Project Manager

Uei; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex initiatives from ideation to mass production. The role bridges technical teams and clients, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality.

You will manage timelines, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications across multiple concurrent projects. Requires 5+ years in project management and experience with Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid approaches; a Bachelor’s in Electrical/Electronics or

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management Experience.
• Experience delivering at least three projects successfully in the past.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies.
• A Bachelor’s (4-Year) degree in Electrical, Electronics or Software Engineering is required.
• PMI PMP or PgMP certification is highly desirable, not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage multiple complex projects concurrently at various stages of development.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, budgets and resource allocation plans.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks / dependencies.
• Facilitate collaborative communication between internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor each project’s progress and track KPIs.
• Manage development / integration of Quickset Application / Services on partner devices.
• Coordinate manufacturing deliverables with Project Managers in Asia.
• Maintain project documentation via KeyedIn and related systems.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Agile

Waterfall

Hybrid methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics or Software Engineering

PMP / PgMP certification desirable

Tools

JIRA

KeyedIn

Job description

At UEI you will be part of a world class team that is working to innovate and revolutionize the meaning of ‘wireless control’. Whether it’s via chips, software licenses or turnkey products, we are continuing to reinvent how consumers interact with devices and services in their home.

Each day we make the connected home smarter, easier to connect and use, and more sustainable. We delight our Fortune 100 customers such as Comcast, Apple, Samsung, Google, Vivint and Daikin with ground breaking wireless technology solutions such as advanced, voice-enabled remote controls, cloud control solutions, extreme low power Bluetooth silicon with energy harvesting capabilities, smart thermostats and sensors and many other IoT solutions.

The Project Manager is responsible to lead complex projects from ideation through mass production. This role will effectively bridge the gap between technical teams and clients, ensuring project requirements are executed on schedule, within budget, at high quality.

Administration

• Oversee and manage, with P & L responsibility, multiple complex projects concurrently at various stages of development, ensuring they meet strategic goals and project objectives.
• Understand the universal remote-control, hospitality and home automation markets to provide innovative solutions that address consumer requirements.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, budgets and resource allocation plans.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks / dependencies.
• Facilitate collaborative communication between all internal and external project stakeholders.
• Monitor each assigned project’s progress and track key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Motivate project teams to meet or exceed project objectives.
• Execute projects defined and scoped by an Applications Engineer (AE).
• Manage the development / integration of Quickset Application / Services on integration partner devices.
• Work with Project Managers in Asia to coordinate manufacturing deliverables.
• Work with functional managers to ensure resource allocation for major and minor development projects to provide timely delivery of multiple products within the same time frame.
• Manage, maintain and service key OEM accounts and relationships.
• Manage project timelines, issues and documentation via Project Portfolio Management software (KeyedIn).
• Maintenance / Triage / Resolution of JIRA Tickets / Defects raised in Quickset Service Desk for Products released to Mass Production.

Process and Development

• Identify and implement project and systematic improvements for increased execution efficiency.
• Align processes with the right software systems and confirm that processes are secured into systems, workflows, etc.
• Cooperate with the Sales Operations lead to develop timeframes and implementation schedules.
• Manage project documentation and reporting.
• Maintain program management plan for each assigned project.
• 5+ Years of Project Management Experience.
• Successful execution of at least three projects in the past is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience managing projects with Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies is required.

Education, Licenses & Certification

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s (4-Year) degree in Electrical, Electronics or Software Engineering is required.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) or PgMP certification from PMI is highly desirable, not required.

Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) is the worldwide leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home. Its broad portfolio of patents includes QuickSet® software that utilizes the world’s most complete knowledge graph to detect and interact with thousands of entertainment and smart home devices. The company designs, develops, and manufactures innovative products that are used by the world’s leading brands in the audio, video, subscription broadcasting, connected home, home energy management, and mobile device markets. UEI’s many first-to-market innovations have helped transform the home entertainment control, home security, and home energy management and sensing industries.

Universal Electronics Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are proud of our diverse workforce and we believe having diverse teams that everyone brings their whole self to work everyday is key to all of our success. We welcome all people of different experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and abilities.