Program Manager

Program Manager

Remote with 25% travel

Direct Hire

Competitive Salary/Bonus ($100k - $130k BOE plus 10% bonus)

This person will lead and manage the successful execution of complex programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, delivery on time and within budget, and maximized stakeholder satisfaction. Successful candidate will build and maintain confidence with customer, identify risk and mitigate it accordingly.

• 95%+ achievement of all New Product Introduction (NPI) key milestones
• 95%+ achievement of NPI budgets (by program)
• 95% + stakeholder / customer satisfaction rating
• 95% on-time delivery to all customer purchase orders
• Achieve a measurable impact that contributes at least 15% to the organization’s strategic KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) annually.

• Leadership & Influence - Ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams toward successful program completion. Exhibits emotional intelligence, resolving conflicts and managing team dynamics effectively.
• Project Planning & Execution - Expertise in creating detailed project plans and executing them using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies. Breaks down large, complex programs into manageable tasks and ensures timely execution.
• Financial and Resource Management – A track record of developing and then delivering on detailed program budgets and forecasts, with the ability to track, manage, and adjust spend as programs progress.
• Communication Skills - Capable of conveying clear, actionable information to stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Keeps stakeholders updated with progress, risks, and necessary changes to the program.
• Customer Focus & Relationship Management - Consistently places customer satisfaction at the forefront of their decision-making. Maintains strong relationships with customers, ensuring that product and process development and engineering and supply chain solutions align with customer needs and expectations. Customer feedback is constantly measured to score their satisfaction level continuously through the NPI process.
• Risk Management and Problem Solving – Lives and breathes risk identification, mitigation and control. Past excellence in managing and resolving unforeseen challenges in program execution - whether related to technical issues, supplier/customer delays, or resource constraints.
• Data-Driven Decision Making - All these competencies will have a strong foundation of data. Data to track key performance indicators, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement.

Our future is electrifying! The electric motor industry is at the heart of everything good on the planet right now: e-mobility, green energy, AI infrastructure, robotics & automation, aerospace… and our client is right in the middle of all of it, serving exciting global customers with mission critical manufacturing. Revenue has doubled over the past three years and has potential to 5x in the next five years.

Our culture is powerful and our team, located in the US, Mexico and Canada, is energized by our Vision to be the World’s Most Trusted Company.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce.

Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.