Product Line Program Manager

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview:

Harbinger is seeking an energetic and experienced Product Line Program Manager to join our Program Management Office. In this role, you will work with a highly innovative team leading the initial launch and productionization of one or more cutting-edge product lines. Reporting to the Director of Engineering Programs, you will coordinate, manage, and communicate the status of engineering programs across our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management:

• Define, monitor, and deliver key product program activities according to Harbinger’s new product introduction process; coordinate and lead gate reviews.
• Develop and maintain program health dashboards with key performance indicators and report out to executive leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and cross-functional partners to meet milestones and balance competing priorities, guiding and supporting them to successful launch while demonstrating a strong sense of urgency. 

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to ensure timely parts development, release, ordering, and delivery.
• Identify technical, supply chain, or other risks early; report and resolve. roadblocks with documented corrective action plans in formal risk register.
• Drive operational alignment across Engineering, Production, and Operations teams.
• Partner with key suppliers on product development (monthly international travel may be required)

Engineering Process Support:

• Partner with engineering counterparts to follow robust processes, including requirements definition, design reviews, build event planning, and design validation testing.

Issue Resolution:

• Drive resolution of engineering concerns, ensuring thorough Root Cause Analysis and the implementation of both interim and permanent corrective actions.

Change and Feature Request Management:

• Liaise with product management and other teams to evaluate feasibility and desirability of product feature changes.