Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager

Prefer Program or Project Management experience in Aerospace, Defense, or Automotive industry

Client is scaling rapidly and needs Technical Program Managers to shepherd a growing portfolio of customer purchase orders and production orders from intake through delivery. Each order carries its own deliverables, specs, and point of contact — this role is part project manager, part account owner, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Key Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of customer purchase orders / production orders end-to-end, tracking each order's deliverables, timeline, and specs to on-time completion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customers on order status, changes, and delays — providing concierge-level service.
• Gather and track customer requirements and compliance/qualification matrices; translate between customer needs and internal manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Communicate fluently in manufacturing vocabulary (production orders, part geometry, material systems) without requiring deep engineering expertise.
• Coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and scheduling teams to keep orders moving through production.
• Manage a caseload of roughly 8–10 accounts/orders (scope may flex based on order complexity).

Qualifications

• 4+ years of program or project management experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or another highly regulated, requirements-driven industry.
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent stakeholders, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident speaking directly with customers.
• Working familiarity with manufacturing or engineering terminology (can be learned on the job, but prior exposure is a plus).

Nice to Have

• Experience with government or defense programs, mil-specs, or formal compliance/requirements standards.
• Background that could extend into technical sales or account management over time.