
New Product Development Project Manager
- Marshalltown, IA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own and lead end-to-end project lifecycle, identify and work with the team to mitigate schedule, technical, market, and resource risks
- Work with the project team to develop project plans combining structured stage-gate practice + Agile using processes, procedures, and tools
- Report critical metrics like project velocity, budget alignment, and time-to-market
- Advise collaborators about project milestone status and plans for risk management
- Lead daily stand-ups, design reviews, and milestone meetings
- Communicate and coordinate with centralized resources (marketing, sales, test and evaluation, global supply chain, materials, research and development, simulation, etc.)
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration
- Support short- and long-term capacity planning
- Percentage of travel -
- Engineering Degree + 2 years project mgmt experience OR 5+ years of technical project mgmt experience
- Solid track record in project management or technical leadership role
- Ability to work with different technical and functional fields, as well as being able to handle shifting priorities.
- Ability to resolve issues, make decisions and provide advice and mentorship to project team members and managerial staff.
- 10 years of project management experience, ideally in industrial equipment or controls
- CAPM, PMP, or Agile/Scrum certification preferred; experience with Lean principles or continuous improvement methodologies is a strong plus
- New Product Development or similar technical experience