We are looking for a senior Program Management / PMO leader to drive governance, planning and execution of the Product Development portfolio for the Commercial Vehicle business.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead PMO governance for Truck & Bus Product Development programs from planning through launch.

- Develop and maintain Master Project Plans covering milestones, work packages, resources, dependencies, critical paths and launch readiness.

- Drive program governance through structured reviews, stage gates, risk reviews and executive governance forums.

- Provide leadership visibility on project health, risks, dependencies, critical decisions, schedule, cost, quality and launch readiness.

- Drive recovery plans and escalation for critical program risks, delays and technical issues.

- Lead resource and capacity planning across Product Development, including manpower planning and deployment.

- Govern Product Development budgets, Capex, business cases, budget vs. actuals, WBS, cash flow and financial tracking.

- Partner with PCM and cross-functional teams on platform material cost, business case updates and cost governance.

- Drive collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Purchasing and Program teams.

- Establish and strengthen PMO processes, frameworks, governance mechanisms and best practices.

- Monitor APQP, PPAP, DFMEA,



PFMEA and other Product Development deliverables as applicable.

- Drive predictive risk monitoring, productivity improvement and timely resolution of program issues.

- Support annual platform budgeting, quarterly cash-flow planning and post-project compliance.

- Provide strategic program insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Preferred candidate profile:

- 15+ years of experience in Automotive / Commercial Vehicle / Vehicle Product Development / Program Management.

- Strong experience in PMO, Program Management, NPD or Vehicle Development.

- Experience managing complex, cross-functional automotive programs from concept through launch.

- Strong understanding of project planning, milestones, stage gates, critical paths, risk management and launch governance.

- Experience in budget, Capex, business case, resource and manpower planning.

- Exposure to APQP, PPAP, DFMEA and PFMEA.

- Solid stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

- Experience working with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Purchasing and other CFTs.

- Strong analytical, governance and decision-making capabilities.

- Proficiency in MS Office / MS Project or equivalent project management tools.

- B.E./B.Tech is required; M.Tech/MBA will be preferred.

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