Product Validation Manager

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Product Validation Manager to lead the end-to-end capability, execution excellence and organizational growth of its Product Validation (PV) function. The role owns multi-project delivery, resource strategy and validation methodology, aligning with customer expectations and company objectives across global sites such as Taipei and Austin.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing PV engineering team across multiple sites, defining organizational structure, hiring plan and capability roadmap, and driving mentoring and succession planning.
• Define and standardize validation methodology, processes and best practices, and own the validation strategy across multiple programs (coverage, scope, approach).
• Govern project execution to meet phase-gate and release requirements, ensure projects reach validation exit criteria and release readiness, and define and track quality and execution metrics such as coverage completeness, defect escape rate, test cycle time and execution efficiency.
• Own headcount planning, skill mix optimization and workload balancing, and ensure sufficient validation infrastructure (systems, tools, environments).
• Drive a cross-site execution model (Taipei / Austin) for scalability, and lead executive-level technical reviews, risk discussions and escalations.
• Define and drive automation and tool strategy aligned with business ROI, partnering with Automation / AI/ML teams to improve productivity and coverage, and drive innovation in validation methodology.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering (EE/CE/CS or related field).
• 12+ years of experience in server/storage/network validation or a related domain.
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and managing multi-project execution.
• Fluent in English and Chinese, spoken and written.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of system-level validation.
• Demonstrated capability in project management, risk management and execution governance.
• Leadership, communication and cross-functional coordination skills.