Director of Product Execution Leadership, Sonos

• Technical degree; a graduate degree in engineering or business is desired
• 15+ years of experience designing, building, and leading high-performance teams within fast-growing, highly innovative, and progressive environments
• 5+ years of Operations program management experience
• 5+ years of experience managing people directly and/or indirectly
• Proven track record coaching and developing people and teams, especially in globally diverse, fast-paced, dynamic, and demanding environments
• Managing and working with teams in USA, Asia and Europe
• Broad leadership experience bringing complex, game-changing consumer electronics products to high-volume manufacturing; a technical background with progressive leadership roles in manufacturing operations, new product introduction/development, and/or strategic sourcing is highly desired
• Broad, strategic, and creative thinker with a track record of progressive thought leadership
• Strong collaboration skills, the ability to effectively influence across multiple groups and collaborate cross-functionally to achieve specific goals
• Research shows that some candidates may not apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don’t have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested

Desirable

• We are looking for a transformational operations leader to build and lead our newly formed Product Execution Leader (PEL) team
• The PEL role unifies what were previously two distinct functions the Product Realization Leader (PRL) and the Product Program Manager / Leader (PPM/PPL) into a single point of accountability for delivering Sonos products from Exploration to GA (general availability)
• The individual will be the leader responsible for all product execution at Sonos from Product Exploration through General Availability (GA) working closely with the Product Owner and the Product Core Team
• Further, this leader will play a key role in representing Global Operations leadership to the Product Core Team on key sourcing key sourcing strategies, manufacturing locations, technology and NPI cost
• This is a high-visibility leadership function
• The Director will build, develop, and continuously improve a team of PELs who each own both the operations execution engine and the program management drumbeat of an NPI program
• The Director will also play a key role in developing, influencing, and aligning Sonos’ longer-term manufacturing, sourcing, and technology strategies across the operations organizations
• Build & Develop the PEL Team
• Build, hire, develop, and manage a team of high-performance Product Execution Leaders who lead cross-functional core teams of sourcing, product and process engineering, supply base engineering, quality, tooling, supply planning, logistics, trade compliance and factory program management from exploration through mass production
• Build, hire, develop and manage a team of Product introduction managers who leads Process engineers, test engineers, quality engineers, CM sourcing managers, etc to plan and execute all NPI builds in Asia
• Coach and grow your leaders, raising the bar on both the operations realization skill set (DFM, tooling, build planning, ramp, total landed cost) and the program leadership skill set (planning, cadence, executive communication, risk management and financial acumen)
• Define and continuously improve the processes, tools, and standards that enable PELs to execute their day-to-day work more efficiently and consistently across programs
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
• Partner closely with Hardware leaders, product owners, PCT, Global Operations leadership and engineering leadership to ensure we are developing the right products and that all new products and new initiatives are supported from a manufacturing-leadership standpoint
• Tightly integrate operations and product development, keeping the teams aligned at all times across the portfolio of NPI programs.Own Product Execution
• Embrace the role as the operations leader the organization looks to as the point of accountability for the overall execution and delivery of products at the schedule, quality, cost, and scale Sonos expects
• Be the focal point for identifying gaps in organizational capability and driving systemic change that improves the overall effectiveness of Sonos’ Global Operations engine.
• Program Leadership & Cadence — The right candidate coaches PELs to own their schedules and milestones, run disciplined reviews, and act as the honest broker who keeps every function aligned and surfaces risk early
• Operations & Manufacturing — The right candidate ensures the team drives strong manufacturing plans, DFM, and fixtures, and holds PELs accountable for NPI builds and qualification plans that make products buildable at quality and scale
• Supply Chain, Capacity & Ramp — The right candidate guides the team to set supply strategy, secure capacity ahead of the curve, and own ramp and fulfillment so the right SKUs are in place at launch volume
• Product BOM Creation & Management — The right candidate holds the team accountable for releasing every level of the product BOM via ECO before PVT, sequenced just in time to start production
• Cost & Financial Ownership — The right candidate sets the standard for budget discipline and expects each PEL to own COGS, keep total landed cost under target, and stand behind the business case
• Budget management Work with each PEL and their product core team to make sure the program budget for each product is within the boundary