Program Manager-New Product Development

Invue•Charlotte, NC

23h

About The Position

The Program Manager will plan, execute, control, and complete Engineering Product Development projects in accord with committed timelines, performance requirements, and cost/budget targets. The Program Manager is ultimately responsible for ensuring project progress per plans and for evolving InVue’s New Product Development process.

Requirements

6+ years’ experience as an Engineering Program or Project Manager in a fast-paced Hardware New Product development environment (preferably employed in an organization that designs and develops electro-mechanical devices).
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is strongly preferred.
Must have direct customer interface experience
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment is crucial.
Persuasive, encouraging, motivating, and overall strong interpersonal skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Plan, monitor, and control New Product Development projects from initiation to production release.
Work with cross-functional project teams (engineering, industrial design, product marketing, operations, compliance, manufacturing, etc.) to define project scope, goals, deliverables, and timeline to support business goals.
Direct interaction with customers to provide/facilitate updates, status, risk discussions, etc.
Develop appropriate project plans and effectively communicate project expectations to team members, stakeholders, and customers in a timely and clear fashion.
Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals – collaborate with department managers to obtain necessary resources.
Draft and submit development timelines to management and customers and then proactively recognize and react to threats to committed timelines.
Proactively manage changes in project scope, estimate impact of changes, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Manage Third Party vendors to keep alignment with project objectives
Ensure quality and brand value of the product through collaboration with the innovation and quality teams.
Conduct project postmortems and create recommendations to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Identify and implement improvements in InVue’s New Product Development process.
Ensure compliance with InVue’s New Product Development Process.
Travel as required for the purpose of meeting with clients, stakeholders, vendors, or off-site personnel/management.