Technical Project Manager II

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

18h

About The Position

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. Our mission to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world allows our employees to be thinkers and tinkerers, designers and doers, creators and number crunchers, makers of things they love. SharkNinja is looking for a self-motivated Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join the Engineering Team. OVERVIEW: Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do: The TPM is the ‘glue’ within the team, aligning project direction and decision points with key members from all business disciplines and will work as a partner to the design manager/engineers with joint responsibility for delivering NPD product(s) to market. The technical project manager is responsible for the ‘WHAT’ that is being delivered, design manager/engineers are responsible for ‘HOW’ this is delivered. Jointly they are responsible for: Delivering 5 products to market (best in class product) Ensure global teams are aligned on project direction (right product) Ensure project schedules are up to date, progressing to plan and meet retailer requirements (right time) Ensure global teams are up to date on project status and key issues/risks (stakeholders bought in)

Requirements

Engineering background
2+ years’ experience in project management or engineering role - project management experience preferred
Hands on approach
Presentation/Communication skills
Experience of managing a project(s) through the entire lifecycle - preferably plastics or consumer products experience
Experience in regular presentations to senior stakeholders - board of directors/executive team experience desirable
Experience of working in fast paced, challenging environment.
A technical understanding of manufacturing processes and limits
Solid works or CREO experience
A hands-on work ethic
Skilled in Microsoft office user, including Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Experience in budget management desirable but non-essential

Responsibilities

Align on daily Engineering tasks and deliverables.
Delivering 5 products to market (best-in-class products)
Ensure global teams are aligned on project direction (the right product)
Ensure project schedules are up to date, progressing to plan and meet retailer requirements (on time)
Ensure global teams are up to date on project status and key issues/risks (stakeholders transparency).
Drive internal team meetings and set up project plans
Track technical issues through JIRA system
Participate actively on day to day activities related to legacy products and produce updates for executive reviews.