Senior Project Manager
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead product development projects from conceptualization to high-volume manufacturing, collaborating with customers, sales team, engineering team, and operations.
* Directly manage customer communication and relationships.
* Understand customer needs, plan, coordinate, and drive customer projects to production, ensuring product performance and costs.
* Brief internal and external stakeholders on project progress and milestones.
* Manage the critical path of the project and key project risks.
* Report portfolio KPIs to management.
* Lead and develop direct reports.
Requirements:
* Degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering, physics, photonics, or related fields.
* At least 5 years of experience in project management in a high-tech industry (preferably in opto-/electro-mechanical systems).
* Inspiring leader with at least 2 years of experience guiding teams.
* Ability to think multidimensionally when planning, managing teams, and projects.
* Excellent communication skills, hands-on, and pragmatic.
* Experience with PM tools (Monday, Jira, MS Project) preferred.
* Ready to travel up to 20%.
* English proficiency.
Benefits:
* A competitive salary with ESOP.
* Retirement savings plan with company match.
* Generous vacation policies.
* Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
* A collaborative and fast-paced work environment.
* Flexible working environment & home office.
* Respectful and supportive culture with a lot of fun.
* We are extremely international and proud of our diversity in every aspect.
* Award-winning regular company events.
About Us:
We are a dynamic and motivated team. We live an open culture in which your work will be crucial to the success of the company. You will work with extraordinary colleagues, all striving for one common goal: to create an outstanding company.