About GF 

GlobalFoundries® Inc. (GF®) is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF redefines innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions with leading performance in all growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development and manufacturing services. With a talented and diverse team and manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology provider to its global customers. GF employs approximately 13,000 people, including more than 3,000 in Dresden, Germany.

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Summary of Role:

Automotive Product Program Manager

Lead a cross-functional team focusing on PostFab deliverables associated with product development, new product introduction (NPI) and transition into high volume manufacturing.  Drive continuous improvement into our PostFab program management systems and practices to exceed customer requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience bringing automotive products from concept to HVM including driving executive level client and GF interactions as well as the ability to translate technical requirements between internal and external teams.  This is a Program Management position not a people manager position.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Program manage PostFab turnkey NPI engagement

  • Gain an understanding of each client’s post-fab program needs, map out resources required and secure cross functional team support

  • Establish overall scope, schedule w/ milestones, and costs with Client and all appropriate post-fab support teams: design for test, product engineering, packaging and test development and new product introduction, OSAT operations, reliability engineering, and quality.

  • Manage activity with Client, Field Application Engineer, Customer Engineer and post-fab teams to maintain program schedule. 

  • Hold Client and GF teams accountable for deliverables associated with program success.

  • Resolve issues as they arise on either the client or the GF side in a timely manner.

  • Keep Client and GF management informed of progress as well as potential misalignments

  • Maintain documentation of activities and deliverables in appropriate GF systems and identify system continuous improvements where possible.

• Drive NPI Turnkey infrastructure improvement initiatives to deliver best in class client service and automotive level controls

  • Define key stakeholders and drive alignment of goals

  • Organize and lead cross functional team of experts to deliver transformation

  • Optimize solutions to align with downstream and upstream systems & adjacent transformation initiatives within GF

  • Responsible for meeting scope, resources, costs and timelines

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs

Required Qualifications:    

• Education/Experience – BS + 10yrs ;  MS + 5 yrs; PhD + 5yrs

• Project Management Training Certification

• Leadership – 5+ yrs

• Travel Requirements: 15 % Travel primarily to customers

• Language Fluency:  English (Written & Verbal)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Automotive Program Management experience – 5+ yrs

• Technical leadership position in automotive Tier 1 company

• Automotive quality standards and practices

• Automotive client facing experience

• Outsource Assembly and Test supplier management experience

• Postfab new product introduction (NPI) product management experience