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Project/Program Design Manager

Eingestellt von CompuCom

Gesuchte Skills: Engineering, Design

Projektbeschreibung

SUMMARY/SCOPE OF POSITION: In accordance with sound and accepted engineering principles, the Project Manager directs, coordinates and manages various product developments through all phases of engineering, testing, release and subsequent support. This candidate will provide specific personnel administration responsibilities including technical staff coordination and resource allocation, plus assistance in providing performance feedback.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Functional

- Provide project management of internal and external product developments with minimal direction, requiring planning, resourcing, scheduling, project cost forecasting/monitoring, reporting and providing technical coordination guidance across multiple functional areas. Ability to manage multiple human resources and project finances.
- Defines project team's resource requirements, which support the project's goals with respect to time, budget and quality through negotiation with functional managers.
- Provides in-depth and advance knowledge in the project management discipline. Responsible for financial, applied technology, and schedule performance of assigned projects within cost limitations and established standards.
- Develops project investigation and implementation schedules-facilitates work breakdown structures.
- Manages product cost estimates.
- Identifies, manages and mitigates project risks, resulting in proactive contingency planning as required.

Leadership

- Provides project related technical, interpersonal, motivational leadership and performance management of teams throughout all phases of the project including resource allocation, task planning, progress tracking and recognition.
- Applies interpersonal skills required to lead, motivate and resolve conflict within a project team environment so that scheduled activities are performed in a cost effective and timely manner.
- Independently identifies, manages and mitigates project risks, resulting in proactive contingency planning as required.
- Demonstrates bias for action and issue resolution.
- Takes accountability for meeting deadlines and budget requirements.

Interpersonal

- Ensures team member goals align with project objectives, facilitate team decisions within guidelines, and effectively communicates business issues/directions to team and management.
- Plans, schedules and organizes product development projects, using the input and skills of team members.
- Provides performance feedback assessment and coaching for team to Business/Functional managers.
- Holds teams accountable for deliverables.
- Develops an effective working relationship within SBU and across RA on a global basis.

Business

- Assists in the development of business and marketing strategies, optimizing the performance of new and existing product lines to achieve established business financial objectives.
- Provides for in depth understanding of business practices (finance, portfolio plans, strategy, etc.). Budgets can equal $4M-10M.
- Networks and partners with customers/vendors and coordinates efforts to resolve complex problems, responds and delivers timely and cost-effective quality solutions.
- Responsible for understanding and measuring customer requirements for the projects under development.
- Participates in development of business and marketing strategies to optimize the performance of new and existing product lines.
- Applies advanced product knowledge for effective project completion.
- Knows and applies business metrics to assigned product developments and projects, tracking performance relative to business goals.
- Prepares and reports on project level financial documents periodically throughout the project.
- Provides project updates to sales force and customer to manage expectations and information access.
- Ensures thorough familiarity with company policies and procedures. Appropriately applies policies and procedures in compliance with government laws. Policies and procedures include, but not limited to: Standards of Business Conduct, Intellectual Property, Control Environment, Information Protection, ISO 9000 & 14000, government regulations (eg health, safety, quality and environmental), and client policies.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

- BS Degree in Engineering discipline or equivalent experience (MS and/or MBA desirable)
- Other PM professional certification preferred
- Typically 7+ years' experience in software or Embedded software product development environment with an additional 3+ years as a technical lead or project management experience
- Proven ability to lead multiple teams, partner with management to resolve conflicts and obtain resources for projects
- Effectively communicates and gives presentations (internally and externally)
- Proven ability to direct resources, plan project activity and balance financial budgets
- Experience successfully leading many to numerous product development project teams and a clearly recognizable knowledge of detailed product development processes, either within RA or related industry

Projektdetails

  • Vertragsart:

    Contract

  • Berufserfahrung:

    Keine Angabe

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