Oura is looking for a Senior Hardware Operations Program Manager to join our NPI Supply Chain team. In this role, you will help deliver best-in-class hardware products by driving supply chain readiness, managing relationships with contract manufacturers and suppliers, and ensuring program delivery on schedule, scale, cost, and quality in a dynamic environment.
What You'll Do
- Drive Supply Chain readiness for Hardware products and ensure program delivery on schedule, scale, cost, and quality.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Supply Chain, and Product Management teams to meet deadlines and drive product readiness.
- Create, develop, and manage relationships with Contract Manufacturers and various suppliers.
- Drive for excellence—keep internal and external teams focused on needed tasks and goals, exhibiting ownership, sense of urgency, and world-class execution.
- Lead post-ramp validations for product and process changes.
- Identify and manage improvements around the supply chain in cost, quality, efficiency, and output.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate risks for both internal and external teams, driving to resolution with high-quality decision making.
- Proactively address issues and obstacles that impact program deliverables.
- Foster a collaborative and productive working environment with open communication to all stakeholders.
- Provide regular program status updates to senior management.
- Build strong relationships to ensure alignment between design intent, supplier capabilities, and project deliverables.
- Support internal teams with timely and actionable feedback on manufacturing feasibility and supplier selection.
- Create and maintain comprehensive program documentation—keep all workstreams within the supply chain on track and moving towards a common goal.
- Drive efficiency through systems both internally and externally with CMs and vendors.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of experience working in a Hardware Operations Program Manager, Technical Program Manager, or a similar role.
- 7+ years of experience in delivering hardware products to customers in complex environments at large scale.
- Experience leading programs in all stages of the product lifecycle.
- Experience working with all Hardware engineering disciplines: Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Design, as well as Supply Chain disciplines such as: Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Supply and Demand Planning.
- Ability to travel internationally and domestically 30% of the time.
- Superb interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence effectively across different workstreams.
- Passion for excellence coupled with the endless drive to learn and inspire teams to deliver and drive continuous improvements.
- Comfortable speaking with all audiences and the ability to adapt complex challenges into tangible solutions.
Team & Environment
You will be part of the NPI Supply Chain team, working cross-functionally with engineering, design, supply chain, and product management.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary and equity packages.
- Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources.
- An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family.
- 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off.
- Paid sick leave and parental leave.
- Compensation for the San Francisco Bay Area: $172,550 - $203,000.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
