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Manager, Product Director Office

Hyundai Motor America
  • Fountain Valley, CA
  • $91,000–$130,000 Per Year
30+ days ago

Job Description

At Hyundai, we've rethought our business and created cars that combine performance, quality, design and innovation into a complete package.

It's time you rethink what you expect from an employer.

At Hyundai, we understand youre not just building a career - youre building a life. We believe in our people and realize that our success is a direct result of our commitment in offering you great opportunities for your career. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for a chance to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

WORK MODEL

#LI-OnSite

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a Manager in the Product Director Office (PDO), you are a highly capable individual with valuable experience that can provide the PDO executive team with an in-depth analysis of financial data, create proposals for how to improve profitability, collaborate cross-functionally, think strategically, and react with urgency and flexibility to changing internal/external factors. You will work closely with stakeholders from product planning, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, R&D, and finance, to identify and execute opportunities to meet profit targets. The ideal candidate has a positive attitude towards the challenges we face and act with integrity in everything you do.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to understand the status and viewpoint of all stakeholders as it relates to P&L.
  • Analyze financial data with the ability to propose enhancement opportunities to product competitiveness and to influence PDO management.
  • Guide the program in each product milestones to maximize profit and sales potential by having full understanding of Hyundai Motor Company development capabilities.
  • Support intensive Cost Competitiveness Workshop for major post-SOP models by collaborating with relevant divisions to find profit improvement opportunities continuously.
  • Align Americas SR Performance with TdC Target and develop countermeasures to minimize any discrepancies.
  • Monitor monthly cost performance.
  • Communicate clearly and concisely the program status to PDO management.
  • Keep on-time performance of program milestones.
  • Product development / Price positioning / Sales cost / Material cost management.
  • This role requires the performance of work directly related to management and/or general business operations.
  • The exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance is required.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Ideal candidate would be Bachelor with minimum of 6 years of experience or MBA with minimum of 3 years of prior experience.
  • Professional experience desired in automotive manufacturer/supplier with direct product responsibilities (planning, finance, product/program management, marketing, and/or sales).
  • Strong knowledge in Automotive sector or other manufacturing sectors like Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Commercial Vehicles and others
  • Cross-functional team management experience is required.
  • Excel, PowerPoint, Word proficiency.
  • Good organizational and Data mining skills.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to simplify complex issues, develop compelling point of view, persuasively make case for change leading to action.
  • Outstanding written & verbal presentation skills required for external and Senior Leadership interactions.

WHAT HYUNDAI CAN OFFER YOU

  • Compensation Range: $91,000 - $130,000 annual base salary
  • Monthly Hyundai/Genesis vehicle lease allowance (including insurance and maintenance)
  • Holiday Pay - the company shuts down with pay between Christmas and New Years.
  • Vacation and sick time off
  • Healthcare insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
  • 401(K) company match
  • Additional 401(K) Employer Enhanced Contribution program - eligible after 1 year of employment, in addition to the regular employer matching contribution
  • Basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability
  • Mental health, wellbeing, and employee assistance program
  • Health advocate (coordinate care and services, assistance with claim and billing issues, understanding Hyundai benefits)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Express your interest by submitting an application. Once your application is received, our recruiting team will review your application to see if you meet the basic and preferred qualifications listed on the job description. For more information on our hiring process please visit our How We Hire page.

OTHER DETAILS

  • Physical requirements: Normal office duties.
  • Work Model: Hyundai/Genesis is currently in a temporary hybrid work model. Please note that we will be transitioning to a 100% onsite work model effective Monday, July 28, 2025.

Our Company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state and local laws. The information requested on this form is sought in good faith and will not be used to discriminate against the applicant based on race, religion or creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, marital status, sex or gender (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, or related circumstances), gender identity, gender expression, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, military and veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.

Numbers & Facts

LocationFountain Valley, CA
IndustryAutomotive Sales and Repair Services
Salary$91,000–$130,000 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1998
Websitehttps://www.hyundaiusa.com/

About Company

A THOUGHTFUL KIND OF CAR COMPANY

What would happen if people who were passionate about cars took the time to think about them all over again, as though for the first time?

What if they cracked the entire industry wide open, peered more deeply into it, spread out all its parts, and questioned their every detail?

What if they set aside the rules and vowed to discover the things that really matter about a car the things that are universally and undeniably true?

What if they stood face-to-face with each and every automotive assumption out there and challenged them all with an unprecedented sense of openness and honesty? What kind of answers would they find?

At Hyundai, we ask ourselves the important questions every day. And, every day, we seek the best answers. It’s what makes us grow as a car company. It’s what makes us Hyundai.

Skills

  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Automotive Industryunmatched
  • Automotive Manufacturingunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Business Operationsunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Consumer Electronicsunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Employee Assistance Planunmatched
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)unmatched
  • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Health Insuranceunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Life Insuranceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Marketingunmatched
  • Materials Managementunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Product Managementunmatched
  • Product Planningunmatched
  • Product Pricingunmatched
  • Product Programsunmatched
  • Profit & Lossunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Proposal Writingunmatched
  • Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
  • Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
  • Revenue Growthunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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