Senior Project Manager

Nidec; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, high-visibility initiatives that align with strategic business objectives. You will oversee execution, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and multi-team delivery without direct people management responsibility.

You will influence governance, engage stakeholders, and act as a trusted partner to customers and senior leaders while guiding complex programs through initiation to closeout. The role requires 30% travel domestically.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience leading complex projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience managing project financials, risk, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects from initiation through closeout.
• Define project scope, objectives, schedules, budgets, and success metrics.
• Ensure alignment between project deliverables and business goals.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Serve as primary point of contact for customers and key stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships and maintain ongoing communication throughout project lifecycles.
• Facilitate project reviews, status meetings, and executive updates.
• Drive alignment across internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, and budgets.
• Monitor project financial performance, forecasts, and profitability.
• Manage contract requirements, change orders, and scope adjustments.
• Support proposal reviews, project estimates, and business planning activities.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Lead resolution of complex project challenges and escalations.
• Establish project governance, reporting, and decision-making processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual obligations, and quality standards.
• Drive project management best practices and process improvements.
• Mentor junior project managers and contribute to organizational capability development.
• Promote accountability, execution excellence, and customer focus across project teams.
• Travel and Working Conditions adjustments as needed during critical phases.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Customer-facing experience

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership without direct authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, or related field

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or related

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Project management systems

Job description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Nidec is the world's leading manufacturer of electric motors, drives, and controls, powering nearly everything that spins and moves, from smartphones and household appliances to electric vehicles, factories, data centers, aircraft, and critical infrastructure.

Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Nidec operates more than 300 group companies across 40+ countries, with over 100,000 employees worldwide. Rooted in Japanese craftsmanship and continuous improvement, we combine global capability with local expertise to solve complex challenges and keep the world moving.

Job Description

Summary of Role:
The Senior Project Manager role leads large, complex, and high-visibility projects that support strategic business objectives. This role is responsible for project execution, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and overall delivery success across multiple cross-functional teams.

Operating above individual project execution, the Senior Project Manager provides leadership through influence, governance, and stakeholder engagement while serving as a trusted partner to customers and senior business leaders. This position does not have direct people management responsibility.

Responsibilities and Duties

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead complex projects from initiation through closeout.
• Define project scope, objectives, schedules, budgets, and success metrics.
• Ensure alignment between project deliverables and business goals.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and key stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships and maintain ongoing communication throughout project lifecycles.
• Facilitate project reviews, status meetings, and executive updates.
• Drive alignment across internal and external stakeholders.

Planning, Financial & Commercial Management

• Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, and budgets.
• Monitor project financial performance, forecasts, and profitability.
• Manage contract requirements, change orders, and scope adjustments.
• Support proposal reviews, project estimates, and business planning activities.

Risk, Issue & Governance Management

• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Lead resolution of complex project challenges and escalations.
• Establish project governance, reporting, and decision-making processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual obligations, and quality standards.

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Drive project management best practices and process improvements.
• Analyze project performance and recommend corrective actions as needed.Mentor junior project managers and contribute to organizational capability development.
• Promote accountability, execution excellence, and customer focus across project teams.

Travel and Working Conditions

Primarily office-based with interaction across operational, engineering, and business functions.

Ability to work extended hours and flexible schedules during critical project phases.

Domestic travel up to 30% as required to support project execution, customer engagement, and business objectives.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience leading complex projects.
• Experience managing project scope, budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience managing project financials, risk, and performance metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license a plus.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, electrical, automation, or engineered systems environments.
• Experience managing customer-focused capital equipment or technical projects.
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Project, and project management systems.
• Knowledge of applicable industry, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Familiarity with percentage-of-completion (PoC) accounting principles.

Core Competencies

• Project Leadership
• Customer Focus
• Financial Acumen
• Strategic Planning
• Risk Management
• Cross-Functi