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Chief Operating Officer
Engineers & Designers
The Customer Program Manager is the single accountable owner of a Customer Project Team's book of work — the economics, the design quality, the delivery, and the people. This role folds full project management authority directly into team leadership: the person accountable for the schedule is also the person with authority over the team executing it.
Project Economics — Accept or reject each project against as-sold scope and margin, then own total job cost and margin at completion.
The Customer Relationship — Run every customer meeting, own status reporting, and lead post-mortems that feed the next quote and design.
Design & Release Quality — Own the release process end to end and ensure Align's engineering standards are met on every project.
Delivery & FATs — Own project schedules and factory acceptance tests, start to finish (the on-site crew runs separately).
Your People — Full-authority manager of your team's engineers and designers — hiring input, coaching, reviews, and development.
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Project management experience — highly preferred
Exposure to mechanical engineering design or processes — a plus, especially in custom/engineer-to-order manufacturing
Comfort owning budget, margin, and schedule performance like a P&L owner
Experience managing or mentoring engineering/design staff, or readiness to grow into it
Strong customer-facing communication skills
Ability to work on-site in St. Louis, MO (not remote-eligible)
**It is required to complete the Predictive Index Assessment to be considered for this position: https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/bo/D7NP/CustomerProgramManager_Aug2026_143222
Designs and manufactures heavy-duty material handling and automation systems.
Visit company websiteJobs and hiring trendsUSD 115000-120000 yearly / year
Full-time
Mid
Onsite
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