Senior Manager, Design to Value (DTV) & Global Cost Teardown COE
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Job Summary
The Senior Manager, Design to Value (DTV) & Global Cost Teardown Center of Excellence leads a global team responsible for competitive product teardowns, cost benchmarking, and identification and maturation of cost optimization opportunities across the Personal Systems portfolio. The role establishes a scalable COE operating model, aligns priorities with business needs, and converts technical and commercial analysis into actionable recommendations for product design, sourcing, and lifecycle cost competitiveness. Applying expert subject matter knowledge across products, functions, and regions, this leader drives complex cross-functional programs, manages resources and deliverables, and develops team capability and talent.
Responsibilities
P rovides direct and ongoing leadership for a global organization of engineers, analysts, and program managers, with subordinate team leaders or managers as applicable; sets priorities, performance expectations, development plans, and resource allocation.
Leads the global DTV and cost teardown COE, defining consistent methodologies, analysis standards, governance, program roadmaps, and reporting across products and regions.
Directs competitive product teardowns, component and system cost analysis, cost-driver assessment, and benchmarking to identify meaningful differences in product cost and design choices.
Builds and manages a prioritized pipeline of validated cost opportunities; partners with accountable functions to advance recommendations through evaluation, implementation, and financial benefit tracking.
Partners with Engineering, Category, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to apply teardown intelligence to design tradeoffs, supplier engagement, RFQs, platform decisions, and product cost optimization.
Drives earlier integration of DTV insights into new product development, enabling design-stage cost avoidance in addition to cost reduction on existing products.
Manages multiple concurrent global programs, headcount, schedules, budgets, suppliers, and external technical resources, balancing analytical depth, turnaround time, and business priorities.
Presents data-driven insights, opportunity status, risks, and recommendations to functional and business leaders, influencing decisions without direct authority over partner organizations.
Develops COE capabilities through common tools, knowledge repositories, analytical automation, technical skill development, and continuous process improvement.
Provides people management, including hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and career development; fosters collaboration and accountability across global sites.
Education & Experience Recommended
Four-year or graduate degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline), Business Administration, or equivalent demonstrated competence.
Typically 10+ years of relevant engineering, product cost, program management, or supply chain experience, or 8–10 years of management experience, consistent with the referenced Senior Manager profile.
Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and complex cross-functional programs across multiple products, sites, or regions; experience with product teardowns, cost modeling, value engineering, or competitive benchmarking strongly preferred.
Knowledge & Skills
Design to Value (DTV); product teardown and competitive benchmarking; bill of materials (BOM) and cost-driver analysis; value engineering and design for cost; product development / NPI; RFQ and supplier cost analysis; engineering program management; financial benefit validation; cross-functional change management; continuous improvement; data analytics and automation; supplier/partner management.
Cross-Org Skills
Strategic Thinking; Customer Centricity; Prioritization; Influencing Without Authority; Communication; Team Management; Collaboration; Resilience.
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