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SRAM, LLC

Team Leader

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
80K-120K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
80K-120K Annually
Mid level
Leads cross-functional teams and product development projects from kickoff through production launch. Owns schedules, costs, quality, milestones, product readiness, stakeholder relationships, conflict resolution, and team health. Coaches team members, manages risks, and ensures products meet specifications and production requirements. Requires project or team leadership experience, engineering or manufacturing experience, and leadership across multiple full product development cycles.
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Overview
As a Team Leader, you own it. The schedule, the cost, the team dynamics, the stakeholder relationships, the product that ships - all of it. People trust your judgment, and your commitments mean something. It's our customers, internal partners in the Value Stream, functions, and people across the organization who depend on you to get things done.
Responsibilities
  • What You'll Do:
  • Lead your team to support products over their entire lifecycle
  • Lead projects with full ownership from the first kickoff meeting through production launch - schedule, cost, quality, and team health
  • Set and hit your milestone targets; when you're at risk, you know it early and have a plan
  • Ensure the product meets what the project needs - specs, COGS, production readiness - as your own responsibility, not someone else's
  • Resolve conflicts with your team, other functions, and across development centers and global teams, without needing your manager to broker the conversation
  • Make the path ahead visible to your team and partners - not as a report of where you've been, but as a shared view of what's coming and what could get in the way
  • Build a team culture where people are genuinely trying to make the product better, not just hitting checkboxes
  • Coach your team consistently, with real attention to each person's growth

Qualifications
  • What We're Looking For:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • At least 3 years leading projects or teams
  • At least 3 years in Engineering or Manufacturing (preferred)
  • Led at least 3 full product development cycles in a meaningful leadership role
  • Solid grasp of how product development works and what good project management looks like
  • A track record of getting things done through people who don't report to you
  • Compensation and Benefits:
  • $80,000 - $120,000, based on skills and experience
  • This position is also eligible for an annual corporate bonus based on company and individual performanceBenefits:
  • Annual corporate bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Life and long-term disability insurance

About SRAM
SRAM LLC is one of the world's largest suppliers of components to the bike industry. Established in Chicago in 1987, SRAM continues to promote cycling through its products, its advocacy, and its employees who are dedicated to improving the cycling experience. Today, SRAM employs more than 5,000+ employees, in 20+ locations, across 10+ countries. SRAM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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Based in the former warehouse district of Fulton Market, Chicago’s lively West Loop area, which is now a hip corporate and entertainment area known for creative global and modern American restaurants, we have easy access to public transport, great restaurants, and an awesome office roof deck.

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