Technical Program Manager
Job description
Technical Program Manager, Fictiv - Bengaluru Office
This page describes the Technical Program Manager position within the Fictiv organization located in the Bengaluru office. The role is responsible for owning the complete program lifecycle, managing complex introductions, and ensuring alignment between customer requirements and manufacturing execution. All information presented below is derived directly from the provided source materials.
About the Role
The Technical Program Manager serves as the central owner for the end-to-end program journey, from initial intake through final delivery to manufacturing partners. The position translates ambiguous, high-level requests into concrete, executable plans while rigorously protecting schedule and cost parameters. The role requires an engineering perspective to ensure manufacturing realities are clearly communicated to all stakeholders, maintaining honesty and feasibility across the program lifecycle. Success is defined by stable intake flows, clear execution paths, and the ability to navigate ambiguity without structured guidance.
Key Facts
The position is based in the Bengaluru, India office. The engagement involves direct collaboration with Manufacturing Partners (MPs) and regional operations teams. The compensation for this role is listed as 250,000 USD per year.
Responsibilities and Duties
A primary duty is orchestrating intake flows to ensure requirements stabilize before any design or manufacturing work commences. The manager will design build plans that carefully balance available capacity, necessary tooling, and established quality gates across different regional operations. This includes challenging review checkpoints to surface risks early and align expectations clearly among all parties.
The role coordinates ship activities to ensure handoffs between internal teams, customers, and partners remain traceable and occur in a timely manner. A key function involves guiding partner integrations so that specifications, timelines, and operational constraints are mutually understood and documented. The manager translates customer constraints into actionable workflows specifically tailored for manufacturing partners.
Maintaining detailed risk logs is essential to drive decisions before issues escalate across multiple programs. The position also champions process experiments designed to improve visibility across the entire program lifecycle, from intake to delivery.
Program Execution and Oversight
The Technical Program Manager leads end-to-end project execution, ensuring strict adherence to defined scope, budget, and timelines. This requires oversight of cross-functional coordination and execution across engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and quality departments. The manager acts as the primary point of contact for customers, driving scope clarity both internally and externally, resolving issues as they arise, and managing stakeholder relationships to ensure overall program success.
Program Planning and Risk Management
Responsibilities include developing comprehensive and realistic project and program plans. The manager must identify and proactively manage program risks, creating mitigation strategies that keep initiatives aligned with internal and external stakeholders. Building strong working relationships with stakeholders is critical to facilitate quick decision-making and effective issue resolution.
Requirements and Qualifications
Candidates must bring three to five years of experience managing complex programs within manufacturing contexts. A bachelor's degree is required for this position. The ability to navigate ambiguity without structured guidance is mandatory. Effective communication skills are essential to interact with stakeholders across various regions and time zones. The manager must utilize systems to accurately track progress and ensure that all commitments are honored.
Tools and Systems
The role requires proficiency with specific systems and platforms. Familiarity with MISUMI is necessary due to its use in standard and configurable manufacturing solutions. Experience with CAD tools is required for reviewing technical specifications. ERP systems are used for resource planning, while JIRA and Confluence are the primary tools for tracking progress and documenting program information.
Company Context
MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a digital manufacturing platform, the company empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation. Operations are present in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, serving innovative companies across the Americas. Fictiv is building what it describes as the operating system for sourcing custom mechanical parts, manufacturing highly complex, high-quality components for Fortune 500 customers in sectors such as autonomous electric vehicles, surgical systems, and industrial robots. As the business scales in India, the Technical Program Manager role is critical to supporting this growth.