Principal Project Manager

• Thrive at work and at home… Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family; including fertility benefits and adoption assistance to start a family!
• Significant opportunities for you in our Wellness Program.
• 6% 401K match, additional 2% core contribution = 8% overall match.
• Vacation days, volunteer days plus site paid holidays.
• Educational opportunities through company programs along with Tuition Advancement and Tuition Reimbursement.
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• Build strong relationships with project sponsors at all levels. Assess project cross-functional resource requirements and proactively engage sponsors and functional leaders to fill resource gaps on a timely basis to ensure project success.
• Manage NPD Program deliverables, risks and timing; utilize critical path management methodologies to manage schedule, scope and resource requirements. Timely communication of project status to all stakeholders.
• Review project proposals or plans to determine a time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and the assignment of available departmental resources to various project phases.
• Drives fundamental activities from concept to performing as pertains to: Risk, Issue, Change Mgt, Schedule, Resource Allocation, Resource visibility and reporting with key stakeholders. Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
• Motivate a team to work together (w/o direct authority) towards a common goal and to achieve co-operation within the team while providing professional support, and ability to delegate with respect and ownership. Establish a work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
• Review/approve the work plan of an external service provider or consultancy contracted to execute the project. Implement a project communication plan. Conduct risk assessment and mitigation. Monitor project activities, ensuring the currency, quality and integrity of information, while providing consistency in content and “look and feel” across the organization
• Monitor project activities, ensuring the currency, quality and integrity of information, while providing consistency in content and “look and feel” across the organization. Ensure that project goals are in line with business objectives. Ensure that project goals are achieved.
• Assign duties and responsibilities to project personnel and define the scope of their authority. Direct and coordinate the activities of project personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule and within budget. Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required.
• Ability to travel up to 20% (depending on location and projects).

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or equivalent field. MS, MBA or Advance Program Management Accreditation preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in project or program management is required, demonstrated experience leading New Product (Design, Test, Supplier Readiness & Mfg. Integration) preferred.
• PMI PMP certification required, Agile and/or Scrum certificate(s) a plus.
• Project portfolio, prioritization and demand management preferred. Ownership and commitment to excellence, along with emotional intelligence, servant leadership and stakeholder partnership.
• Demonstrated organizational skills to manage multiple priorities at once. Strong attention to detail, resilient & adaptable. Financial acumen and business case development experience.
• Product & Customer Centricity. Experience in managing cross-functional teams, leading people. Organizing, developing and motivating a team.

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