Senior Technical Project Manager

About the role: 

SharkNinja is looking for a self-motivated Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join the NPD group to work alongside the Engineering Team.

The TPM is the ‘glue’ within the team, aligning project direction and decision points with key members from all business disciplines and will work as a partner to the design manager/engineers with joint responsibility for delivering NPD product(s) to market. We work with a hybrid model, 3 days a week in our iconic Battersea Power Station London office.

The technical project manager is responsible for the ‘WHAT’ that is being delivered, design manager/engineers are responsible for ‘HOW’ this is delivered.   Jointly they are responsible for:

Delivering 5* products to market (best in class product)

• Ensure global teams are aligned on project direction (right product)
• Ensure project schedules are up to date, progressing to plan and meet retailer requirements (right time)
• Ensure global teams are up to date on project status and key issues/risks (stakeholders bought in)

Here are some of the exciting things you'll be doing:

• Work as a part of the Engineering/TPM team.
• Significant experience of managing a project through the entire lifecycle
• Significant experience in regular presentations to senior stakeholders
• Experience in budget management
• Experience in plastics or consumer goods household appliances desirable
• Uses Microsoft Office Suite to a high level.
• Flexible and collaborative - these are key to success at SharkNinja.
• Positive demeanour with an entrepreneurial nature

Here are some of the things you'll bring:

The successful candidate will be able to understand complex technical challenges, and be able to rely information to non-technical cross functional teams. The candidate will be also able to support the project team on some technical activities. They will need to show good listening and influencing skills, with the confidence to achieve collaborative working relationships.

Skills:

• Engineering background
• Hands on approach
• Presentation/Communication skills
• Skilled in Microsoft office user, including Excel and PowerPoint
• 5+ years’ experience in project management or engineering role - project management experience preferred
• Experience of managing a project(s) through the entire lifecycle - preferably plastics or consumer products experience
• Experience in regular presentations to senior stakeholders - board of directors/executive team experience desirable
• Experience of working in fast paced, challenging environment
• A technical understanding of manufacturing processes and limits
• Solid works or CREO experience a plus
• A hands-on work ethic
• Experience in budget management desirable but non-essential

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