Project Manager (Team Leader)

To support product development teams in the delivery of inspiring, high-quality, profitable products, faster and ever more effectively with empowered and energized teams.

• Define and monitor project duration and cost within project launch targets
• Meet or exceed project target dates for finished part and assembly requirements
• Satisfy customer needs, including COGS and specifications
• Ensure production readiness and quality planning
• Facilitate effective communication and resolution of conflicts involving schedule, costing and resources with team, development center and across global organization
• Promote ongoing and timely communication standards, including project status and metrics within the team
• Foster a team environment to pursue meaningful product innovation while managing tradeoffs between design and product requirements within schedule
• Guide the team using situational management
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
• 5 years’ experience in project or team management
• 5+ years Engineering and/or Manufacturing experience preferred
• Sound understanding of product development processes and project management principles
• Participation in product development processes as an individual contributor for a minimum of 3 development cycles
• Proven experience with taking a product from concept to detailed design and into production
• Able to influence cross-functional teams for support
• Able to clearly communicate ideas and engage stakeholders
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills and ability to learn and utilize new software packages
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to other development locations up to 30% of the time
• Willingness to spend extended periods at Asia factories for 2-3 weeks during production start-up or other critical times in the project life cycle
• Meetings and phone calls at alternative timelines (AM/PM with other locations)