Hiring: Staff Product Operations Manager Company: Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies Location: Irvine, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:57:09 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Program Management About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience in New Product Introduction, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Management, and/or Operations Engineering. Required Skills: •Develop portfolio of engineering service providers to support post-ramp design, validation, failure analysis and other critical engineering functions •Create sustaining operation and post-ramp design/qualification/failure analysis workflows for integration into internal systems and teams. •Collaborate across key stakeholders, including Hardware and Software Engineering, Product Launch Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Test Automation, to create integrated CM operations schedules. •Coordinate with Hardware, Software and Vehicle-level program managers to integrate critical operations readiness milestones and dependencies into top-line ECU and vehicle program schedules, highlighting technical/timeline risks holistically. •Own production continuity planning, including capacity modeling, ramp readiness, and long-term supply planning with internal teams and external CMs. •Lead build readiness for engineering, pilot, and mass-production phases while ensuring operational requirements are met across hardware, software, and system teams. •Proactively identify and mitigate material shortages, EOL components, and single-sourced risk items via strategic planning, qualification of alternates, and cross-functional collaboration. •Partner with Engineering, Sourcing, and Suppliers to manage component lifecycle health and initiate design refresh actions as needed. Qualifications: •BS or MS degree in Engineering. •Demonstrated experience in component lifecycle management, material risk mitigation, and EOL transition planning. •Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills; able to influence without authority and build strong relationships across organizations. •Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; data-driven decision-making and comfort navigating ambiguity. •Demonstrated capacity to travel as needed to CM sites internationally. •Strong communication skills in technical and nontechnical domains. •Outstanding collaboration and relationship-building capabilities within and across organizations. •Data-driven, proactive, and tenacious; energized by ambiguity and passionate about cross-functional problem solving. Compensation: •$167,400 - $230,250 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •In addition to a competitive base salary, full-time positions may be is eligible to participate in our annual company performance bonus program Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!