Transformation Project Manager

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Troy, MI
Hybrid
Mid level
Automotive • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
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The Role
The Transformation Project Manager leads the production of reports and resolves high-visibility operational issues while collaborating with senior leaders and workstreams.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.
Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.
Job Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY: Acts as a player coach, owning the production of standard reporting and working across workstreams and the central team to solve high-visibility problems affecting the Transformation's operations
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Partners with the Deputy CTO and TO Director to solve high-visibility problems
  • Acts as the first point of contact for Workstream Leads in need of help driving Initiatives forward
  • Effectively utilizes a "challenger" mindset to breakdown roadblocks, align on decisions, and coordinate the solution between the TO and workstreams
  • Is a sounding board for the Deputy CTO and TO Director in preparation for ExCo and other leadership presentations
  • Responsible for leading problem solving of issues for the TO that come up in TO or EC meetings

Owns the production of core weekly Transformation Office documents & analytics
  • Responsible for preparing CTO for weekly TO meetings by liaising with workstreams
  • Constructs the Executive Committee presentation, providing a first draft of the agenda, conducting quality control checks
  • Reviews the weekly Transformation Office report before it is released, and summarizes the key takeaways for the Transformation Office leadership

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience managing teams of employees through an operational turnaround of significant step-change
  • Track record of consistently delivering high-impact results
  • Excellent problem solving and stakeholder engagement skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Special Knowledge - Bachelor's degree is required; Master's degree or MBA is preferred
Experience - Experience working in professional service environments, especially management consulting or investment banking, is highly preferred
Physical Demands/Work Environment - Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer, may require local, domestic and international travel.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Exteriors

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The Company
HQ: Aurora, Ontario
171,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1957

What We Do

We are a mobility company that innovates like a start-up and thinks like a technology company. This helps us anticipate change in one of the most complex industries in the world and respond quickly. We depend on a team of 171,000 dynamic, entrepreneurial-minded employees in an environment where great ideas flourish. Our presence spans 343 manufacturing operations and 88 product development, engineering and sales centers in 29 countries.

We understand that you need a career as unique as you are. Whether you want to advance your existing expertise or try something completely different, we are committed to your growth.

Why Work With Us

At Magna, our engineering team is advancing mobility for everyone and everything. Joining this team means being a part of the design, development, and manufacturing of the world’s most advanced mobility technology. Innovations that move families, shape communities, and improve lives. You can follow your passions and shape your own career path.

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