Senior Project Manager

Role overview

Project execution

• Own cross-functional product execution schedules, drive plans, and make trade-offs as circumstances change.
• Align product teams and departments, facilitate communication, and escalate unresolved issues.
• Run the Product Development Process to support timely delivery of complex hardware projects.
• Maintain risk registers and personally drive mitigation plans.
• Coordinate prototype orders and tracking across active projects.
• Support budget forecasting, planning, and quotes for development work with the Program Manager.
• Capture lessons learned, identify solutions, and drive organizational change.

Change management and planning

• Own product change requests from impact assessment through successful implementation.
• Support quoting and execution of customer-specific product change requests.
• Partner with the Product Manager on roadmaps and ongoing business case evaluation for product improvements.

Experience and credentials

• 10 or more years of project and program management experience; PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification is an asset.
• 15 or more years of experience in an engineering environment; automotive industry experience is preferred.
• Track record of completing large, technically complex projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; a master’s degree in a related field is a plus.
• Experience with automotive product development is relevant to the role.

Knowledge and capabilities

• Fluency with APQP and gated development processes, with judgment to apply Agile and Waterfall approaches appropriately.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working with customers, colleagues, and senior management.
• Attention to detail and consistently high execution standards.

Travel

• Willingness to travel internationally when the work requires it.

Salary

• Salary is CAD 120,000–140,000 per year.

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