Job Title: Project Manager
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in managing highly complex operations—such as manufacturing environments or intricate service offerings. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-moving, high-growth environment, excels at driving clarity in ambiguous situations, and partners closely with operations teams to deeply understand the business and structure work that solves real problems.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end management of large, complex, cross-functional projects from planning through execution and delivery.
- Collaborate closely with operations, engineering, and business teams to understand workflows, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
- Translate operational challenges into structured, actionable project plans with clear milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including project scopes, schedules, risk registers, and communication plans.
- Drive decision-making by synthesizing complex information and presenting insights to stakeholders and leadership.
- Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies; implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Foster alignment across teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ensuring all contributors are informed and accountable.
- Monitor project progress and report status regularly, ensuring transparency and early issue escalation.
- Support continuous improvement by applying analytical thinking and operational understanding to refine processes and enhance execution.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience, preferably in manufacturing, complex operations, logistics, advanced services, or similarly challenging environments.
- Proven ability to manage large, complex, multi-stakeholder projects with significant operational components.
- Strong comfort with rapidly changing priorities and high-growth, high-velocity environments.
- Demonstrated ability to work hands-on with operations teams to understand processes and reshape work for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Excellent communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to analyze operational data, identify trends, and translate insights into structured project approaches.
- Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project) and process improvement methodologies are a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, business, or a related field preferred; PMP or similar certification is advantageous but not required.