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Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.\r\nWith over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.\r\nAlkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!\r\nPurpose\r\nThe Program Manager - Battery is responsible for leading new product launch programs in all aspects, from program award, or 'Request for Quotation' in some cases, until after Start of Production. In this key role the Program Manager will laisse with the customer and several internal facing roles to coordinate design, development, validation, industrialization, commissioning, launch, and startup of new products. This role will manage a cross functional, indirect reporting team, and will report to the Global Director – Products, Programs, and Application Engineering.\r\nObjectives of the Role\r\nManage and coordinate a cross functional program team (R&D, Sales, Finance, Purchasing, Quality, Operations, SIOPs, Engineering) and define team members' objectives and assignments\r\nDevelop, execute, and monitor timelines that align with customer deliverable dates and internal milestones\r\nAct as a liaison with the customer program and engineering team to capture scope changes to provide feedback on impacts to financials (price, capital, tooling) and timing\r\nDrive alignment to industry standard requirements including AIAG APQP, IATF 16949, and ISO 9001\r\nFacilitate periodic Product and Program Reviews with customer teams detailing timeline status, critical path migration, program risks and mitigations, and other critical topics\r\nWork with internal team to proactively identify product risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure launch success\r\nManage internal capital acquisition requests, budgeting, and spending to deliver the project on time, at or under budget\r\nEnsure smooth transfer of the product and process to the Operations team, facilitating a \"turnkey\" ready to run process with a product that meets Alkegen and customer requirements\r\nFacilitate regular Product & Program Reviews to the management team detailing timeline status, critical path migration, program risks and mitigations, and financial status\r\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities needed:\r\nBachelor's degree in engineering or other technical discipline (master's degree is a plus)\r\n3 to 5 years of experience in Program and/or Product Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other technical disciplines\r\n3 to 5 years of strong experience in Program Management\r\nProficient in program management methodology and software (MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)\r\nHighly effective cross-functional team management\r\nProven ability to thrive in ambiguity, independently prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, high-growth, rapidly changing environment\r\nAbility to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to executive leadership\r\nPrevious experience with Tier 1 / 2 automotive systems required\r\nExperience with glass and ceramic fibers preferred\r\nExperience with APQP processes required\r\nExperience with IATF 16949/ISO 9001 requirements required\r\nExceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills\r\nUp to 50% travel required to Customer Locations and R&D/Manufacturing Sites\r\nAt Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. 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