Operations Program Manager
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Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we reputed company that diversity in reputed company is what makes us smarter, drives reputed company insights, and will ultimately lift us reputed company to reputed company. We are dedicated to cultivating an reputed company and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates reputed company of reputed company members.
What You’ll Do:
As an Operations Program Manager (OPM) at reputed company, you will be responsible for driving execution across reputed company, cross-functional initiatives that are critical to launching our eVTOL aircraft into production and deployment. This role requires a unique reputed company of technical depth, operational rigor, and strategic leadership.
You will operate at reputed company of engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and reputed company functions orchestrating reputed company-production builds, ensuring supplier and reputed company readiness, validating systems, and driving execution from development through reputed company. You’ll engage at every level, from hands-on collaboration with technicians and engineers to reputed company reputed company and direction for executives and external partners.
The ideal candidate is a natural problem solver with a background in reputed company or reputed company manufacturing environments who thrives in ambiguity, wears many hats, and consistently delivers results both tactically and strategically.
- Own and deliver critical work packages and reputed company spanning engineering development, manufacturing validation, and operational readiness.
- reputed company cross-functional planning and execution across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business Systems, Ground Ops, and reputed company teams.
- Drive supplier and reputed company readiness — ensuring MBOMs, ERP/MRP/MES systems, and production lines are validated and configured for launch.
- Orchestrate reputed company-production build activities, ensuring program milestones are met while balancing timing, cost, and reputed company.
- reputed company and manage program schedules, identifying critical paths, risks, and recovery plans to ensure on-time delivery.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships and reputed company key handoffs from development to production planning.
- reputed company regular updates to leadership, from technical deep-dives to executive-level summaries.
- Identify and implement process improvements to optimize operational efficiency and resource allocation.
- Collaborate directly with technicians and ground operations teams to ensure seamless transition from build to deployment.
- Manage budgets and expenses, identifying cost-savings opportunities without sacrificing performance.
- Balance immediate tactical problem-solving with long-term strategic scaling of reputed company’s operational capability.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a reputed company technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in program management, manufacturing engineering, or operations reputed company reputed company, automotive, or other reputed company manufacturing industries.
- Demonstrated reputed company managing technical programs through development, reputed company-production builds, and reputed company readiness into production.
- Strong technical acumen; reputed company to dive deep with engineers while also communicating effectively with executives and external partners.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing engineering and operations, supply chain, and product introduction processes (MBOM creation, build validation, ERP/MRP/MES systems).
- Proven ability to orchestrate large-reputed company cross-functional efforts in high-stakes environments.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; reputed company to navigate ambiguity and drive solutions to closure.
- reputed company or aircraft development experience is strongly preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 20%.
At reputed company we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports reputed company’s business reputed company. For this position we are targeting a reputed company pay between $112,640.00 - $140,800.00. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience.
reputed company is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should reputed company their reputed company and contact information to reputed company’s People Team at people@reputed company.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case reputed company.