Program Manager (R&D)

About the job

Venture, a public listed company in SGX, is a leading global provider of technology services, products and solutions with established capabilities spanning marketing research, design, research and development. Over the years, Venture has built know-how and intellectual property with expertise in several technology domains. These include life science & genomics, molecular diagnostics, medical devices and equipment, healthcare and wellness technology, lifestyle consumer technology, health improvement products, instrumentation, test and measurement technology, networking and communications, fintech, as well as computing, printing and imaging technology.

Headquartered in Singapore, the Group comprises over 30 companies with global clusters in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, America and Europe, and employs over 12,000 people globally.

At Venture, our people are our most valuable asset. We are committed to unifying culture, encouraging innovation, and harnessing the collective strengths and synergies of our human capital to deliver compelling differentiation, advancing Venture’s position as a leading global provider of technology solutions, products and services.

We’re looking to add a Program Manager in Singapore. The position is based in our HQ at Ang Mo Kio.

As a Program Manager, you will:

Play a crucial role in leading a cross-functional development team, collaborating closely with customers to understand product requirements, establishing and tracking program metrics, and ultimately delivering finalized solutions. The successful candidate is responsible for managing the entire new product development process or cycle., as well oversees the financial health of the program and is responsible for total customer relationship management.

The key roles and responsibilities are as below:

• Work in a R&D environment, managing design and development of new products in working with customer to meet the milestones agreed.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers and cross functional teams in Venture for program execution.
• Responsible to provide solutions that meet customer’s requirements on cost/schedule/quality.
• Interface with customer on RFQ, and to define scope of work together with key team members.
• Plan and manage program budget, resource and schedule.
• Lead RFQ quotation process and seek management approval.
• Lead a cross functional teams to execute the development program once business award.
• Lead cross functional teams and partners to deliver successful program from definition to mass production.
• Organize, control and implementation of program execution as per plan.
• Identify key program risk and develop mitigation/contingency plan with the program team.
• Provide program progress report to customer and management.
• Work with NPI team to transfer design to manufacturing.
• Champion of Product Development Life Cycle Management and meeting ISO requirement.
• Participate in technology brain-storming forum or/and product road mapping.
• Perform any ad-hoc tasks required by the management.

What skills and experiences are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical;/Electronics/Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in program management capacity in either hardware or firmware/software development.
• Experience in complex mechanism instrumentation/product development is desired.
• Working experience in MNC and/or manufacturing environment would be preferred.
• Mature with a global outlook in product development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Good team player and ability to rally the team to achieve the goals.
• People management experience is preferred but not a requirement.
• Willing to travel overseas whenever is required.

If you embody the spirit of excellence, passion for discovery, innovation and enterprise, and the desire to make a difference in the world of technology and electronics, come join the Venture team!

Be Part of the Venture Family.

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