Job Details

Project Manager

Full Time Role

Onsite in Tempe, AZ

Salary: $100-$125K

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing projects within the Company product development process.
• Key areas of expertise are:
• Process- This role will have direct access and influence on product development process. Creation of process that is absent, and revision of process that is overly cumbersome or non-value added.
• Documentation- Creation, change, and maintenance of full range of documents to support product development process, and support of OEM customer's APQP documentation.
• Schedule Management- Identifies RASIC matrix, and tracks master project schedule. Additionally, will chair stage gate events and drive internal stakeholders to deliverables.
• Cost Management- Will work with other departments and team members to manage costing throughout development process.
• Performance Management- With support of engineering sr. management, tracking of performance of product during the development process.
• Coordination of deliverables across loudspeaker, mechanical, amplifier, and software engineering.
• Creates and maintains projects in project management software, assigns dates and deliverables.
• Will chair, lead, and drive all team/stage gate meetings in support of new products.
• While not a technical expert, able to understand and accurately convey technical information in order to support/inform senior management during updates.
• Understanding of critical path items such as tooling lead times, validation, certification of electronic components, etc
• Collaboration across departments- Must be able to gain trust and influence key stakeholders positively without direct report authority.
• Travel to support customers regionally (approx. 10%)

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in technical discipline, or project management degree with prior work in technical discipline
• 3-7 years of experience as a project manager
• Use of MS Project, Teams, Smartsheet, Rally, or similar project management/development sharing platforms
• Strong organizational skills
• Stage gate process knowledge
• Knowledge and experience in implementing project management best practices (PMBOK, Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, etc.)
• Understanding and experience with physical product development (hardware), tooling lead times of castings, extrusions, injection, rotationally molded parts is critical to this role.
• Excellent communications and problem-solving skills are a must
• Proficiency in full Microsoft suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PPT) expected.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, CAPM, Scrum Master (CSM), or other project management discipline certification
• Experience with Agile software development process/ SDLC (e.g. SCRUM, KANBAN and/or XP) as well as waterfall
• Prior experience in/passion for audio applications and products

Our Client is an equal opportunity employer located in Tempe, Arizona. They have a dynamic office environment where individual and team contributions truly make a difference. Enjoy the benefits of flexibility,

competitive pay, affordable healthcare, a 401k match, and a pathway for growth.