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Technical Project Manager
Location:
Needham, MA
Description:
Our purpose is to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Technical Project Manager to join our connected product category team at our headquarters in Needham, MA. TPM will join a global team, partnering with offices in London & China. The TPM will be responsible for owning and delivering new product development on multiple projects within a franchise, on budget and to aggressive timelines. The TPM is the 'glue' within the team, aligning project direction and decision points with key members from all business disciplines. Purpose: Work as a partner to the design manager/engineers with joint responsibility for NPD, delivering new product(s) to market.The technical project manager is responsible for the 'WHAT' that is being delivered, design manager/engineers are responsible for 'HOW' this is delivered. Jointly responsible for: Delivering 5* products to market (best-in-class products)Ensure global teams are aligned on project direction (the right product)Ensure project schedules are up-to-date, progressing to plan and meet retailer requirements (on time)Ensure global teams are up-to-date on project status and key issues/risks (stakeholders transparency). Responsibilities: Jointly lead product development from concept through to mass production in partnership with the engineering team - responsible for driving the 'WHY and WHEN' of the project, whilst your design/engineering counterpart is responsible for driving the 'HOW' Manage projects with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables. Liase with the SharkNinja Informercial teams, owning the delivery of functioning high quality units on time and to location. Coordinate the development and sign off on all tests which ensure the product meets our KPIs and develop the test setups which allow us to shoot our infomercials to demonstrate this to our consumers. Communicate proactively with all involved personnel to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements. Set up, drive agenda and chair global calls/communication Work with all company disciplines to align on product requirements - communicating (frequent/ rapid) changes back to the technical teams. Distill and present key project risks/ status/ decision points to cross functional Boston teams (Marketing/ Quality/ PMO leads) - redirecting Engineering team based on outcome of these conversations Closely manage project spend, flagging risks and overspends regularly, and reporting out to finance once a month. Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in project management, preferred or engineering role. Experience managing a project(s) through the entire lifecycle - preferably plastics or consumer products experience. Experience presenting regularly to senior stakeholders - board of directors/executive team experience desirable. Experience working in fast paced, challenging environment Technical understanding of manufacturing processes and limits Hands-on work ethic Skilled in JIRA Microsoft office user; including Excel, PowerPoint & MS Project Budget management is preferable Preferred bilingual (Chinese & English) #LI-SL3At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja's innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA. YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET Lead us to be "RARELY SATISFIED" Make things better each day; "PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION" Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that "DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE" Deliver something great; "WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT" Be clear and honest, "COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT" Explore SharkNinja on our social channels: Instagram LinkedIn SharkNinja's Candidate Privacy Notice can be found here: https://www.sharkninja.com/candidate-privacy-notice/ We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at XXXX@sharkninja.com PDN-9bfbac79-b476-4c52-9169-cd6093dcc314
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