Sr. Project Manager
Qorvo
- Greensboro, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Executes and manages the schedule and risk mitigation elements of the project from concept to production release.
- Facilitates the definition of the program schedule, sampling, pre-production ramp and release and for multiple projects in parallel.
- Follows the Qorvo Product Development Process (PDP) and supports timely completion of all required phase gate deliverables.
- Manages Leads a team of subject matter experts from in and out of APBU (cross-functional), including Engineering (Design, Test, Quality, Applications, Packaging), Product Lines, Supply Chain, Operations, and others as required.
- Drives and documents clear expectations and agreement within the project team utilizing PM tools including project development plans, meticulous organization of meeting notes / materials / action items, leading team meetings & informal discussions.
- Elevates within QORVO situations where this gap cannot be closed and communicates this situation to the customer as required.
- Defines, communicates, and closes the gap between customer expectations and actual schedule.
- Responsible for customer interface related to meetings, presentation material, key milestones, key deliverables, and messaging of information as well as maintain customer end-focus with Marketing team.
- Emphasis on good stewardship of team resources and budgets and fosters team learning within the project group.
- Continuously improve the speed and predictability of development programs via application Lean concepts, best practices, lessons learned.
- Reports the project status to the business unit staff, project team, and marketing organization.
- Strong and efficient work ethic with drive to take ownership of project requirements and deliverables.
- Must be a self-guided and strategic thinker applying engineering principles to daily work.
- Exceptional organizational skills: time management, prioritization, quick information recall and access.
- Clear and concise verbal and written communications.
- Strong team leadership skills with ability to work with cross-functional groups and communicate with internal and external customers.
- Demonstrate high proficiency with MS Office and Project. Experience with Wrike is preferred.
- Leadership in aligning goals of multiple stakeholders and decisive to execute quickly.
- Sound decision-making skills and aggressively address and escalate issues and obstacles to project completion when necessary.
- Understanding of Qorvo's product types and technologies.
- Show working knowledge of Lean Principles, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 8-STEP.
- BS degree required in an Engineering Field from an accredited college or university. Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Aerospace preferred.
- At least 5 years of direct experience in technical project management overseeing a product development process.