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Position: Program Manager (ADS)

Location: Ann Arbor, MI, 48105

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $59.00-$60.00/Hr

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.

Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Job Description

• As a Program Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex Automated Driving Systems (ADS) programs from concept through production.
• You’ll serve as the bridge between engineering and product, ensuring technical excellence, schedule adherence, and alignment to strategic objectives.
• Your role combines program leadership, cross-functional orchestration, and technical understanding to deliver advanced mobility features that meet client’s high standards for safety, quality, and performance.

Program Leadership & Execution

• Drive end-to-end program planning — defining scope, objectives, deliverables, and key milestones for ADS and ADAS features.
• Develop and maintain detailed program schedules, dashboards, and risk registers to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Manage dependencies across multiple engineering disciplines (software, system, validation, hardware).
• Proactively identify risks, assess impacts, and drive mitigation or escalation actions to maintain timing and quality goals.
• Lead cross-functional reviews to assess readiness for key program milestones (design reviews, software integration points, validation gates).

Stakeholder Alignment & Communication

• Serve as the primary liaison between engineering, product planning, global counterparts (including Japan), and executive management.
• Translate complex technical topics into clear program updates, enabling data-driven decisions at all levels of the organization.
• Facilitate collaboration and conflict resolution across diverse teams and time zones to ensure alignment on priorities and deliverables.
• Support senior leadership with program summaries, KPI tracking, and executive presentations.
• Requirements & Change Management Partner with System and Software Engineering teams to ensure requirements, specifications, and validation plans align with program intent.
• Manage change control processes to balance feature requests, timing constraints, and cost targets.
• Oversee documentation quality and configuration management in compliance with ASPICE, ISO 26262, and internal governance processes.

Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement

• Define and monitor KPIs (schedule adherence, defect trends, validation coverage, software maturity).
• Leverage data analytics to drive continuous improvement in development efficiency, issue closure rate, and cross-functional communication.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, automate reporting, and enhance team coordination tools.

Leadership & Culture

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and proactive problem solving across all partner teams.
• Mentor junior program leads and engineers on project management discipline and cross-functional communication.
• Champion client’s values of respect for people and continuous improvement (Kaizen) in every phase of development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in program or project management within automotive systems, preferably ADS/ADAS.
• Proven record of delivering complex system or software programs in compliance with ASPICE and ISO 26262.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with ability to manage multiple global stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management and engineering tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, ADO, Confluence, DOORS). PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.