Staff Operations Program Manager, Pixel Watches
Mountain View, CA, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years of experience in hardware operations for the consumer technology market.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads new-product introduction and manufacturing operations for consumer hardware, coordinating development builds, production readiness, and cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute NPI builds while influencing manufacturability, testability, supply chain responsiveness, quality, cost, and capacity.
- Manage operational communications, schedules, risks, escalations, and resolution plans across stakeholders.
- Lead internal and external teams through production ramp and transition to sustaining.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in hardware operations for the consumer technology market.
- Experience launching consumer hardware products using one or more manufacturing models, such as Contract Manufacturing (CM) or Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM).
- Experience with hardware bill of materials, assembly/test processes, Capex, and Operating Cost of Goods Sold (OCOGS).
Nice to have
- Experience working with global, cross-functional internal and external teams.
- Strong communication and leadership presentation skills; analytical, problem-solving, creative, and strategic abilities.
Pay
$188000 - $274000 (USD) base salary
Tools
Contract Manufacturing (CM), Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM), Capex, Operating Cost of Goods Sold (OCOGS)
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