Lead Development Project Manager: Concept to Production

VIRA; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

VIRA seeks an Development Project Manager to steer design to prototype through production, aligning design intent, manufacturability, cost, and customer expectations. You will serve as the key technical liaison among Sales, Design, Engineering, Estimating, and Prototype teams to ensure clear scope and actionable requirements.

You will manage timelines, identify risks, and collaborate with Estimating to balance pricing with margins.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management within product development or manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with cross-functional leadership ability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting and lead meetings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the development OWNER for assigned projects, leading cross-functional execution from concept through prototype completion and execution handoff.
• Utilize project management software as a tool to drive communication through the business and support others with appropriate dashboards that elevate communication.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between Sales and development teams, ensuring clarity of scope, requirements, and expectations.
• Partner directly with Sales and customers to translate business needs into clear, actionable development requirements to help shape the best solution for the customer.
• Develop, manage, and adjust timelines, identifying risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs to maintain schedule and quality.
• Collaborate with Estimating to ensure accurate pricing, scope alignment, and margin-conscious development decisions.
• Lead prototype execution in partnership with internal Prototype teams and external manufacturing partners, ensuring timely delivery, install, and quality outcomes.
• Drive post-prototype reviews, documenting learnings, engineering changes, recommending improvements, and supporting scalability into production.
• Develop flexible relationships with Sales that support specific customer requirements within the business.
• Anticipate and resolve development risks proactively, escalating appropriately while maintaining ownership and momentum.
• Facilitate handoffs to the execution team as projects transition out of development and into mass production. Encourage execution involvement and pivotal milestones to assist in this transition.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Presentation skills

Detail orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Industrial Design / PM

Tools

MS Office

PM software

Job description

VIRA seeks an Development Project Manager to steer design to prototype through production, aligning design intent, manufacturability, cost, and customer expectations. You will serve as the key technical liaison among Sales, Design, Engineering, Estimating, and Prototype teams to ensure clear scope and actionable requirements.

You will manage timelines, identify risks, and collaborate with Estimating to balance pricing with margins.