Project Manager 2 - Outdoor

Garmin Ltd.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin International is seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 - Outdoor at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. You will manage medium-to-large engineering projects, develop project plans, and report status while mentoring less-experienced PMs. Some hardware projects may be involved alongside software projects.

The role emphasizes collaboration, risk mitigation, and driving projects to closure with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and 2+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Excellent academics with GPA >= 3.0 and strong communication skills.
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint) or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manages medium-to-large engineering projects and develops project plans.
• Reports project status and drives closure with risk mitigation.
• Supports process improvements and mentors junior PMs.
• Maintains clear documentation and status reporting using established tools.
• Leads effective team meetings and aligns stakeholders.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Team orientation

2+ years of relevant experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

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 primalbe 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):


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  • 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