Senior Technical Project Manager

* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

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Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere.

Description and Requirements

We are currently seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to oversee the logistic and schedule-related activities for a variety of projects within the ThinkStation Architecture team. This additional talent will enhance our team and help to maintain our leadership and compete in an aggressive marketplace.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the delivery of technical projects and ensure the execution of high-quality work with efficiency
• Work with Architects on the design/development of new and innovative products and solutions
• Create, track, and manage schedules for the aforementioned products and solutions
• Understand development of project schedules and how the various solutions schedules can map into them
• Create and manage SOW for vendors/suppliers
• Manage NDAs with suppliers and customers
• Interface with external suppliers to manage/track schedule progress
• Track supplier engineering changes, code drops/updates, contractual documents, product end of life notifications, and product transitions, as applicable
• Monitor supplier bugs/defects reported by Lenovo, and their schedules to resolution.
• Order critical parts for projects
• Help set the tone and drive projects to completion
• Communicate with management on status and issues
• Manage the hand-off of new technologies/schedules from the Architecture team to our Product Delivery team, such that they can be integrated into the mainstream development process

Position Requirements:

• 10+ years of project management experience
• Very good interpersonal skills and ability to work well within a team
• Experience with supplier management
• PMP certification completed (or in process to complete)
• Knowledge/background in the PC/Workstation industry, including hardware & software
• Skilled at using Microsoft Office applications (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

As a global company, Lenovo has relationships with suppliers and teams throughout the world. This position may require morning/evening meetings which occur outside normal working hours, and candidates must be agreeable to a flexible work schedule.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of project management experience
• Very strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Organized, punctual, passionate, proactive and result driven
• Detail oriented
• Leadership
• Flexibility

This position will be based in our North America Headquarters in Raleigh, NC. Our office has transitioned to a hybrid work environment supporting 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. Candidates that are already local to Raleigh, NC are preferred.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.