Project Manager

Job Overview

We are seeking an ONSITE Project Manager with experience collaborating with engineers and product development teams to drive projects from inception through successful delivery. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership and organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams within Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, and Kanban frameworks.

This position is onsite in Santa Cruz, CA

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Candidate Profi

• leYou have a proven track record of delivering complex product development projects in a high‑tech environment, coordinating across multiple cross‑functional tea
• msYou are experienced in delivering products incorporating both hardware and software, including new or evolving technologi
• esYou are comfortable working in structured development environments (stage-gate, Agile, or hybrid), and have successfully applied these frameworks in practi
• ceYou have strong experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or equivalent, and understand how to use them to drive execution, not just reporti
• ngYou are confident leading teams through ambiguity, holding stakeholders accountable, and ensuring commitments are m
• etYou are able to balance involvement in projects without displacing ownership from technical lea
• dsYou have formal project management training or equivalent experience, a degree in Computer Science or Engineering or a related discipline would be advantageou

s.Responsibiliti

• esLead project meetings, effectively managing tasking and clearly understanding status across the project, highlighting risks and issues, and taking steps to communicate the
• m.Maintain project management platform, ensuring that project plans are maintained by individual leads, and that metrics and timelines are accurat
• e.Ensures that the project team clearly understands the requirements for the project and actively manages to those requirement
• s.Effectively manage all stakeholders and is comfortable communicating with senior level staff, pushing back when require
• d.Work with engineering teams to track and report progress, costs, risks and issues at a business leve
• l.Work with Marketing, Sales, Service and Operations to ensure a seamless release and successful transition to routine shippin

g.Skil

• ls5 years' project management experience in a structured corporate environme
• ntDegree or equivalent experien
• ceProficiency in online project management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or equivalent; knowledge of issue tracking systems and status reporti
• ngUnderstanding of manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality and servic
• e.Familiarity with software development lifecycle methodologies, such as Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, et
• c.Demonstrable experience of managing projects across multi-functional te