About the role

  • Program Manager leading automotive development activities at Volkswagen Group Services. Coordinating cross-functional teams and managing project strategy and execution.

Responsibilities

  • Lead program activities from concept to SOP, aligning scope, cost, schedule and quality with VWCO and VW Argentina strategic goals by coordinating internal cross-functional teams and global suppliers.
  • Manage program strategy across all phases for products and processes, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic and financial objectives.
  • Manage and collaborate with key stakeholders in global portfolio management, consolidating market requirements and trends, technological innovation, regulations and other demands for continuous product development and updates.
  • Manage the change process (across all project phases and the product lifecycle) for all parties (VWCO, VW Argentina and partner companies).
  • Manage project execution, ensuring completion of activities up to SOP, monitoring schedules, ensuring cost control, investments, scope changes, identifying risks and defining mitigation plans.
  • Manage team activities, keeping the team motivated and capable to deliver the required outputs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related fields; MBA/postgraduate desirable.
  • Fluent Spanish (mandatory).
  • Fluent English (mandatory).
  • 5+ years in management of complex industrial/automotive projects, with experience in new product development or industrialization.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and interfacing with global suppliers.
  • Proficiency in PMBOK / Stage-Gate / hybrid Agile methodologies and tools such as MS Project or similar, SAP/PPM, Excel and Power BI.
  • Project management certifications (PMP®, PRINCE2®, Agile PM) desirable.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model, with required in-office presence 3x per week at our Jabaquara office.
  • Availability for monthly 15-day business trips to Argentina.

Job title

Program Manager – Senior, Automotive

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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