Senior Program Manager - Automotive

We are seeking a highly organized and results-driven Program / Product Coordination Manager to ensure product plans and programs are executed on time. This role is responsible for tracking timelines, managing cross-functional communication, escalating risks, and supporting issue resolution. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, a “closer” who drives results, and can lead teams through high-pressure situations with clarity and calm.

Key Responsibilities

Program Execution & Timeline Management

• Ensure product plans, programs, and parts are delivered on schedule

• Compile, maintain, and track detailed timelines

• Monitor status and provide regular reporting to stakeholders

• Escalate late or at-risk programs and parts as needed (without necessarily leading recovery plans)

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as primary liaison between product development, engineering, and other internal teams

• Coordinate responses and communication across teams to resolve issues efficiently

Documentation & Budget Tracking

• Write, track, and manage technical or service bulletins

• Write and track engineering or technical requisitions

• Compile and maintain program budgets

Leadership & Issue Resolution

• Lead meetings and guide teams through complex or urgent situations

• Remove roadblocks, challenge assumptions, and drive decisions forward

• Act as a “quarterback” during high-visibility situations by:

  • Defining the problem clearly

  • Bringing teams together to define solutions

  • Presenting problems and solutions effectively to senior management

Qualifications

• Strong execution mindset with a “gets things done” attitude

• Experience leading people and meetings effectively

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to break down roadblocks and push back when necessary

• Skilled at organizing teams and information to solve high-pressure problems calmly

• Experience supporting structured product development programs

• Familiarity with development processes, milestones, and enterprise systems used for program tracking

Preferred Experience

• Extensive experience in managing complex product development programs

• Strong internal networking and stakeholder management skills

• Proficiency navigating multiple systems for tracking program timelines, budgets, and documentation

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About the Company

Expand your playground with a fast-growing global engineering group. At SEGULA Technologies, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects and shape the future within a company for which innovation is inseparable from engineering. New forms of mobility, autonomous vehicles, the factory of the future, augmented reality... these are the daily concerns of our 15,000 ingenious talents in over 30 countries.

Whether you are a student, a recent graduate or experienced, an engineer or a project manager, at SEGULA you will find the opportunity that will give new meaning to your career. Make your move, Join us!

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