Senior Robotics Project Manager

Tiger Lilies Consulting, LLC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The role emphasizes mentoring new hires, devising new processes, and reporting status to senior management, with domestic and international travel as required.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technically complex projects involving deployment of products/systems at customer sites.
• Hands-on role with direct involvement in all aspects of deploying autonomous solutions.
• Leading continuous improvement efforts by devising new processes and mentoring new hires.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across deployment, engineering and support.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage client-facing automation solutions, overseeing all aspects of the product deployment in a complex environment.
• Participate in scoping visits to client sites.
• Define project scope and gather requirements together with the customer.
• Develop and track project plans and monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
• Facilitate regular communication of status to teams and senior management.
• Track key metrics for the project and identify lessons learned for future projects.
• Foster a culture focused on transparency, speed of decision-making, and a synchronized partnership within teams and stakeholders.
• Facilitate the resolution of issues, risks, and challenges that surface in the deployment processes.
• Lean-focused, continual improvement of new standards, processes and procedures that streamline interactions and communication across teams.
• Ability to identify gaps in execution and assist with internal process development that enhances overall flow of the project.
• Mentor/train new hires on day-to-day project management activities and best practices.
• Domestic and international travel will be required.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring

Lean improvement

Job description

Seeking a detail-oriented and results-driven Senior Project Manager with experience managing technically complex projects involving deployment of products/systems at customer sites.

This role will lead deployment projects, coordinating activities with the site lead/management, deployment teams, engineering teams, and support teams. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and reporting the status of site deployment activities and for issue resolution and problem solving.

Overview

The Senior Project Manager is a hands-on role with direct involvement in all aspects of deploying autonomous solutions. This position is highly visible and interacts with all levels across the company and will be responsible for leading continuous improvement efforts internally and externally by devising new processes and mentoring/training new hires.

Focus

The Senior Project Manager will have responsibility for leading continuous improvement efforts internally and externally by devising new processes and mentoring/training new hires.

Daily Responsibilities

Plan and manage client-facing automation solutions, overseeing all aspects of the product deployment in a complex environment.

Participate in scoping visits to client sites.

Define project scope and gather requirements together with the customer.

Develop and track project plans and monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.

Facilitate regular communication of status to teams and senior management.

Track key metrics for the project and identify lessons learned for future projects.

Foster a culture focused on transparency, speed of decision-making, and a synchronized partnership within teams and stakeholders.

Facilitate the resolution of issues, risks, and challenges that surface in the deployment processes.

Lean-focused, continual improvement of new standards, processes and procedures that streamline interactions and communication across teams.

Ability to identify gaps in execution and assist with internal process development that enhances overall flow of the project.

Mentor/train new hires on day-to-day project management activities and best practices.

Domestic and international travel will be required.