An empty treadmill isn’t compelling, but once someone steps on it, the stories are limitless. Our goal is to connect people emotionally to their fitness journey. We are a global team coming from different cultures and backgrounds with a shared passion to achieve and live our mission of inspiring healthier lives.

Program Manager

Responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of major cardiovascular or strength development programs at Life Fitness. This position is responsible for coordinating overall continuous improvement programs and product development and system engineering for consumer or commercial cardiovascular or strength equipment. All project phases (concept formulation, proposals, trade studies, preliminary design, fabrication, test, performance evaluation, documentation, cost reduction, product improvement, and life cycle maintenance) are part of the Program Manager’s responsibility. Requires significant interface with Life Fitness product management staff, management, subcontractors, and customers.

The Program Manager should have experience in Electrical, Mechanical and Software Development Programs:

• Managing internal and/or externally based cross-functional teams
• Working with overseas and domestic development partners

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the management, performance and completion of a major consumer, commercial, strength or cardiovascular program using the PACE development process.
• Coordinates proposal preparation, establishes and monitors master plans and schedules. Prepares budget and schedules for new developments.
• Tracks spending and program costs to budget.
• Generates and maintains program schedules. Monitors actual vs. scheduled program progress.
• Directs the Integrated Program Team, which may include Purchasing, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and administrative functional areas.
• Oversees the development of design concepts and test criteria. Implements test plans for system and component level development.
• Creates and presents design review packages to management.
• Coordinates and implements cost reduction for redesign and procurement.
• Resolves field, service, and manufacturing issues related to the design.
• Resolves technical impacts of schedule changes against established plans and parameters to determine the most practical and cost efficient methods.
• Establishes common platform architectures and best design practices to reduce development time.
• Prepares statements of work and negotiates technical details for subsystem designs with outside supplies or customers.

EDUCATION

BS or equivalent experience in Program Management, Engineering, Management, or Science.