Project Manager

Kickmaker•Seattle, WA

11d•$150,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Kickmaker is a high-tech product design and industrialization agency that supports customers from prototype to production run in various vertical markets including medical, new mobility, electrification, agrotech, robotics, IOT, and consumer devices. They leverage cross-disciplinary skills in embedded AI, high-tech manufacturing automation, eco-design, industrial design, and WEB 3.0 for the economy of functionality. Kickmaker fosters a maker culture with pillars of passion, excitement, and kindness, aiming to enable employees to fulfill their potential on exciting projects while encouraging autonomy and initiative. The company has a community of over 250 employees across France, China, and the United States, and is expanding its teams in Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco.

Requirements

Managing projects with the aim of ensuring team satisfaction, project profitability, compliance with internal processes, and quality of relationships with customers and internal teams.
Analyzing and qualifying customer requirements.
Identifying project risks and determining resources.
Managing financial performance of projects in line with margin targets.
Ensuring compliance with contractual commitments (cost, quality, deadlines).
Organizing, leading, and supervising multi-disciplinary project teams.
Defining workload plans and monitoring performance indicators.
Managing operational trade-offs.
Organizing and leading project team meetings.
Reviewing and approving activity reports.
Proposing and implementing new project management methods.
Ensuring compliance with quality procedures.
Promoting and ensuring compliance with EHS standards.
Participating in quality audits.

Responsibilities

Support in qualifying requirements and preparing proposals, including drafting technical and financial proposals in collaboration with sales teams and technical leaders.
Actively participate in the pre-sales phase by analyzing and qualifying customer requirements.
Identify project risks and determine necessary resources for project staffing.
Ensure overall management of assigned projects from launch to completion.
Manage the financial performance of projects to meet margin targets.
Maintain a trusting relationship with customers, promoting a "win-win" partnership.
Ensure compliance with contractual commitments regarding cost, quality, and deadlines.
Organize, lead, and supervise multi-disciplinary project teams (mechanical, electrical, software).
Ensure team skill development and maintain a positive dynamic.
Define workload plans, monitor performance indicators, and propose corrective actions.
Ensure successful delivery of contractual commitments and project profitability.
Manage operational trade-offs and report to Kickmaker's executive team.
Organize and lead project team meetings.
Review and approve activity reports from teams.
Propose, implement, and promote new project management methods for performance improvement.
Be a driving force in the continuous improvement of internal processes.
Ensure compliance with Kickmaker's quality procedures and EHS standards.
Actively participate in internal and external quality audits.
Ensure the company's brand image is built and respected by customers and that procedures are complied with.