Hybrid Project Manager – Engineering

at Shure Incorporated

• Job title: Project Manager – Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $128,100 - $217,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Niles, United States

About the role

• Project Manager leading complex hardware and software projects at Shure, a leader in audio products. Overseeing the product development process from concept to completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead upfront work and collaborate closely with all departments to get new concepts and projects approved, planned, staffed, and set up for success.
• Lead and drive development, planning, and closure of all efforts involved in project execution, including both internal and external dependencies.
• Assess and monitor risk in key areas including project budgets, schedules, product costs, and quality/functionality while communicating risks/issues to the Project Team and Project Stakeholders.
• Negotiate and guide decisions towards budget and schedule adherence.
• Assure team complies with the new product development process and report progress to project governance bodies via regularly distributed status reports and collateral.
• Negotiate and maintain relationships with outside partners in collaboration with Supply Chain Associates, including outside design firms, co-development partners, and vendors in order to achieve project goals.
• Review all project activities at the end of a project, compile lessons learned, assess project adherence to targets, and suggest improvements for the revision of the new product development process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, Engineering preferred
• PMI PMP certification or PDMA NPDP certification preferred
• Minimum 6 years of experience in new product implementation
• Minimum of 4 years of experience leading teams in a direct report or dotted/matrix environment.
• Proven expertise working with both in-house and OEM/ODM/JDM projects.
• Product development experience in and understanding of wireless systems and technologies preferred.
• Strong Negotiation skills to influence changes to project scope and targets as necessary.
• Ability to exhibit leadership in situations without formal authority.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Project Teams through motivation, influence, and coaching of Team Members
• Able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, building relationships with Stakeholders and Project Team Members that enable Project Manager leadership.
• Ability to leverage knowledge of organizational roles and responsibilities to guide activities.
• Desire to continuously maintain knowledge of key disciplines (e.g., electrical, mechanical, acoustical, and software engineering; marketing; operations and quality) that allow for effective leadership of cross-functional Teams.
• Experience designing, leading, piloting, or implementing alternative project management techniques such as Critical Chain or Lean / Agile development.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

Benefits

• comprehensive healthcare
• mental health and retirement savings plans
• generous paid time off programs
• employee discounts
• professional development opportunities
• work-life balance initiatives
• employee recognition programs
• volunteering/community involvement opportunities