Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Technical Program Manager ( Automotive)
Location: Casa Grande, AZ
Duration: 2+ Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Pay Rate: $70.00-$70.00/hr
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.
Job Description:
- The Technical Program Manager drives complex, cross-functional IT programs that enable manufacturing excellence, logistics optimization, and digital transformation.
- This role leads end-to-end delivery for enterprise platforms and integrations across SAP S/4HANA, PLM/MES, and adjacent systems, translating business outcomes into technical execution while ensuring schedule, scope, budget, and quality are met.
Key Responsibilities
- Program ownership: Lead planning, execution, and delivery for factory systems initiatives including SAP S/4HANA enhancements, PLM/MES integrations, infrastructure modernization, and data conversion.
- Stakeholder management: Serve as the primary liaison between Logistics, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and IT.
- Technical leadership: Orchestrate architecture and design walkthroughs; map dependencies across integration, cloud, security, and infrastructure services.\
- Vendor and partner coordination: Manage third-party partners and SIs, ensuring deliverables meet SLAs and documentation standards.
- Delivery methods: Apply Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methods appropriately; promote Agile maturity and continuous improvement.
- Test, release, and operations readiness: Lead UAT planning and execution; enforce runbook quality and operational handoffs.
- Value realization: Define KPIs and ROI measures; provide concise leadership updates and executive readouts.
- Compliance and security: Ensure security, privacy, and policy requirements are integrated into project plans and release gates.
Required Qualifications
- Experience leading enterprise IT programs with measurable outcomes.
- Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA in manufacturing/logistics contexts.
- Strong command of Agile and traditional delivery methods; hands-on use of Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and Microsoft 365.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage vendors/partners.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Automotive or discrete manufacturing experience.
- Experience coordinating vendor-led implementations while owning internal technical responsibilities.
- Expertise in release management, cutover planning, and hypercare.
- KPI design and portfolio governance experience.
Core Competencies
- Program planning and execution
- Systems integration and architecture facilitation
- Risk management and RAID control
- Change control and governance
- Vendor management and contract adherence
- Coaching Agile practices and continuous improvement
- Business case development and value tracking
Tools
- Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Microsoft 365
- Reporting Line
- Reports into the IT PMO under the Program Management lead; partners closely with portfolio managers across Factory Systems and Enterprise Platforms.
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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