The Product Owner / POM Team Leader is responsible for driving operational readiness, product lifecycle management, and cross鈥慺unctional coordination for multiple products. This role leads a cross鈥慺unctional POM team, represents Operations in Product Line Core Teams and Product Development Teams, and ensures successful development, qualification, and manufacturing ramp鈥憉p of new and existing products.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead a cross鈥慺unctional POM team and serve as the primary Operations representative throughout the product lifecycle.
- Make decisions and commitments on behalf of Operations in Product Line Core Team (PLCT) and Product Development Team (PDT) meetings.
- Develop, manage, and execute qualification plans, including engineering samples and qualification builds.
- Partner with Supply Chain Planning, Procurement, Sales Operations, and Factory teams to support product development and manufacturing ramp鈥憉p.
- Ensure Low Volume Manufacturing (LVM) and production readiness across key operational functions.
- Oversee Bill of Materials (BOM) accuracy and SKU management requirements.
- Maintain and update internal systems to reflect NPI/engineering demand, assembly instructions, build requirements, and engineering sample plans.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to advance operational modeling, automation, and cost鈥憆eduction opportunities.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and collaborate effectively with cross鈥慺unctional teams and external partners.