Sr. Project Manager, Gen Proj/Prog Mgmt
- Newark, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Technical Scouting: Identify start-up companies that fulfill Yazaki's technical capability gaps required for the new business opportunity or for potential equity investment.
- Business Development: Apply existing start-up company solutions to existing Yazaki “pain points” to solve the “pain point” and lead to new business opportunities with the start-up.
- Cross Functional Team Management: Manage the Technical Scouting team members to ensure the Technical Scouting activities and process are properly achieved. Ensure that the team members deliver on their assigned tasks in a timely fashion and help remove any roadblocks that the team may encounter.
- Deal Structure Negotiation: Negotiate a customized business structure (i.e. licensing, acquisition, equity participation, funding, purchase agreements, etc.) with the startup company that would lead to business continuation defined by the new business venture. The structure would serve the interest of Yazaki as a new business venture and the interests of the start-up company.
- Budget Management: Manage the Technical Scouting budget during each performance year to ensure budget is achieved. Ensure that the resource allocation is in line with the planned activities. Escalate any concerns and propose countermeasures if the actual budget is in excess of the forecast.
- External Platforms: Manage external platforms, which include, start-up accelerators, venture capital, subject matter consortiums, university liaison office, and corporate innovation consortiums, to provide deal flows that match the Venture Scouting Groups selection criteria. These platforms should be managed for their effectiveness, tracking their performance to defined targets and replacing them as required.
- Deal Flow Pipeline: Drive the deal flow pipeline as if the Venture Scouting Group were a corporate venture capital and create investment proposals to the executive leadership and YII Board of Directors. The target is 10 investment deals per year, which may require significantly more start-ups in a deal flow pipeline.
- Start-up Investment Due Diligence: Lead the start-up investment due diligence activity by creating a start-up “scorecard” to help evaluate start-up risk. This scorecard should help mitigate investment risk by identifying clear criteria to guide the investment decisions.
- Start-up “Pain Point” Due-Diligence: Search for start-up companies that solve the “pain points” to enable a business solution. Perform due diligence on start-up company technical solution and potential financial return.
- Process Documentation: Follow the specified process for the department for executing projects. Provide “lessons learned” and process improvements to continuously improve the process.
- A collaborative learning environment that will help you reach your maximum potential
- Opportunities to build your professional network
- Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule