ThinkPad Project Manager

Lenovo; Morrisville; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking an experienced Project Manager for the ThinkPad OTM project. This role involves leading cross-functional teams to develop and launch products while optimizing project schedules and budgets. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of project management experience and an MBA. This position is based in Raleigh, NC, with a hybrid work model, requiring 3 days on-site and 2 remote.

Qualifications

• 7+ years Project Management experience.
• Strong working knowledge of business matters, finance, and planning.
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to define, develop, and launch ThinkPad products.
• Create project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Act as the primary interface among R&D, marketing, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Education

MBA

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

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Description and Requirements

The ThinkPad OTM Project manager is an exciting leadership position that combines the creativity of developing a computer product with the experience of running a small business. The OTM is responsible for leading a cross function offering core team to define, commit, develop, qualify and launch ThinkPad notebook products. The OTM needs to align the product requirements with technology capabilities to launch a product on schedule, at the committed project expense, with the cost and price required to meet the business objectives. The OTM acts as the voice of the program and represents the project team in presenting project status and formal checkpoint exit results to executive management team.

Responsibilities:

• Understand customers' pain points and requirements for future product
• Leverage marketing requirements, technology capabilities, launch target, target cost and price and business objectives to optimize the product definition
• Create end-to-end project master schedule, resource plan and budget with cross-functional team input
• Commit product scope, cost, project expense, schedule, and financial impact to the business
• Make key trade-off decisions based features, cost, expense, resources, schedule, and product quality
• Be fully accountable for the project success to meet project schedule and expense and product cost and scope commitments
• Lead global cross-functional Offering Core Team to develop, qualify and launch the product on schedule, and within cost and expense commitments
• Create and execute risk mitigation plan
• Follow development checkpoint process
• Efficiently manage and control project scope, risk, quality, and changes
• Act as the primary interface between the various R&D, marketing, manufacturing teams, external vendors, and other function teams
• Monitor and reports on various metrics that indicate the status of the development effort
• Lead cross- functional teams complete the transition plan effectively with Quality
• Lead transition plan by considering transition roadmap, stock or/and healthy supply, technical ready and resource status
• Drive project and schedule optimization to respond to changing marketing conditions and other late product changes

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years Project Management experience
• Strong working knowledge of business matters, finance, planning, forecasting and personnel in order to manage team staff and business issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preferred and eventually required
• Prior experience developing and planning Project Definition, Risk Management, Change Management, Project Execution and Control (including managing project resources and performing project closing activities.

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.

Additional Locations: * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

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