Technical Program Manager in Peoria

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Job Description

The Technical Program Manager will lead and oversee the end-to-end delivery of engineering programs for one of our top client engagements. This role requires managing client relationships, driving business growth, coordinating global engineering teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery of technical projects. The TPM will serve as the primary interface between Client stakeholders and LTTS offshore teams while providing leadership, governance, and accountability across multiple workstreams.

Note - Experience with Automotive or Off-Highway OEM company experience is mandatory .

1. Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for day-to-day interactions with engineering leads, and engineering managers.
• Conduct regular client meetings—weekly/bi-weekly project reviews, monthly governance meetings, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with senior client leadership.
• Understand client expectations, business priorities, and technical needs to translate them into actionable program strategies.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through proactive communication, program visibility, and issue resolution.

2. Program & Delivery Management

• Manage end-to-end delivery of multiple engineering projects related off-highway machinery domains.
• Define program scope, milestones, schedules, deliverables, and KPIs aligned with customer goals.
• Create and manage program dashboards, delivery trackers, and performance metrics.

3. Team Leadership & Offshore Coordination

• Lead a cross-functional team of onsite and offshore engineers—including software, systems, validation, architecture, and test teams.
• Coordinate daily/weekly interactions with LTTS offshore delivery managers, technical leads, and engineering teams.
• Ensure seamless collaboration, workload planning, and alignment between onsite and offshore counterparts.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams to maintain delivery excellence and technical rigor.

4. Business & Relationship Growth

• Identify opportunities to expand scope, introduce new service offerings, or improve productivity.
• Support proposal creation, estimation, and solutioning for new project opportunities.
• Build long-term trust-based relationships with Client leaders across engineering, procurement, and program management functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or related fields).
• 10+ years of experience in technical program management, client delivery management, or engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing large-scale engineering or embedded systems programs.
• Strong understanding of automotive/off-highway systems, embedded software development, and system integration.
• Experience in customer-facing roles with global engineering teams (onsite–offshore model).

Skills

• Experience working with Off-Highway or other heavy-equipment OEMs.
• Strong understanding of engineering life cycles—embedded systems, controls, V&V, mechatronics.
• Proficiency with program management tools (JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence).
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.

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