Portfolio/Project Manager

Lumitex; Brecksville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumitex is seeking a Portfolio Manager / Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional product development initiatives from concept through commercialization and production. You will own project direction, manage risks, and ensure on-time delivery across engineering, quality/regulatory, operations, manufacturing, supply chain and sales/marketing.

The role requires strong leadership, multi-project prioritization, and a track record delivering complex programs in a regulated or manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, PM or business (required).
• 7+ years of progressive project, program or portfolio management experience.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project and portfolio roadmaps with milestones and risks.
• Lead multiple product development projects from concept through commercialization and production.
• Establish scope, schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables and success criteria.
• Maintain project plans, milestones, risk tracking and documentation.
• Own project commitments and drive cross-functional accountability for on-time delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks, delays and resource constraints with recovery plans.
• Communicate status, decisions and actions to leadership.
• Support compliance with quality/regulatory processes.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

The Portfolio Manager / Senior Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional product development initiatives and provides oversight across the Lumitex project portfolio.

Working across Engineering, Quality/Regulatory, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales/Marketing and other functions, this role drives projects from concept through commercialization and production.

This is an ownership-focused role responsible for project direction, accountability, risk management, priorities and successful delivery of project commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project and portfolio roadmaps, including priorities, milestones, resources, risks and key business commitments.
• Lead and manage multiple product development and strategic projects from concept through commercialization and production.
• Establish and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables and success criteria.
• Maintain appropriate project plans, milestone schedules, risk/issue tracking and project documentation.
• Take ownership of project commitments and drive cross-functional accountability for timely completion of deliverables.
• Proactively identify and address project risks, delays, resource constraints and changing requirements, including development of mitigation or recovery plans.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate project priorities, resource needs, dependencies and competing business demands.
• Provide clear and timely communication to leadership regarding project status, risks, decisions and required actions.

Product Development & Cross-Functional Execution

• Lead the product development process from initial concept through design, validation, commercialization and production readiness.
• Lead cross-functional teams involving Engineering, Quality/Regulatory, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales/Marketing and other functions.
• Ensure customer, product and technical requirements are clearly defined and incorporated into project plans.
• Coordinate project activities involving design reviews, verification and validation, design controls, change management and document control.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain to address manufacturability, sourcing, quality, cost and production requirements.
• Establish clear responsibilities and accountability across project teams and drive decisions, actions and issue resolutions.
• Support compliance with Lumitex Quality Management System requirements and applicable regulated-product development processes.

Business, Customer & Organizational Support

• Communicate with customers, suppliers and external partners as needed to support product development and project execution.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to understand customer needs, technical requirements and product-launch expectations.
• Support project-related cost, pricing, timing and commercial considerations as appropriate.
• Mentor and provide guidance to project team members, engineers, technicians and co-op students as assigned.
• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes, tools and cross-functional execution.
• Perform other duties as necessary to support company and department objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business or a related technical field required; Engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive project, program or portfolio management experience.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience owning and leading complex, cross-functional product development projects from concept through commercialization and/or production.
• Experience managing multiple projects, schedules, budgets, resources, risks and competing priorities.
• Experience in an engineering, product development or manufacturing environment.
• Medical devices, medical technology, lighting, electronics, electromechanical or

Other Regulated-product Experience Preferred

• Experience working within a Quality Management System or regulated development environment preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong project and portfolio leadership skills with demonstrated ownership and accountability.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, tools and methodologies.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, identify risks and drive practical solutions.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, customers and senior leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and commonly used project-management tools; OnePlan knowledge a plus.
• Familiarity with engineering design tools such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD is helpful but not required.

Working conditions

This is a first-shift professional position primarily performed in an office, engineering and manufacturing environment.

Travel of up to approximately 15–20% may be required to support customer meetings, suppliers, business development activities, conferences or project needs.

Physical Requirements

No special physical requirements beyond those normally associated with an office, engineering and light manufacturing environment.

FLSA Status

Exempt

Direct reports

• This position leads cross-functional project teams and may provide project direction to engineers, technicians, project personnel and co-op students.
• Direct supervisory responsibility may be assigned based on organizational needs.