Manager Development Program Management

The Opportunity: The role of the DPM Manager is built upon demonstrating a high level of business/role acumen and assuming responsibility for end-to-end ownership of their roles, while serving our customers.  This is a high growth, high visibility role with the opportunity to have frequent communication with senior management.  What Your Impact Will Be:  Category ManagementEffectively communicate strategies, challenges and recommendations to influence executives and key stakeholdersConsistently demonstrate strategic thinking through detailed data analysis, reasoning and experience to minimize risks, solve issues and grow the businessOwnership and optimization of Product Development processesManaging tooling and overall product development count within allotted targetsDriving the right behavior based on evaluation of category performance metricsManaging PeopleCoaching and training PM’s to optimize their performanceOutlining career growth opportunitiesProviding frequent, critical and honest feedbackAbility to create resource requirements for new or growth programsEvaluating resources to ensure they are adequate and balancedManaging ProductDrive multiple products concurrently thru the end to end processEnsure high quality products that meet functional requirements are delivered on time and on costProvide accurate cost and schedule estimatesEvaluate product samplesEnsure data integrity in Mattel systems (e.g. Agile, Workfront)CollaborationWork as one team. Seek out diverse perspective.  Communicate openly.Ability to effectively communicate to all levelsFacilitate product approval meetings and team meetingsProvide feedback to direct reports on their performance including strengths and areas of opportunityProactively seek feedback on performance from cross functional teamsFacilitate conversations with Asia counterparts InnovationChallenge the status quo.  Focus on the Consumer.  Improve Continuously.Able to drive process documentation globally, influence others and actively engage them in continuous improvement projectsReview consumer insights and online product commentsHelp to lead strategic initiatives across the category and across the Design and Development organizationExecutionDeliver results.  Focus on solutions.  Be decisive.Deliver product on time and on costEnsure high quality product that functions as specifiedLearn from other teams and drive best practicesAble to quickly identify and validate data, and drive corrective action for incorrect or missing data