Associate Project (design) Manager

jobs.frontdoordefense.com - Jobboard; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Front Door Defense Jobboard in Waterloo, Ontario, seeks an Associate Project (design) Manager to coordinate cross‑functional teams delivering imaging hardware on schedule. You will plan and execute new product development projects within R&D, navigating technical risk and multi-site collaboration.

You will build project plans, manage resources, track progress, and support deployments from design through early life.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• PMP designation.
• Knowledge of rapid product development strategies and process deliverables; Experience in Product Management and OEM Business Development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills; ability to drive results across organizational boundaries.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of PMBOK.
• Knowledge of project management software tools, especially Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of SAP and NPI will be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan and initiate significant new product development projects and develop business cases.
• Determine rapid deployment and validation strategy.
• Establish project plan and resource plans; assess and mitigate risk.
• Acquire management approval to proceed.

Skills

PMP Designation

Written and verbal communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Time management

PMBOK

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

SAP

NPI

Job description

Associate Project (design) Manager

Coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver innovative imaging hardware products on schedule

Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Job Tags: Product

Position Summary

In this role you will be primarily responsible for the planning and execution of new product development projects within R&D. Projects will involve an element of technological risk and will evolve significantly during their execution. Projects will be cross‑functional in nature and may involve more than one development site.

Position Responsibilities

• Plan and initiate significant new product development projects: Assist in development of business case and project goals. Review them with sponsor.
• Determine rapid deployment and validation strategy.
• Establish project plan and resource plans. Assist with assessing and mitigating risk.
• Acquire management approval to proceed.

• Execute one or more development projects, through product design and deployment: Help to build, coordinate, and manage a cross‑functional team.
• Track and report progress to senior management.
• Review and manage project risks.
• Identify resource conflicts. Determine and recommend resolution options. Suggest and, once approved, implement scope change.
• Help achieving business objectives for the project / product.
• Support product during its deployment and through its early life.

• Assist to set project goals for team members. Conduct project‑specific performance reviews of team members. Provide review of functional group managers in terms of group capability.

• Participate in setting multi‑project business goals, typically under the auspices of a program focused on a single product family or architecture. Coordinate plans, activities, and resources to achieve these goals.

• Assist R&D Management with Capacity Planning, Operational Planning, and Technology Roadmaps. Contribute to Product Roadmaps.

• Contribute to the project management and product development methodologies. Help with leading process developments.

• Prepare, plan and lead NPI process transition.

Position Requirements

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience with imaging hardware/software. Two‑year experience in product development under structured project management.
• PMP Designation.
• Knowledge of rapid product development strategies and process deliverables Product Management and OEM Business Development experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills, e.g., getting things done across organizational boundaries.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Knowledge of project management software tools, especially Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of SAP and NPI will be an asset.

Travel in support of customers and projects is required. It includes visits to vendor sites as well.