Product Line Program Manager

About Harbinger Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation. Job Overview: Harbinger is seeking an energetic and experienced Product Line Program Manager to join our Program Management Office. In this role, you will work with a highly innovative team leading the initial launch and productionization of one or more cutting-edge product lines. Reporting to the Director of Engineering Programs, you will coordinate, manage, and communicate the status of engineering programs across our organization. Key Responsibilities: Program Management: Define, monitor, and deliver key product program activities according to Harbinger’s new product introduction process; coordinate and lead gate reviews. Develop and maintain program health dashboards with key performance indicators and report out to executive leadership. Collaborate with engineering teams and cross-functional partners to meet milestones and balance competing priorities, guiding and supporting them to successful launch while demonstrating a strong sense of urgency. Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to ensure timely parts development, release, ordering, and delivery. Identify technical, supply chain, or other risks early; report and resolve. roadblocks with documented corrective action plans in formal risk register. Drive operational alignment across Engineering, Production, and Operations teams. Partner with key suppliers on product development (monthly international travel may be required) Engineering Process Support: Partner with engineering counterparts to follow robust processes, including requirements definition, design reviews, build event planning, and design validation testing. Issue Resolution: Drive resolution of engineering concerns, ensuring thorough Root Cause Analysis and the implementation of both interim and permanent corrective actions. Change and Feature Request Management: Liaise with product management and other teams to evaluate feasibility and desirability of product feature changes. Develop and maintain project plans to resolve concerns, implement continuous improvements, and coordinate model year changes. Drive the execution of product improvement initiatives (including: cost reduction, durability, serviceability, etc.). Collaborate with the change management team to support smooth implementation of cross-functional coordinated changes. Resource Planning Support Finance and Engineering in budget forecasting and management. Identify and elevate resource constraints to meet deliverables. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in an engineering discipline. Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a program management role within a technical sector (automotive experience is a plus). Startup experience is advantageous. Program launch. Change management. Technical Skills: Proficiency in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides). Experience with SmartSheets or MS Project. Familiarity with Atlassian Jira is a plus. CAD experience is a plus. Helpful Qualifications: Familiarity with APQP, ISO 9001, ISO 26262, problem-solving frameworks, and other vehicle development systems. Vehicle hardware integration and packaging. Vehicle test and validation. Electrical system design and harnessing layout. Automotive electronic devices. EV powertrains. Vehicle software and controls. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Core Competencies: Strong project management skills from ideation to completion. An ownership mindset and bias for action. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas clearly and concisely. Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment with strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Flexibility to contribute beyond primary job responsibilities. Key Benefits & Perks: Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered Early-stage Stock Options Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA) Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave Annual Vacation Bonus Wellness & Fertility Benefits Cell Phone Stipend Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens California Pay Range

$120,000—$160,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Candidate Data Privacy Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting. #J-18808-Ljbffr Harbinger Motors Inc.