Technical Program Manager at Trenton Corporation in Ann Arbor, MI

Technical Program Manager
As a Technical Program Manager, you will report directly to the Executive Vice President and be responsible for managing the activities and projects of various programs. As a small private company, these projects will necessarily vary in size, scope, and technical difficulty. This role requires adaptability to shifting priorities of external and internal customers to achieve management objectives across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and business system development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing, executing and reporting on projects and programs designed in conjunction with Executive Vice President
• Onsite representative of Executive Vice President
• Lead and/or coordinate cross-functional project teams
• Develops, defines and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables
• Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles
• Ensure completion of required work products at various gates of project phases
• Responsible for project configuration and change management execution
• Identify and mitigate risks
• Support the communication between manufacturing, systems, and engineering teams

Requirements / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in technical area or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management
• Communicating complex ideas
• Obsessive attention to detail
• System-thinking experience
• Problem definition experience as building block of causal analysis

Job Types: Part-time, Full-time

Pay: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Please describe your approach to problem solving as an individual, as a member of a team, and how the two differ. Provide an example if there is room to do so.
• What is the next skill or technology you want to learn and why are you interested in it?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Project management: 3 years (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person