Description
We are looking for an Associate Project Manager to join the Programme Team. In this role, you will work on New Product Introduction (NPI) hardware projects, managing the full development process to bring innovative products from concept through to market launch.
The right candidate will be a good communicator, an adaptive learner, and able to lead cross-functional project teams across Engineering, Product Management and Marketing. You will be part of a team of enthusiastic project managers, within a dynamic company committed to growth and continuous innovation in sound recording and music production equipment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with Programme, Engineering and Product Management leadership to produce product development strategies that can deliver on Business Case and product roadmap objectives.
- Apply and leverage our internal project management framework to deliver successful project outcomes, generating and executing project delivery plans and detailed stage plans with deliverables and review gates.
- Work closely with the cross functional delivery teams, Technical Programme Leads, and Programme Manager to manage priorities, resolve workload conflicts, and drive the project delivery plan to move from product concept realisation through to mass production. Project ownership will be for the entire development process, end-to-end.
- Take ownership of project risk management, exposing, documenting, and ensuring mitigation plans are implemented as part of your projects to reduce the risk profile.
- Work with support from Programme Manager to estimate and track project costs and project performance measures (schedule/cost/quality) to ensure Business Case targets are met.
- Build and nurture strong relationships with internal project teams and contract manufacturing partners to ensure successful delivery and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Apply problem-solving techniques to overcome delivery challenges and remove blockers.
Skills and experience required:
- Experience delivering multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience of providing leadership to cross-functional project teams working towards a shared goal.
- Experience with structured project management environments and digital planning tools.
- Demonstrate excellent spoken and written English.
- Possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset, seeking to refine processes, tools and ways of working.
The Ideal candidates will:
- Have experience with new product development (NPD) lifecycles and project managing the development of hardware products.
- Have knowledge and an understanding of Agile principles and methodologies.
Benefits include flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, Health Cash Plan, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, company music events, offsite company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development.