Project Manager

Company: Shure Incorporated
Location: Niles, IL 60714

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Overview:[


Interested in joining a growing Global PMO that supports Shure’s engineering organization? Do you have strong Project Management experience and a passion for networked electronics or wireless technologies? We want to hear from you!

In this role, you will lead project management activities using Shure’s product development process. This is a great opportunity to join a growing organization and manage engineering projects on a global scale.

]Responsibilities:

  • Forms and co-locates cross functional Teams by negotiating with Department Managers to obtain necessary resources.
  • Supervises the activities of the Core Team in the development of Project Team Product Proposals (PTPP) and negotiates scope of work and details Project Charter together with Team and Project Stakeholders.
  • Supervises Team activities in developing Project Plans utilizing standard project management tools and templates as outlined by the Program Management department, guides and resolves conflict, and coordinates estimation of project manpower and task duration to determine overall project timeframes.
  • Assesses and monitors risk in key areas including project budgets, schedules, and quality/functionality, and communicates risks to the Project Team and Project Stakeholders, approves project expenditures, and guides decision making towards budget adherence.
  • Maintains and monitors team progress against project schedules, project and product costs, and product quality by guiding decision-making and working with Functional Managers to identify and resolve issues preventing on-time delivery of deliverables.
  • Leverages knowledge of organizational roles and responsibilities to guide project team and activities by effectively addressing competing interests or opinions.
  • Assures team complies with the new product development process and reports progress to project governance bodies by completing project reports and collateral for project reviews.
  • Communicates final decisions regarding direction and objectives in a way that maximizes buy-in and progress toward goals.
  • Reviews all project activities at the end of a project, compiles project lessons learned, assesses project adherence to targets, and suggests improvements for the revision of the new product development process.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field, Engineering preferred. Graduate coursework is desirable.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in new product implementation
  • Minimum of 4 years experience leading teams in a direct report or dotted/matrix environment.
  • Background in engineering, and experience with networked and wireless products
  • Demonstrated ability of working on complex assignments using techniques such as Design of Experiments, FMEA, or concurrent engineering
  • Requirements analysis, elicitation, and systems engineering.
  • Experience with products requiring domestic and international agency approvals (FCC, ETSI, CE, UL, TUV, etc.)
  • PMI PMP certification or PDMA NPDP certification.
  • Able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, building relationships with Stakeholders and Project Team Members that enable Project Manager leadership.
  • Strong Negotiation skills to influence changes to project scope and targets as necessary.
  • Able to exhibit leadership in situations without formal authority.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead Project Teams through motivation, influence, and coaching of Team Members
  • 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.