Director, Project Management

Director, Project Management

Status: Full Time, Employee

Job Category: Project Management

Relevant Work Experience: 10+ Years in Project Management

Career Level: Experienced

Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Travel Requirements: Some travel (domestic and international)

Industry: Telecommunications/Wireless

Location: Kirkland, WA

The Opportunity

Bluetooth is the global wireless standard for simple, secure connectivity and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the company at the heart of the Bluetooth industry, is hiring! The Bluetooth SIG advances awareness of Bluetooth worldwide, oversees the development of new generations of Bluetooth technology, and provides the processes and tools for developers and product manufacturers around the world to build, test, qualify, and brand their Bluetooth products.

Our collaborative, fast-paced company culture and critical role in making the Internet of Things a reality provides you with a unique opportunity to collaborate with the companies that are creating the world’s most advanced products and for you to be a part of the vanguard of technology innovation.

At the Bluetooth SIG, our values are at the core of who we are and are displayed on a daily basis as we cultivate relationships with our members, business partners and our organization. When joining the Bluetooth SIG, it means you share and display these values at the highest level: collaboration, commitment, integrity, respect, humility and creativity.

The Role

The Director, Project Management will be responsible for leading the company’s Project Management activities, providing expert leadership, guidance and training in project management techniques with an enfaces on change management practices across the organization. Own management of department including processes, resources and budget.

The Director, Project Management will report to the VP, Enterprise Planning and manager a team of 3+ project managers.

Responsibilities

Project Management Leadership

· Own company project portfolio including enterprise and working group projects – directly responsible for one or more projects

· Strengthen, mature and evangelize the project management discipline

· Maintain best practices and consistent project management processes and tools to enable efficiency and scalability

· Lead and be the subject matter expert on project management policies and procedures

· Mature and maintain project management policy and procedure documentation

· Report insights, portfolio health and projects that have deviated from agreed to schedules to senior leadership, and key stakeholders including Working Group Chairs.

· Report and manage risk and mitigation strategies to ensure project success across the portfolio

· Own and drive project KPIs and leverage for ongoing organization improvements

· Ability to adapt to changing project priorities and manage enterprise impacts

· Own training for project and Change Management processes

Organizational Change Management

· Utilize best practices for driving organizational results to serve as a mentor to others on best practices for change management activities

· Track and measure projects through the project cycle to show the current health of organizational change management

· Use data-driven solutions to address the human factors affecting an organization’s ability to reach its strategic objectives

· Advise senior leadership on change management and organizational alignment

Team Management & Leadership

· Lead a team of 3+ project managers

· Manage goals, processes, budget, resources

· Grow, motivate, and mange direct report(s)

Skills and Experience

A strong leader with the ability to establish, communicate and mobilize a vision

· Quality-focused, and process- and data-driven

· Diplomatic communicator, influencer, and consensus-builder

· Critical thinker with excellent verbal and written communications

· Participates in corporate strategy

· Strong attention to detail while maintaining ability to see the big picture

· Proven presentation and effective communication (written and verbal) skills to diverse audiences

· Demonstrated ability to create an atmosphere of shared purpose and foster a collaborative environment of create problem solving

· Excellent meeting facilitation skills

Strong ownership and operations skills

· Demonstrated experience managing operational function

· Demonstrated experience establishing operational procedures to support policies

Strong process improvement skills

· Define, analyze, document and improve processes

· Experience and knowledge on process improvement initiatives and methodologies

Demonstrated experience in project management

· Successful track record managing multiple org-wide projects

· Proven application of effective project management methodologies

· Continuous improvement on effective project management and change management

An experienced and strong people manager

· 5+ years direct team management (hiring, mentoring, performance evaluations, team building, terminating)

· Clearly sets expectations and instills accountability

· Positive agent for change

· Encourages, empowers, motivates and mentors team members to maximize their abilities

Effective, motivating, and accountable leader

· Personally motivated, creative thinker and accountable team player

· Proficient in Microsoft office applications

· Strong skills in maintaining and supporting relationships at all levels across the organization

· Passionate about technology and enjoys helping people

· Experience working in a global environment

The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. has an excellent benefits package including heath, prescription drug, short-term and long-term disability, vision and dental coverage, life insurance, and 401(k).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bluetooth SIG, Inc. is committed to providing equal opportunity employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, National Guard or reserve unit obligation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Consistent with applicable federal and state law, Bluetooth SIG, Inc. will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. A reasonable accommodation is any modification or adjustment to a job, employment practice, or the work environment that makes it possible for an individual with a disability to enjoy an equal employment opportunity. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

Job Type: Full-time