Director of Program Management

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Divergent 3D is on a mission to democratize the design and manufacture of vehicles. We want to enable a future where small entrepreneurial teams across the globe will bring increasingly material and energy efficient transportation solutions to market with a fraction of the capital and time.

The current auto manufacturing system is economically and environmentally broken. Divergent invented a manufacturing system that combines software, additive manufacturing, and assembly technologies to radically reduce the material, energy, time and capital required to design and build vehicles. This will transform the automotive industry from capital intensive to innovation intensive while dramatically reducing the lifecycle environmental impact of vehicles. Over the past two years, the company has been recognized for its disruptive innovation, receiving the Frost & Sullivan Innovation of the Year and the inaugural Petersen Innovation in the Automotive Industry awards as well as being named a Google Moonshot company.

The Role: Director of Program Management

What You Will Do:

• Drive Divergent programs that are significant in scope and strategic importance to achieve defined program milestones

• Implement D3D Program Management methodology on large-scale programs

• Ensuring compatibility of deliverables and schedules of functional activities for additive manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, finance and manufacturing

• Collaborate with Sourcing and Engineering to drive schedule and maintain program Bill of Materials

• Lead cross functional teams in implementing PM disciplines in program initiation, scope management, schedule, quality, resource/sourcing management, and risk management

• Ensure compatibility of program financial requirements, budgets and spending curve

• Lead customer checkpoint and milestone reviews, including creation of reports or presentations

• Create and manage the program master plan and schedule, including deliverables and milestones, to support customer timing, checkpoints and milestones

• Manage program budget to the agreed upon spending plan, and utilize cost tracking and reporting tools

• Implement change control process and management plan, to ensure management of scope, timing, and cost impacts to program due to change requests

• Monitor, lead and support cross functional teams to achieve program objectives, initiating and supporting timely and effective resolution of issues

• Develop, execute program metrics, including schedule, dashboard and budget KPI’s; ensure synergy using JIRA for issues management, tracking and reporting 

• Provide program KPI input to the Divergent Integrated Program Dashboard on a weekly basis

• Generate reporting, monitoring and presentation materials to effectively communicate the status of initiatives

• Support customer proposal creation, sometimes leading a cross functional project to compile all technical, business and other components for initial proposal draft

• Manage vehicle launch phase, and ensure the vehicle prototype and production phase builds are successfully integrated into manufacturing

• Develop standardized best practices for program management based on Blade learnings 

What You Have:

• Uncompromising drive and tenacity for results

• Direct, hands on experience managing the full vehicle development cycle 

• Excellent social and communication skills – ability to influence and negotiate at all levels

• 8+ years of experience in the automotive industry

• PMP Certification, or minimum of 10 years managing complex technical programs with responsibility for timing, cost, quality and delivery

• Technical knowledge and experience with engineering drawings, BOMs and PLM release process. Preference will be given to candidates with experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP

• Proven ability to successfully introduce innovative ideas in process and product, and demonstrated experience collaborating with teams to resolve complex challenges at all levels of an organization

• Ability to thrive and deliver goals and objectives in a quick moving, start up environment

• BS or MS in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience

What Sets You Apart:

• 4+ years of experience in the aerospace industry 

• Understanding of additive manufacturing

Divergent 3D is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Our positions adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 

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19601 Hamilton Ave, Torrance, CA 90502

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