Job Overview

This is a virtual role, with training in the Collegno, Italy office 

This position provides Project Management leadership & is responsible for regional end-to-end Product Development projects leading cross-functional teams across multiple product lines, with KPIs such as Launch on Time, Budget, Cost & Quality

This position will interface with the following: Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Procurement & Quality

Your main tasks

• Leverage structured new product development process and stage gate frameworks to lead project activities from initial RFQ through the entire project development and release lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to ensure smooth project delivery (including timeline, schedule, budget, quality, and deliverables) 
• Conduct regular cadence of project meetings, document meeting minutes, and assign and maintain action rails; Follow up with appropriate action owners when necessary
• Manage project stakeholders, including core team members and leadership functions
• Prepare and present projects to the leadership team to effectively communicate project updates and gain project governance approvals 
• Monitor and maintain risk and issues logs, and escalate when appropriate
• Proactively identify and communicate escalations around challenges, gaps, support required and resource needs to quickly address issues before they impede successful delivery of the program
• Encourage strategic thinking from the team throughout a project lifecycle
• Continuous improvement mindset

Your ideal background

• Bachelors in business or Technical related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience supporting projects, product development, or project coordination
• Experience working with global team environments
• Understanding of stage-gate processing
• Experience in effect project planning, execution, stakeholder communication, and risk analysis
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence
• Excellent at developing and maintaining good working relationships
• Fluent in English with good verbal and written communication skills across all levels (both internally and externally
• Preferable:
• Experience in an engineering environment
• Experience with terminal and connector products
• Experience with the Planisware Project Manager software system
• Willingness to gain a PMP certification within 3 years