Director of Manufacturing Operations – Players, Remotes
Roku Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $285,000 - $305,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Roku
About the role
- Lead program planning and supplier execution for Roku’s Players and Remote product lines
- Bring Program Management, Technical Operations, and Quality together into a single operating model for the organization
- Keep executives aligned through clear reporting on readiness, risks, and tradeoffs
- Build repeatable ways of working that improve launch speed and product quality over time
- Work with ODMs and suppliers on production readiness, line bring-up, and ramp-to-volume
- Drive capacity planning and risk assessments to support stable volume production
- Step in on supplier escalations around production, yield, reliability, and quality to ensure rapid recovery
- Spend meaningful time onsite in Asia to build trust and solve problems on the factory floor
- Onsite supplier support for NPI development (e.g. Proto, EVT, DVT); ensuring proper engineering rigor and appropriate validation to support product ramp requirements
- Partner with Engineering to bake DFx, repairability, automation, and reliability into design
- Run technical reviews with suppliers covering process optimization, test coverage, root cause, and corrective actions
- Oversee product qualification checklist ensuring validation and reliability testing so products meet performance and quality standards at launch
- Carry lessons learned forward into the next generation of products
- Identify cost-down opportunities in design, materials, and processes
- Lead tradeoff reviews, balancing low-risk savings with higher-payoff, higher-risk options
- Own operational budgets and maintain a clear roadmap of cost-reduction initiatives
- Track yield, scrap, utilization, and production plan vs actual to hold teams accountable
- Contain and resolve post-launch quality or reliability issues quickly using supplier and customer data
- Build closed-loop processes across Engineering, Operations, and Customer Care to eliminate repeat field issues
- Leverage systems, dashboards, and AI tools to improve accuracy, yield, and cost modeling
- Develop predictive insights on cost reduction, supplier risk, and production performance
- Champion digital adoption to replace manual tracking and scale execution globally
- Lead and mentor a global team of senior program managers with both technical and operational depth
- Build a culture of accountability, data-driven decisions, and clear communication
- Strengthen collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance
Requirements
- 10+ years in operations, technical program management, or manufacturing leadership with direct accountability for product launches
- Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes including FATP, SMT, NPI validation, reliability testing, yield analysis, and supplier capacity planning
- Track record of supplier collaboration to drive yield, cost, and quality improvements
- Experience with DFx, alternate sourcing, automation, and packaging optimization
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence executives and align global teams
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business preferred
- Role requires 15-20% international travel
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Equity awards
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
program managementtechnical operationsquality assurancecapacity planningrisk assessmentmanufacturing processesNPI validationreliability testingyield analysisDFx
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationinfluencecollaborationaccountabilitydata-driven decision makingmentoringproblem solvingtrust buildingclear reporting