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Sr. Program Manager, Change Governance

Ursus, Inc.
  • Foster City, CA
  • $88–$98.59 Per Hour
  • Instant Apply
10 days ago

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Sr. Program Manager, Change Governance
LOCATION: On-site in Foster City, CA. Local travel to Hayward, CA, and Kato, CA, required. Up to 20% out-of-station travel.
PAY RANGE: $88 - $98/hr.
DURATION: 6 Months

TOP 3 SKILLS:
  • 8+ years of program management experience with a core background in physical/hardware product development managing BOMs, component qualification, hardware validation cycles, manufacturing, and physical supply chains.
  • Multi-tier automotive supply chain fluency direct experience managing or escalating through OEM Tier1 Tier2/3 dependencies.
  • Automotive program lifecycle experience hands-on with gate-driven development (APQP, PPAP, SOP milestones); understands cost/schedule implications of late changes across long program timelines.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Client is seeking a Program Manager, Change Governance to own the end-to-end orchestration of product changes as they move from tentative engineering approval through cross-functional review to implementation on the production line. This role sits at the center of a multidisciplinary process, ensuring every change is tracked, properly vetted, and executed with full governance and traceability at each stage.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Serve as the single point of accountability for tracking a change from tentative Engineering approval through to production-line implementation.
  • Coordinate cross-functional review and sign-off across the teams involved in evaluating and implementing a change (Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Logistics, and other stakeholders as applicable) working through functional representatives and connecting directly with senior stakeholders when needed.
  • Own and maintain the governance framework/checklist that defines required approvals, documentation, and gate criteria at each stage of the change lifecycle.
  • Drive change requests through each governance gate, proactively identifying blockers, following up with stakeholders, and escalating risks or delays to leadership.
  • Understand and manage how a change cascades through multi-tier supply chain dependencies (e.g., a component-level change rippling into a supplier qualification or launch-readiness submission).
  • Maintain accurate, audit-ready records of change status, approvals, and decisions in relevant change management/ERP/PLM systems.
  • Facilitate or participate in change review board (CRB) meetings preparing agendas, materials, and status updates.
  • Partner with production-line teams across sites to plan and confirm implementation readiness (timing, resourcing, build sequencing, documentation, training as needed).
  • Build and maintain reporting/dashboards on change pipeline health and status for leadership, pulling and reconciling data across multiple Excel/Google Sheets sources.
  • Write scripts (e.g., Python, Apps Script, VBA) as needed to automate recurring data retrieval and reporting from spreadsheet-based data sources.
  • Continuously identify opportunities to streamline or improve the change governance process.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 8+ years of program management experience with a core background in physical/hardware product development managing BOMs, component qualification, hardware validation cycles, manufacturing and physical supply chains.
  • Multi-tier automotive supply chain fluency direct experience managing or escalating through OEM Tier1 Tier2/3 dependencies.
  • Cross-functional program ownership without direct authority demonstrated accountability spanning engineering, purchasing, supply chain, and manufacturing simultaneously.
  • Automotive program lifecycle experience hands-on with gate-driven development (APQP, PPAP, SOP milestones); understands cost/schedule implications of late changes across long program timelines.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, complex formulas, data reconciliation across sources); comfortable writing scripts to automate data retrieval and reporting.
  • Experience with at least one change management, PLM, or ERP tool (e.g., SAP, Windchill, or similar).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize complex, multi-functional program status for senior stakeholders and drive decisions under ambiguity.
  • Willing and able to travel locally between Foster City, Hayward, and Kato regularly, with occasional out-of-station travel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Advanced degree (M.S./MBA) in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 certification (highly desired).
  • Experience with PLM or CAD tools (highly favorable, not mandatory).
  • Supplier nomination and re-sourcing experience worked alongside purchasing on sourcing decisions, dual-sourcing strategy, and supplier development.
  • Manufacturing launch exposure line readiness, build sequencing around constraints, launch risk management, run-at-rate/capacity verification.

EDUCATION:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline


BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

IND123BENEFITS SUMMARY:
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

Numbers & Facts

LocationFoster City, CA
Salary$88–$98.59 Per Hour

Skills

  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)unmatched
  • Assembly Lineunmatched
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Recoveryunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Functional Programming Languagesunmatched
  • Hardware Componentsunmatched
  • Hardware Developmentunmatched
  • ISO 9001unmatched
  • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)unmatched
  • OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
  • Pivot Tablesunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Product Lifecycle Managementunmatched
  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)unmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
  • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
  • Sourcing Strategyunmatched
  • Spreadsheetsunmatched
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Traceabilityunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Sourcingunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Windchill PLM Softwareunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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