Packaging Program Manager

ŌURA

Packaging Program Manager at Ōura leading packaging development for product launches and improvements. Ensuring cross-functional collaboration and meeting brand, cost, and quality requirements.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • California, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $172,550 - $203,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end packaging program execution for new product development, special editions, and sustaining changes from concept through launch and post-launch support.
Build and manage integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and decision logs for packaging deliverables across engineering, operations, and commercial teams.
Partner across Packaging Engineering, Product Management, Design, Hardware Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Creative, and Marketing to align technical, business, and brand requirements.
Translate product, technical, and brand requirements into executable packaging plans and drive packaging readiness through development gates, validation builds, ramp, and launch.
Own cross-functional coordination of key packaging technical deliverables, including structure, materials, artwork, labeling, specifications, tooling, pack-out, and supplier feasibility.
Drive technical packaging development and validation including design reviews, material selection, manufacturability, tolerance alignment, transit and environmental testing, line trials, and pilot builds.
Ensure packaging solutions meet the product requirements including protection, reliability, regulatory, sustainability, cost, manufacturability, distribution, and customer unboxing experience.
Manage packaging-related change control, specification and artwork revisions, BOM alignment, issue resolution, and cross-functional tradeoff discussions throughout development and sustaining.
Identify packaging program and technical risks early, drive mitigation plans to closure, and coordinate external partners and suppliers to deliver materials, tooling, specifications, and logistics on time.
Track cost, quality, schedule, readiness, and technical maturity metrics, and manage the overall packaging tracker to improve packaging materials, waste reduction, regulatory alignment, and execution discipline.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, or packaging program management in consumer electronics, hardware, or related physical product environments.
Proven experience leading cross-functional programs from concept through production ramp and launch.
Strong understanding of packaging development processes, validation milestones, tooling, artwork release, supplier readiness, and manufacturing execution.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex schedules, dependencies, and cross-functional decision-making.
Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present clear status, risks, and recovery plans.
Experience working with external vendors, contract manufacturers, and global supply chain partners.
Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment in ambiguous environments.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and effective at driving accountability across teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

executive communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsdetail-orientedaccountabilitycross-functional decision-makingrisk managementschedule managementambiguity managementcollaboration