Program/Project Director

We are looking for a seasoned Project or Program Director to lead a team of project managers, drive program excellence across multiple concurrent client accounts, and serve as a senior stakeholder interface between our client and global brand customers. This is a director-level leadership role with full ownership over people, programs, and commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

1. Lead and manage a team of project managers, providing mentorship, performance management, workload allocation, and career development guidance.
2. Oversee multiple concurrent NPI programs across assigned client accounts, ensuring cross-team alignment on schedule, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.
3. Serve as the senior client interface for assigned accounts — leading executive-level milestone reviews, escalation handling, and strategic alignment discussions with global brand customers.
4. Drive program cost governance including NRE budgeting, BOM cost assessment, and NPE planning at both project and portfolio level.
5. Lead cross-functional coordination across R&D, mechanical, electrical, software, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure seamless program execution.
6. Define and enforce PM processes, tools, and best practices across the team; drive continuous improvement in execution efficiency and program quality.
7. Support business development by contributing to RFQ responses, product positioning, and cost competitiveness analysis for new account opportunities.
8. Identify, assess, and escalate program risks proactively; lead recovery planning when milestones or quality targets are at risk.

Requirements

1. 10+ years of experience in program or project management within ODM/OEM, EMS, system integrator, or multinational electronics environments.
2. Minimum 3 years in a people management role, with proven experience leading and developing a team of project managers (5+ direct reports preferred).
3. Hands-on experience managing full NPI cycles with direct accountability over schedule, cost, and quality across consumer electronics or server hardware programs.
4. Strong commercial sense — ability to manage NRE, BOM cost, and program-level P&L; experience engaging in RFQ and business development discussions is a plus.
5. Demonstrated experience managing relationships with international brand customers (e.g. HP, Dell, Google, Amazon, Apple or equivalent) at a senior level.
6. Background from system integrators, multinational OEMs, or EMS companies (e.g. Jabil, Foxconn, Compal, Quanta, Wistron or equivalent) is highly valued.
7. Fluent English — capable of independently leading executive presentations, client negotiations, and cross-regional stakeholder communication.
8. Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills; able to manage ambiguity and drive outcomes across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
9. PMP certification preferred; MBA or equivalent business background a plus.