Project Manager

Kickmaker•Austin, TX

21d•$140,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Kickmaker is a high-tech product design and industrialization agency. We support our customers from prototype to production run in our main vertical markets (medical, new mobility, electrification, agrotech, robotics, IOT and consumer devices) and our cross-disciplinary skills (embedded AI, high-tech manufacturing automation, eco-design, industrial design and WEB 3.0 for the economy of functionality). We're evolving with a real maker culture! Passion, excitement and kindness are the pillars of KICKMAKER. This team and community spirit has enabled us to shape a unique corporate culture. Our approach: to enable everyone to fulfill their potential by working on exciting projects, and to encourage autonomy and initiative. Present in France, China and the United States, our community counts over 250 passionate kickers and keeps growing. It is in this context that we are looking to strengthen our team in Boston, Seattle and San Fransisco. At Kickmaker youâll work on 5â10 projects annually, choosing from a wide range of industries : from robotics, medical devices, fitness tech, and automotive, to micro-mobility, beauty tech, sports exoskeletons, and AI-driven hardware. Your path evolves with your curiosity: we help you grow where your professional ambitions and personal passions meet, always connected to the latest tech breakthroughs.

Requirements

8 to 10 years in a relevant field

Responsibilities

Support in qualifying requirements and preparing proposals
Contribute to the drafting of technical and financial proposals, in close collaboration with the sales teams, Program Back Leads, Program Front Leads, Program Sales Leads, and technical leaders
Actively participate in the pre-sales phase by analyzing and qualifying customer requirements
Identify project risks and determine the resources needed to staff the project.
Ensure the overall management of assigned projects, from launch to completion
Manage the financial performance of projects, in line with the margin targets set
Maintain a relationship of trust with customers, promoting a âwin-winâ partnership dynamic
Ensure compliance with contractual commitments (cost, quality, deadlines).
Organize, lead, and supervise multi-disciplinary project teams (mechanical, electrical, software)
Ensure that teams develop their skills and maintain a positive dynamicm
Define workload plans, monitor performance indicators, and propose corrective actions if necessary
Ensure the successful delivery of contractual commitments made to Kickmaker's clients and ensure the expected profitability of projects
Manage operational trade-offs and report to Kickmakerâs executive team.
Organize and lead project team meetings
Review and approve activity reports produced by the teams
Propose, implement, and promote new project management methods to improve overall performance
Be a driving force in the continuous improvement of internal processes.
Ensure compliance with Kickmaker's quality procedures across all projects
Promote and ensure compliance with current EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) standards in day-to-day activities
Actively participate in internal and external quality audits
ensure that the company's brand image is built and respected by its customers and that the procedures in force are complied with, both personally in the performance of their duties and with regard to the employees for whom they are responsible.
ensure that they fully assess the responsibilities that may arise in the performance of their duties and may not, under any circumstances, claim to have been ignore them.