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Project Manager
Company | Parallel Systems |
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Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Salary | $104000 – $171000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- 3-5 years of project-based management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with technical workers in unfamiliar fields.
- Demonstrated ability to understand project-based design requirements.
- Experience managing critical path through multi-departmental projects with critical due dates.
- Strong proficiency with project management software (e.g., Asana, Trello, Jira, or Microsoft Project).
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Participate in customer interactions and research customer applications to understand their operating environment.
- Meet with Engineers assigned to the project to understand current product architecture and to convey relevant customer context.
- Create actionable requirements for the engineering team based on knowledge of the customer application and other project-specific context.
- Work with engineers to create a work breakdown structure identifying tasks, time, and dependencies.
- Work with account managers to clearly communicate expectations, requests for information, and review materials with the customer.
- Participate in Product Specification reviews and other internal processes to make sure customer intention and internal requirements are being met during the development process.
- Track progress to the work breakdown structure, identifying delays, technical risks, and resource needs.
- When risks are identified, work with the appropriate teams to develop a mitigation plan by adjusting technical strategy, resources, and/or customer expectations.
- Present status updates on customer projects as part of regular account review meetings.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in an interdisciplinary management field.
- Experience in fabrication, testing, and operation of electromechanical systems.
- Familiarity with software design and test project patterns.
- Familiarity with the transportation industry.
- Experience estimating and tracking project budgets.