Senior Project Manager

Cespira • Vancouver, BC

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About The Position

The Sr. Project Manager is a key driver of product and technology development with significant and complex scope. They ensure seamless coordination and execution across the cross-functional Product teams. Throughout the product lifecycle, the Sr. Project Manager maintains responsibility for meeting critical deadlines, managing dependencies, and facilitating communication between the Product team members. During product development, they oversee the execution of Cespira’s Product Development Process (CPDP) to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes. In production, they take ownership of product change requests and manage them from initiation through successful implementation. This role requires a strong and dedicated team player that is familiar with automotive product development, has acute attention to detail, can effectively communicate to senior management and executes at a high caliber.

Requirements

• 10+years' experience in project and program management
• PMP, PgMP certification (or equivalent)asset.
• 15+years' experience in an engineering environment, preferably in the automotive industry.
• A track record of running large, technically complex projects to completion, not just keeping the status report green.
• Real fluency with APQP and gated development processes, and the judgment to know when agile and waterfall each earn their place.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills to foster strong customer and Cespira relationships.
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering(Master's in a related field a plus)
• A willingness to travel internationally when the work calls for it.

Nice To Haves

• Master's in a related field

Responsibilities

• Own the cross functional execution schedule for the assigned Product(s)-plan it, drive it, and make the trade-offs when reality disagrees with the plan.
• Facilitate communication between product team members and other departments, ensuring everyone is aligned on key objectives. Escalate issues that cannot be resolved through the appropriate channels.
• Keep the team pulling in the same direction and say so loudly and early when they're not.
• Run Cespira's Product Development Process (CPDP) with discipline — not as a checkbox, but because it's how complex hardware projects actually ship on time.
• Build and maintain the risk register before problems become crises, and drive the mitigation plans yourself.
• Coordinate prototype ordering and tracking across every active project — the physical builds that turn designs into proof.
• Support the Program Manager with budget forecasting and planning.
• Support budget plan with the Program Manager and help quote new development work.
• Capture lessons learned, identify solutions, and drive change through the organization.
• Take ownership of product change requests end to end — from impact assessment through implementation.
• Support the quoting and execution of customer PCR’s specific to their Product.
• Partner with the Product Manager on product roadmaps and ongoing business case evaluation for ongoing Product improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior