Project Manager 2 - Outdoor

Garmin; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area is seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 - Outdoor to manage medium-to-large engineering projects, including planning and status reporting, with a focus on software projects and some hardware work.

The role may mentor less-experienced PMs and drive process improvements across units. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, milestones, and costs, and ensure clear communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• GPA 3.0 or higher as a general guideline
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Understanding of production and operations issues related to engineering project management
• Team-oriented with a positive attitude and collaborative mindset
• Excellent time management, organizational and follow-up abilities
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint or equivalent tools

Responsibilities

• Manages medium-to-large engineering projects, developing and communicating scope, milestones and decisions
• Identifies and supports process improvement activities
• Drives projects to closure with mitigation plans under guidance
• Maintains clear project status, documentation and reporting using established tools
• Demonstrates effective communication and handles difficult conversations
• Builds relationships and gains alignment within the department
• Resolves conflicts through understanding interdependencies among teams
• Leads effective and efficient team meetings
• Keeps stakeholders informed of scope, schedule and cost
• Mentors less-experienced Project Managers

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Team leadership

Mentoring

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Tools

MS Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 - Outdoor at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for managing medium-to-large engineering projects of average complexity including development and execution of project plans and reporting of project status. This role also supports project management process improvements and may mentor less-experienced Project Managers. In addition, this position may manage medium sized projects across business units with moderate guidance. This role will primal be manging software projects, however there will be some hardware projects mixed in as well.

Essential Functions

• Applies project management skills on medium to large engineering projects of average complexity, including understanding, developing and communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions
• Identifies and supports process improvement activities
• Drives projects to closure, applies good judgment in identifying issues and risks, creates mitigation plans with assistance from mentor or direct supervisor
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain clear project status, documentation, and reporting for medium to large projects with established tools
• Demonstrates communication skills, including effective listening, responding appropriately, and managing difficult conversations
• Builds relationships and gains alignment within the department
• Identifies and resolves conflicts through understanding of interdependencies of and development of effective relationships between the development team(s)
• Demonstrates ability to lead effective and efficient team meetings
• Ensures team members/stakeholders are appropriately informed of project scope, schedule and cost
• Demonstrates project ownership with moderate involvement from Team Leader/Mentor, working towards single point of contact for project needs, moderate contributions to the success of the project
• Provides mentoring and guidance to less experienced Project Managers (Project Manager – Engineer 1)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline AND a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Understanding of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering project management
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
• Demonstrates excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills
• Computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint) or similar

Desired Qualifications

• Relevant experience in one or more of the specialization areas noted below (opportunities for specialization exist as a Garmin Project Manager, some of which are listed below):

• Automotive and Automotive OEM
• Aviation
• Marine
• Outdoor
• Fitness
• Core Platform Technologies
• Engineering Operations

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits