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Zoox is seeking an Operations Program Manager to lead manufacturing operations for advanced hardware products in their autonomous vehicle program. This role combines tactical and strategic planning to scale production, ensure line stability, and meet demand forecasts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the program for scaling hardware products, overseeing operations, planning, and execution of production
- Manage production readiness including metrics, daily reporting, and alignment of production schedules to demand
- Coordinate material readiness and production stages through testing, validation, and manufacturing at scale
- Report on daily, weekly, and monthly metrics across cross-functional meetings and written updates; triage issues as they arise
- Monitor supply chain weaknesses including component availability, manufacturing readiness, release dates, and capacity planning
- Work cross-functionally with manufacturing, test engineering, procurement, and supplier quality teams to support ramp readiness
- Communicate project status, engagement, and risks clearly to management, developing resolution options with cross-functional teams
- Support engineering and supply chain teams by ensuring testing equipment milestones and first article approvals are included in production plans
- Leverage knowledge across engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure line stability
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years of combined relevant experience in hardware manufacturing and supply chain management
- Working knowledge of ERP systems and PLM systems
- Experience with manufacturing process engineering or product development environments
- Excellent project management skills including planning, stakeholder communication, expectation-setting, problem-solving, and prioritization
- Knowledge of and experience using various program management methodologies, practices, and tools to lead cross-functional projects
- Strong conceptual and planning skills to analyze projects of broad and diverse scope and size
- Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated ability to motivate, influence, and lead without formal authority at various organizational levels
- Ability to travel up to 10%
