The Role
We are looking for a seasoned Senior NPI Program Manager with technical and operations experience to lead the end-to-end development and launch of new products for Mill.
As the primary leader for managing a program, you will drive cross-functional teams through the full hardware lifecycle – from initial concept to mass production – in partnership with design and manufacturing partners. You’ll apply your seasoned experience to lead and guide internal and external teams to hit aggressive schedules, cost targets, and quality requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for manufacturing partners to ensure that Mill’s requirements are met while leveraging the partner's areas of expertise.
- Plan and coordinate efforts across functions through the product lifecycle including but not limited to hardware engineering, firmware engineering, quality assurance, and manufacturing operations.
- Oversee and support development and production build events, as required.
- Identify and drive decisions needed to resolve trade-offs between cost, performance, and timeline.
- Build and maintain the program schedule with dependencies and key milestones and the program budget to ensure the program is operating within approved budget guardrails.
- Proactively identify bottlenecks and key risks and develop mitigation strategies to keep the program on track.
- Provide clear, concise updates to executive leadership regarding program health and launch readiness
Qualifications
- 6+ years of Technical Program Management and/or Operations Program Management experience on appliances or consumer electronics products.
- Program Management experience working directly with manufacturers from design through mass production.
- Able to travel domestically and internationally as needed to support the program.
- BS degree desired
Nice to have
- Experience with thermal appliances or kitchen appliances.
- Fluency in Mandarin.
The estimated base salary range for this position is $180k to $203k, which does not include the value of benefits or a potential equity grant. A wide range of factors are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets, market conditions, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and business and organizational needs.
