Foundry Development Program Manager

Job description

Lear For You We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you. A path to a better career. A better future. Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.

They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together. Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Job Description

Lear is seeking a highly experienced Foundry Development Program Manager to lead the delivery of enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives powered by Foundry. This role sits at the intersection of business transformation, data, technology, and program execution, partnering closely with Business Process Owners, Forward Deployed Engineers, Data Architects, and global delivery teams to drive measurable business outcomes.

This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for coordinating complex programs spanning multiple business functions, technical teams, external partners, and global stakeholders. The successful candidate will ensure solutions are delivered on time, at quality, and ready for enterprise deployment.

Responsibilities

Lead Enterprise Transformation Programs

• Drive end-to-end execution of large-scale Foundry programs from initiation through deployment and stabilization.
• Establish governance structures, executive reviews, operating cadences, and steering committees.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans across business, technical, data, and partner workstreams.
• Provide executive visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, milestones, and resource needs.
• Ensure stakeholder alignment, accountability, and successful delivery execution.

Orchestrate Complex Delivery Ecosystems

• Act as the central delivery leader across Lear Digital Operations, IT, Data & Analytics, Palantir, system integrators, and third-party partners.
• Coordinate delivery activities across application development, data products, integrations, infrastructure, testing, deployment, and support transitions.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and execution risks.
• Drive alignment on commitments, resource plans, release schedules, and deployment readiness. Partner with Business and Technical Leaders
• Work closely with Business Process Owners to translate priorities into executable delivery roadmaps.
• Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers on release planning, technical dependencies, and delivery strategy.
• Collaborate with Data Architects on data readiness, integration planning, governance, and implementation sequencing.
• Support user acceptance testing, deployment planning, and operational readiness activities.
• Remove organizational barriers impacting delivery success.

Govern Delivery and Program Performance

• Manage scope, schedule, quality, risks, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Lead release planning, testing, cutover, hypercare, and production transition activities.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and supportability standards.
• Establish governance controls and performance metrics to monitor program health.
• Drive issue resolution and escalation management across all workstreams.

Manage Strategic Partners and Vendors

• Oversee performance across Palantir resources, consulting partners, system integrators, and development providers.
• Establish accountability for deliverables, timelines, quality standards, and deployment readiness.
• Monitor delivery performance and contractual commitments.
• Resolve partner-related issues and continuously improve delivery processes and governance models.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Business, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years leading large-scale digital transformation, enterprise technology, software delivery, or business transformation programs.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-year initiatives involving internal and external delivery organizations.
• Experience working across business teams, IT organizations, software vendors, consulting partners, and data teams.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, release management, program governance, and deployment methodologies.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, analytics environments, integrations, or digital manufacturing solutions. Bonus

If You Have Master's degree preferred. Manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, or operations experience preferred.