Job Summary:The Onboarding PM is a senior-level project leader responsible for managing complex, cross-functional onboarding programs from solution handoff through transition to sustaining operations. The role focuses on process leadership, orchestration, and execution governance rather than functional task ownership.
Principal Responsibilities:Program Planning & Execution:- Lead development of end-to-end onboarding project plans (timeline, milestones, deliverables)
- Define onboarding strategy and path to production
- Align resources and capacity with onboarding requirements
- Drive execution against plan and hold teams accountable to milestones
Cross-Functional Orchestration (CFT Leadership):
- Act as the central coordinator across Sales, Solutions, and Customer Focus Team (CFT)
- Ensure the right teams are engaged at the right time
- Facilitate onboarding cadence (kickoffs, phase gates, status reviews
- Align stakeholders on scope, timeline, risks, and expectations
Phase Gate & Process Leadership:
- Own execution of the phase-gate onboarding framework
- Drive: Discovery & feasibility validation, Delivery readiness & go-live governance, Execution readiness, and transition planning
- Ensure clear decision points (Go/No-Go) and structured governance throughout lifecycle
Risk, Issue, and Escalation Management:
- Identify and track risks, dependencies, and blockers
- Drive mitigation plans with CFT owners
- Escalate critical issues to leadership as needed
- Maintain visibility and transparency across stakeholders
First Article (FA) & Production Readiness:
- Coordinate First Article execution end-to-end: Engineering alignment, BOM readiness, Material procurement & logistics
- Ensure readiness for: Testing Operations handoff and Production scale
Stakeholder Communication:
- Serve as the single point of coordination for onboarding statu
- Communicate: Status updates, Timeline changes, Risks and escalations
- Align customer, sales, and internal teams on expectations
Performance & KPI Management
- Track onboarding performance against: Timeline adherence and On-time delivery to production
- Support customer and internal KPIs through execution discipline
Continuous Improvement & Standardization:
- Capture and drive Lessons Learned
- Improve onboarding speed, quality, and predictability
Job Level Specifications:- Mastery knowledge of industry best practices and disciplines. Considered a subject matter expert within the organization and contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards.
- Develops solutions to highly complex and uniquely challenging situations. Assignments require extensive evaluation of alternatives and variables. Expected to make improvements to policies and procedures.
- Works independently toward long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated using independent judgment and discretion. May act as informal team lead and/or coach less experienced team members.
- Serves as consultant to management and/or internal/external spokesperson for the organization on major initiatives related to policies, plans and long-range objectives.
- Actions may impact the organization and its reputation. Effects of erroneous decisions may be long-lasting, influence the future course of the organization and/or require the expenditure of extensive additional resources.
Work Experience:- Typically 8+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
Education and Certification(s):- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.
What We Offer:Our employees work hard to live our values and help us grow. Our total rewards strategy supports Avnet's ability to attract, engage, develop, and reward our employees, while promoting a diverse and inclusive environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefit programs - from time away and flexible working arrangements to programs supporting employee well-being and opportunities to give back to your community.
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401K and Pension Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Family Support (Paid Leave, Surrogacy, Adoption)
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
- Education Assistance
- Employee Development Resources
- Employee Wellness, Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs
Benefits listed above may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Avnet.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
