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Budgeting Scheduling Project Management Supply Chain

What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

• Ship the best product as fast as possible
• Manage the strategy, overall planning, execution, and delivery of technically complex products from concept through production
• Own the program budget, including specific staffing plans.
• Create and maintain product cost models throughout the product development process, and be responsible for end product cost hitting targets
• Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluate progress/quality, and manage issue resolution.
• Communicate status, issues, and key risks to product stakeholders and senior management

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Lasers, optics, precision motion, thermals, airflow, materials handling, chemistry, sensing, controls, and software all have to work at micron-scale precisio…” · “Making that work reliably is an extraordinary engineering problem.” · “We have the smartest minds across every engineering discipline, and the technology they’re building is deployed at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwid…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Communicate status, issues, and key risks to product stakeholders and senior management” · “Have experience communicating upwards to senior management, while simultaneously managing high output from individual contributors” · “Demonstrated experience creating and implementing program management tools for communication, scheduling, risk management, resource planning, cost tracking, …”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Manage the strategy, overall planning, execution, and delivery of technically complex products from concept through production” · “Use disciplined project management methodology to define scope, develop program plans which deliver the program within cost and schedule” · “Are passionate about constantly striving to improve schedule and project efficiency”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Lasers, optics, precision motion, thermals, airflow, materials handling, chemistry, sensing, controls, and software all have to work at micron-scale precisio…” · “Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluate progress/quality, and manage issue resolution.” · “You can’t wait to build a precision tool that combines the power of injection molding with the beauty of the iPhone”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “partnering with the design team and the product stakeholders to develop world class products.” · “They are the nexus between the program team, product stakeholders, and senior management, coordinating all program activities from design to product launch.” · “Act as the key link between the program team and key stakeholders, including frequent reporting to company leadership”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “Deep understanding of a technical product design life cycle & problem solving processes” · “If you love working with hardware, spending time with smart people, solving hard problems, and winning, we want to hear from you.”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “Own the program budget, including specific staffing plans.” · “Be responsible and accountable for every dollar spent on a given project”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
  In the posting: “We look for people who are passionate about learning and taking on new challenges, care about shipping impactful products, and are interested in building str…”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “Act as the key link between the program team and key stakeholders, including frequent reporting to company leadership”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Data and analysis Supporting
  In the posting: “Act as the key link between the program team and key stakeholders, including frequent reporting to company leadership”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Supporting
  In the posting: “Flexible time off so you can take time when you need it”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.

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