End-to-End NPD Project Lead: Hardware & Cross-Functional

Kodu; Worcester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

Pension contributions 5%/3%

Private medical cover

25 days holiday + option to buy 3

Staff discount on Vax products

Job summary

Vax is seeking a Project Lead to own an end-to-end product development programme in Droitwich, with four days on-site and a focus on delivering tangible products to market. You will manage scope, schedule and risk while driving commercial outcomes across engineering, marketing, operations, quality and suppliers.

You will lead cross-functional teams, build the plan, and maintain momentum by removing barriers and making decisive trade-offs to meet market delivery targets.

Qualifications

• Designer or engineer background in hardware or physical product development, now leading delivery as a Project Lead, Programme Manager or Product Development Manager
• Evidence of shipping physical products from concept to launch, not just managing a plan
• Proven experience organising and planning across cross functional teams
• Proven commercial understanding of cost, margin and business case, not only schedule
• Outgoing, confident communicator comfortable driving decisions with senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Own programme scope, schedule, risk and delivery, measured on products reaching market
• Build the plan and drive progress, rather than maintaining someone else's Gantt chart
• Lead across engineering, marketing, operations, quality and suppliers to one aligned plan
• Own the commercials, cost, margin and the business case, not just the timeline
• Force trade-off decisions and remove barriers to keep momentum up

Skills

Hardware product development

Delivering as Project Lead

Cross-functional leadership

Commercials and business case

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Vax is seeking a Project Lead to own an end-to-end product development programme in Droitwich, with four days on-site and a focus on delivering tangible products to market. You will manage scope, schedule and risk while driving commercial outcomes across engineering, marketing, operations, quality and suppliers.

You will lead cross-functional teams, build the plan, and maintain momentum by removing barriers and making decisive trade-offs to meet market delivery targets.