Program Manager, Manufacturing Systems & Processes
On-site Program Manager in Foster City, CA leading implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise systems (WFM, HRIS, LMS, EHS, ERP) and business processes for manufacturing operations. Partners with cross-functional stakeholders and vendors on integrations, change management, and measurable operational outcomes.
- Compensation
- $115K–$130K / yr
- Location
- Foster City, California, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years program/project management experience, including 5+ years leading complex cross-functional enterprise systems implementations
- Experience implementing, integrating, or improving enterprise business systems with measurable outcomes
- Experience in one or more domains such as WFM, HRIS, LMS, EHS, time and attendance, or ERP
- Strong business process and systems understanding: requirements, process design, integrations, data flows, reporting, data quality
- Proven cross-functional leadership aligning stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors
- Strong communication and execution skills managing multiple priorities, risks, and dependencies
Nice to have
- Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial operations, logistics, or frontline shift-based workforces
- Exposure to workforce or safety platforms such as Workday, Beeline, VNDLY, UKG, SAP, or Docebo
- Experience coordinating system integrations, APIs, data migration, identity and access management, or enterprise reporting
- Familiarity with Lean methodologies, business process reengineering, and continuous improvement
- Experience managing multi-system implementations or a portfolio of interconnected enterprise applications
- Experience defining operational KPIs and using data to evaluate program effectiveness
- PMP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent program management certification
- Experience scaling enterprise systems and standardized processes in a rapidly growing environment
Full description
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
Workplace: On-site, 5 days per week
Location: Foster City, CA
Salary: $115-130k
Manufacturing Operations is seeking a Program Manager to lead the implementation, integration, and continuous improvement of enterprise systems and business processes supporting manufacturing operations. This role will partner with Manufacturing Operations, Safety, HR, IT, Business Applications, and other cross-functional stakeholders to translate operational needs into scalable systems and processes. The ideal candidate combines strong program management and business process improvement capabilities with experience implementing enterprise systems, coordinating system integrations, driving organizational adoption, and delivering measurable operational outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end systems programs from current-state assessment and requirements gathering through solution design, implementation, deployment, and post-launch stabilization across Safety, Workforce Management, Quality Management, Learning Management, Asset Management, and related manufacturing operations systems.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Manufacturing Operations, Safety, HR, IT, Business Applications, and external vendors to translate operational needs into scalable system solutions and align priorities, requirements, and implementation plans.
- Drive business process improvement by mapping current-state workflows, identifying gaps and inefficiencies, defining future-state processes, and coordinating process changes that improve operational effectiveness and consistency.
- Coordinate system integrations and data flows across platforms supporting training, hiring, onboarding, scheduling, time and attendance, safety, and operational reporting, partnering with technical teams to address dependencies, data quality, and reporting requirements.
- Own program execution and governance, including scope, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and status reporting to stakeholders and leadership.