Job Description Job Description Description: The Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing automotive manufacturing programs from customer award through production launch and ongoing production. This positi…
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Program Manager jobs in Detroit, MI
Program managers oversee groups of related projects that serve a shared goal. They align teams, budgets, and schedules across workstreams and report progress and risk to leadership.
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settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility. We are currently seeking a Sr. Supply Chain Program Manager. The purpose of this role is to oversee all supply chain activities relating to…
Job Description Job Description Automotive Product Development Program Manager This role for Product Development Program Manager carries broad ownership across a single vehicle program, encompassing program planning, con…
$77.6k - $176k
Job Number: R0244897 Program Manager The Opportunity As a program manager on our team, you’ll work with customers, engineers, designers, schedulers, and manufacturing staff to analyze the budget, schedule, and requiremen…
$4,600 - $5,400 per month
structured workflows to scale our recruitment operations and meet high-volume staffing demands. Position Summary: The Recruitment Manager will lead our talent acquisition strategy and oversee high-volume recruitment for…
and your impact. **must be able to work hybrid in our Detroit office** Jack Morton is seeking a passionate and energetic Program Manager to support our automotive account on various events. This person will independently…
Job Description Job Description I. GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY Responsible for managing administrative and programmatic functions related to the division or program( s) assigned. Enforces agency policies and proc…
This role requires an employee to be onsite on a full-time basis. The Role GM's Design Organization is seeking an Assistant Program Manager (APM) who will represent Design in Engineering and Program Teams, ensuring that…
Waltonen is actively seeking a Program Manager to join our team! Job Responsibilities Monitor, direct, and control manufacturing programs. Lead in the areas of cost, schedule, and performance. Direct a focused program, i…
reaching new heights in your career today. About the Job We are seeking an experienced, passionate, and detail-oriented Program Manager to join our Parry Labs team. The successful candidate will be responsible for cost,…
Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. The Senior Program Manager will manage multiple programs and teams to ensure program goals are achieved. T…
Job Description Job Description Description: Principal Technical Program Manager Location: New York Metropolitan Area (WFH with regular visits to client location) Classification: Exempt / Full-Time About Airspace Link Ai…
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What program managers earn in Detroit
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $31–$42 | $65k–$88k |
| Mid level | $42–$61 | $88k–$126k |
| Senior | $58–$80 | $121k–$167k |
Adjusted for the Detroit market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Cross-team coordinationProgram governanceRoadmap planningRisk and dependency managementExecutive communicationBudget oversightChange managementMetrics and OKR tracking
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How is program management different from project management?
Frame programs as ongoing and outcome-oriented across multiple projects, while projects have fixed scope and end dates. Use an example from your own work.
Describe a program you ran across multiple teams.
Explain the shared goal, how many workstreams you coordinated, and the mechanisms you used to keep them aligned, such as shared milestones and a single status view.
How do you handle a dependency between two teams that is blocking progress?
Show you make dependencies visible early, negotiate sequencing directly with both leads, and escalate with options rather than complaints.
How do you report program status to executives?
Describe a concise format: goal, health, top risks, decisions needed. Emphasize surfacing what leadership must act on, not everything you know.
Tell me about a time you had to kill or pause a workstream.
Show that you used data to make the case, handled the affected team with respect, and redirected capacity toward the program goal.
How do you keep a long-running program from drifting away from its original goal?
Mention regular checkpoints against the business case, a change-control habit for scope, and re-validating assumptions as conditions shift.
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Resume tips that move the needle
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Describe programs by their business outcome and total scope, such as budget and number of workstreams, not by ceremony lists.
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Show altitude: pair one executive-level result with one example of unblocking teams in the details.
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Quantify coordination scale, for example the number of teams, vendors, or regions you aligned.
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Include a governance artifact you built, like a risk framework or reporting cadence, that outlived the program.
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If your programs were technical, name the domains so recruiters can match you to platform, infra, or launch roles.
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Where this role goes
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Program Manager
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Director of Program Management
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