# Associate Project Manager / Project Manager (NPI) - Malaysia (On site)

**Company**: Cricut
**Location**: Senai, Johor
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Product Management
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Cricut makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything.

The Associate Project Manager / Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing cross-functional projects, with a strong emphasis on New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing readiness, and operational execution.

Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end project execution from concept through launch and handover to sustaining teams.

- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.

- Drive adherence to project scope, timeline, cost, and quality objectives.

- Proactively identify risks, issues, and constraints; develop and execute mitigation and recovery plans.

Cross-Functional Leadership:

- Serve as the primary point of contact across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Compliance, and external partners.

- Facilitate regular project reviews, executive updates, and cross-functional alignment meetings.

- Drive accountability by clearly defining owners, deliverables, and due dates.

- Escalate risks and decisions appropriately with data-driven recommendations.

NPI & Manufacturing Readiness:

- Lead NPI execution.

- Coordinate tooling, fixtures, jigs, DFMs, FAIs, NPI builds, and ramp readiness.

- Ensure manufacturing processes, documentation, and quality controls are in place prior to mass production.

- Manage supplier readiness, capacity constraints, and on-site build support as required.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management:

- Manage internal and external stakeholders with varying priorities and levels of influence.

- Coordinate with suppliers, CM partners, and vendors to ensure delivery against commitments.

- Track supplier performance, open actions, and readiness gaps.

Reporting & Governance:

- Own project dashboards, action trackers, RAID logs, and executive summaries.

- Provide clear, concise, and timely communication on project status, risks, and decisions.

- Ensure compliance with internal project governance and phase-gate requirements.

Continuous Improvement:

- Identify opportunities to improve project execution, processes, and tools.

- Capture lessons learned and drive standardization and best practices across programs.

- Mentor junior team members where applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field.

- 3–8 years of project management experience.

- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional, operational, or manufacturing-related projects.

- Strong working knowledge of project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, cost, risk, change control).

- Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.

- Experience in manufacturing, consumer electronics, or regulated/high-volume production environments.

- Experience with NPI, ramp-to-volume, or factory transfer programs.

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- cross-functional leadership
- stakeholder management
- manufacturing readiness
- NPI execution

### Nice to have
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- manufacturing
- consumer electronics
- regulated/high-volume production environments
- NPI
- ramp-to-volume
- factory transfer programs

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