Project Manager

Kickmaker; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

5 sick days

Job summary

Kickmaker is hiring a Project Manager to lead cross-disciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, and software domains. You will manage projects from qualification through delivery, ensuring profitability and client satisfaction. The role reports to senior management and emphasizes autonomy and initiative.

You’ll work with sales, program leads, and technical leaders to draft proposals, assess risks, and staff projects with the right resources. A strong culture of maker spirit guides the team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional engineering projects from concept to production.
• Ability to qualify requirements and prepare technical and financial proposals.
• Strong communication and collaboration with sales, leads, and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Support in qualifying requirements and preparing proposals
• Contribute to the drafting of technical and financial proposals, in close collaboration with the sales teams, Program Back Leads, Program Front Leads, Program Sales Leads, and technical leaders
• Actively participate in the pre-sales phase by analyzing and qualifying customer requirements
• Identify project risks and determine the resources needed to staff the project
• Ensure the overall management of assigned projects, from launch to completion
• Manage the financial performance of projects, in line with the margin targets set
• Maintain a relationship of trust with customers, promoting a “win-win” partnership dynamic
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments (cost, quality, deadlines)
• Organize, lead, and supervise multi-disciplinary project teams (mechanical, electrical, software)
• Define workload plans, monitor performance indicators, and propose corrective actions if necessary
• Ensure the successful delivery of contractual commitments made to Kickmaker's clients and ensure the expected profitability of projects
• Be a driving force in the continuous improvement of internal processes

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Risk management

Budgeting

Customer relationships

Job description

Kickmaker is a high-tech product design and industrialization agency.

We support our customers from prototype to production run in our main vertical markets (medical, new mobility, electrification, agrotech, robotics, IOT and consumer devices) and our cross-disciplinary skills (embedded AI, high-tech manufacturing automation, eco-design, industrial design and WEB 3.0 for the economy of functionality).

We're evolving with a real maker culture! Passion, excitement and kindness are the pillars of KICKMAKER. This team and community spirit has enabled us to shape a unique corporate culture. Our approach: to enable everyone to fulfill their potential by working on exciting projects, and to encourage autonomy and initiative.

Present in France, China and the United States, our community counts over 250 passionate kickers and keeps growing. It is in this context that we are looking to strengthen our team in Boston, Seattle and San Fransisco.

Reporting structure

The Project Manager reports directly to the Head of Front/Back or Kickmaker's Senior Management.

Within Kickmaker, the employee will assume the role of Project Manager, with the main tasks of managing the projects entrusted to them with the aim of ensuring team satisfaction, project profitability, compliance with internal processes, and the quality of relationships with customers and internal teams.

Main Responsabilities

Within Kickmaker, the employee will assume the role of Project Manager with the following main responsibilities :

1. Support in qualifying requirements and preparing proposals

• Contribute to the drafting of technical and financial proposals, in close collaboration with the sales teams, Program Back Leads, Program Front Leads, Program Sales Leads, and technical leaders,
• Actively participate in the pre-sales phase by analyzing and qualifying customer requirements,
• Identify project risks and determine the resources needed to staff the project.

2. Technical, financial, and customer relationship management

• Ensure the overall management of assigned projects, from launch to completion,
• Manage the financial performance of projects, in line with the margin targets set,
• Maintain a relationship of trust with customers, promoting a “win-win” partnership dynamic,
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments (cost, quality, deadlines).

3. Project management and team coordination

• Organize, lead, and supervise multi-disciplinary project teams (mechanical, electrical, software),
• Ensure that teams develop their skills and maintain a positive dynamicm,
• Define workload plans, monitor performance indicators, and propose corrective actions if necessary,
• Ensure the successful delivery of contractual commitments made to Kickmaker's clients and ensure the expected profitability of projects,
• Manage operational trade-offs and report to Kickmaker’s executive team.

4. Overall management of project activities

• Organize and lead project team meetings,
• Review and approve activity reports produced by the teams,
• Propose, implement, and promote new project management methods to improve overall performance,
• Be a driving force in the continuous improvement of internal processes.

5. Quality

• Ensure compliance with Kickmaker's quality procedures across all projects,
• Promote and ensure compliance with current EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) standards in day-to-day activities,
• Actively participate in internal and external quality audits.

As a general rule, the employee must also ensure that the company's brand image is built and respected by its customers and that the procedures in force are complied with, both personally in the performance of their duties and with regard to the employees for whom they are responsible.

He/She must ensure that they fully assess the responsibilities that may arise in the performance of their duties and may not, under any circumstances, claim to have been ignore them.

In the performance of his or her duties as defined above, and more generally in all his or her activities within our Company, the employee will be placed under the direct control of Kickmaker’s executive team.

Any subsequent structural changes may modify his/her responsibilities and the terms of this control, without this constituting a novation of this contract.

$150,000 - $200,000 a year

Your adventure atKickmaker

AtKickmakeryou’llwork on5–10 projects annually, choosing from a wide range ofindustries :from robotics, medical devices, fitness tech, and automotive, to micro-mobility, beauty tech, sports exoskeletons, and AI-driven hardware.

Your path evolves with your curiosity: we help you grow where your professional ambitions and personal passions meet, always connected to the latest tech breakthroughs.

We offer abenefits packagedesigned to support you and your family while keeping costs low. This includes health and dental coverage, paid time off and 5 sick days for rest and renewal.You can also join our 401(k) plan to invest in your future.

Our Culture & Spirit

Kickmaker is built by innovators, for innovators. Across our 7 offices we give you the tools to make your ideas happen.

Our vision is simple:build a space where innovators can explore, experiment, and push boundaries together.

Ifyou’recurious about our spirit and way of working (andyou’vegot a minute) check out this short video whereLeonardo da Vinci “visits” Kickmaker.Animage is worth a thousand words, and this one will give you the full vibe

If you’ve ever looked at a product and thought, “I could build this better,” let’s talk!