insights and support continuous improvement efforts across product development operations

Process & Tool Optimization: Enhance the user experience of Product Development teams by building complimentary processes and enabling digital tools that improve quality, reduce friction, and unburden team members from non-value-added work. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational efficiency

Program Culture: Consistently center the team on what is most important and why. Mitigate dysfunction and waste by continually refining program operations to ensure efficient, consistent, and effective execution (e.g., process, tools, communications). Clarify who is responsible for deliverables and timing and hold them accountable. Empower individuals and get decisions made at lowest level practical and ensure all stakeholders at all levels embrace their primary role

Communication: Build critical cross-functional support and alliances by listening to understand key deliverables and developing solutions that deliver most efficiently to our business goals. Provide clarity throughout the program with clear written / verbal communication and driving team through ambiguity

Inspiration: Drive effective transformation through creative and strategic problem solving. Drive a culture of innovation by rethinking conventional approaches to product development process and metrics

Qualification

Program management experienceProcess developmentAgile/Sprint methodologiesProgram management certificationRequirements gatheringERP/PLM/ALM/PPMJIRA/Miro/MS ProjectData analysisBasic coding knowledgeRelational databasesMicrosoft Tool SuiteCross-functional collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree Required

Typically requires a minimum of 3-5 years of program management experience in new product development

Design engineering and/or product development delivery is highly recommended

Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering and user-story workshopping/mapping

Understanding of enterprise-wide application strategies and management, such as ERP, PLM, ALM, PPM

Demonstrated ability to successfully lead projects with proficiency in the use of program management methodologies (Agile/Sprint) and tools (JIRA, Miro, MS Project etc)

Experience with department-wide resource management

Comfortable working with cross functional teams and reporting out to executive leadership

Proficiency with Microsoft Tool Suite, including Power Platform, and dealing with large abstract datasets is highly desired

Preferred

Technical or Engineering degree

Program management certification and experience in process development/change management

Basic understanding of coding (VBA, DAX, Java, SQL, etc) and software development and configuration

Basic understanding of relational databases

Benefits

Annual bonus programs

Health insurance benefits

A 401k program

Onsite fitness centers

Employee stores

Employee discounts on products and accessories

Company

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

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In 1903, out of a small shed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, four young men lit a cultural wildfire that would grow and spread across geographies and generations.

Founded in 1903

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

5001-10000 employees