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Henniges Automotive North America, Inc., in Auburn Hills, Michigan, seeks a Director of Engineering & Program Management. 50% travel, domestic and international. Duties: Recruit and assign managers and team members to support regional programs and oversee activities to ensure programs are on-time; review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and provide direction to remedy issues; provide leadership and direction for activities relating to new customer quotes, product innovation, VA/VE, and root cause problem solving of warranty, testing, and system functional issues; ensure all capital appropriation requests and tooling kickoffs are completed, and build readiness reviews in advance of customer milestones; evaluate and oversee approval of design changes, specification changes, and drawing releases; coordinate program management teams with quality and plant operations to conduct program reviews and resolve open issues; lead projects and/or project teams, assign work, review progress and evaluate results; and oversee and manage warranty costs and issues for program and maintain customer and internal targets. Work from home allowed two days per week.
Minimum education required: Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or an equivalent foreign degree.
Minimum experience required: 10 years of experience in a Management or Program Engineering role at an automotive manufacturing supplier plant in production, quality or manufacturing engineering departments, or a combination thereof. Must have 5 years of work experience with each of the following: developing automotive products from initial concept through validation and launch; establishing and controlling department budgets, defining new program capital and tooling budget submissions to corporate finance and controlled spending, and collections in support of company cashflow targets; managing cross functional program teams through all development phases per requirements of automotive customers; and managing organizations with more than twenty employees, and cultivating technical and managerial leaders by establishing development plans and through coaching.
Send resumes to hq.careers@hennigesautomotive.com, (Subject Line: HQ-2026-DEPM).
Work Location: In person
Henniges Automotive North America, Inc., in Auburn Hills, Michigan, seeks a Director of Engineering & Program Management. 50% travel, domestic and international. Duties: Recruit and assign managers and team members to support regional programs and oversee activities to ensure programs are on-time; review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and provide direction to remedy issues; provide leadership and direction for activities relating to new customer quotes, product innovation, VA/VE, and root cause problem solving of warranty, testing, and system functional issues; ensure all capital appropriation requests and tooling kickoffs are completed, and build readiness reviews in advance of customer milestones; evaluate and oversee approval of design changes, specification changes, and drawing releases; coordinate program management teams with quality and plant operations to conduct program reviews and resolve open issues; lead projects and/or project teams, assign work, review progress and evaluate results; and oversee and manage warranty costs and issues for program and maintain customer and internal targets. Work from home allowed two days per week.
Minimum education required: Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or an equivalent foreign degree.
Minimum experience required: 10 years of experience in a Management or Program Engineering role at an automotive manufacturing supplier plant in production, quality or manufacturing engineering departments, or a combination thereof. Must have 5 years of work experience with each of the following: developing automotive products from initial concept through validation and launch; establishing and controlling department budgets, defining new program capital and tooling budget submissions to corporate finance and controlled spending, and collections in support of company cashflow targets; managing cross functional program teams through all development phases per requirements of automotive customers; and managing organizations with more than twenty employees, and cultivating technical and managerial leaders by establishing development plans and through coaching.
Send resumes to hq.careers@hennigesautomotive.com, (Subject Line: HQ-2026-DEPM).
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
- Capital One1
- Pinterest1
- Crate and Barrel1
- Henniges Automotive1
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum1
Top Industries Hiring
- Marketing & Advertising2
- Automotive1
- Manufacturing1
- Technology & Software1
- Banking & Financial Services1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of program management jobs.
- 8-12 years of program or project management experience across complex, cross-functional initiatives
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification from the Project Management Institute
- Proven experience managing multiple concurrent programs with budgets in the millions
- Proficiency with program management tools such as Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, or ServiceNow
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business, or a related technical field
- Experience establishing or scaling a PMO, including governance frameworks and reporting standards
Tips for Your Remote Director Of Program Management Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote director of program management openings from across the U.S. in one place so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly before postings fill. Early applicants on competitive remote roles consistently get faster responses.
Show your async communication portfolio
Remote hiring managers for director-level program roles want evidence you can drive alignment through writing, not just meetings. Prepare samples of program charters, stakeholder briefings, or executive status reports you authored so you can share them during the process.
Highlight cross-time-zone program delivery
Remote director of program management roles almost always involve distributed teams. Explicitly naming the time zones you have coordinated, the collaboration tools you have used (like Jira, Asana, or Confluence), and how you kept remote workstreams on schedule signals direct readiness for the role.
Prepare for the remote leadership interview
Expect scenario questions about how you build accountability, resolve blockers, and maintain program visibility without co-location. Practice answering with specific examples that name the structure you put in place, the outcome it produced, and why the approach worked for a distributed team.
Target remote-first organizations deliberately
Remote-first companies design their entire program management infrastructure around distributed work, which means director-level hires inherit tooling, norms, and reporting cadences built for remote operation. Prioritizing these employers shortens your ramp time and reduces the friction of adapting an on-site culture.
Remote Director Of Program Management Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of program management job?
Remote employers screen director of program management candidates hard for self-direction, async written communication, and the ability to align distributed stakeholders without in-person authority. Demonstrating that you have managed large program portfolios across time zones, kept remote teams accountable to milestones, and driven executive-level decisions through written artifacts gives you a clear edge over candidates with only on-site experience.
Which companies hire remote director of program managements?
Companies hiring remote director of program managements right now include Capital One, Pinterest, and Crate and Barrel, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed enterprise technology firms, and large healthcare and financial services organizations with geographically spread program teams account for the majority of these openings.
Can you get a remote director of program management job with no experience?
Yes, but remote director-level roles are rare without demonstrated program leadership because you must operate independently from day one with minimal oversight. Candidates breaking in remotely can strengthen their case by showing they have led cross-functional initiatives, managed budgets, and produced written program governance artifacts that a remote team could act on without a meeting.
Do you need a degree for remote director of program management jobs?
Not always. Remote employers weight a consistent record of delivering complex programs on time over a specific credential, especially in technology and product-driven organizations. A PMP certification, a portfolio of written program plans, and clear evidence of stakeholder management at a senior level can carry more weight than a degree in many remote hiring decisions.
Which industries hire the most remote director of program managements?
Remote director of program management roles concentrate in Marketing & Advertising, Automotive, and Manufacturing, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams running parallel workstreams across multiple locations, which makes a remote program director a structural necessity rather than an experiment.
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