We are seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 on the Marine team at our world headquarters in the Kansas City area. In this role, you will provide project management and coordination for moderately complex projects between project team and other departments in the development of Garmin products. May serve as a Project Leader on small to mid-size projects. Other essential functions include:
- Applies project management skills on moderately complex projects or tasks, including understanding and communicating milestones, timelines, and project decisions
- Provisions the timely documentation of clear project scope [i.e. detailed assumptions, requirements (internal, external, regulatory), objectives/targets, validation needs, resource estimates, costs, and timing]
- Leads effective and efficient team meetings, ensures team members/stakeholders are appropriately informed, and communicates project tradeoffs and decisions to ensure forward moving progress of the project
- Supports creation and maintenance of complex timelines and milestone tracking
- Applies project metrics and risk management principles to identify and mitigate potential schedule impacting items
- Encourages and motivates project team members to accomplish assigned tasks
- Drives the overall progress of assigned projects towards completion, using good judgment in determining when to escalate issues to management
- Leverages understanding of product domain to support concept/new feature development efforts
- Understands the level of detail necessary to ensure accurate project reporting and consistently provides clear and accurate project documentation
- Understands interdependencies of and demonstrated ability to develop good relationships between the development team(s), other Garmin teams/departments and external entities (e.g. customers, suppliers, etc)
- Creates, processes and releases GPNs, BOMs and ECOs within established processes
- Collaborate and add value through participation in design reviews, providing input, feedback, and process improvement suggestions
- Demonstrates full use of accepted standards, procedures, tools and requirements as they relate to project management and product segment
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities in developing solutions in a timely fashion
Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline from a four-year college or university, AND a minimum of 2 years relevant experience, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Other qualifications include:
- Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Demonstrated proficiency using and applying engineering and project management tools
- Demonstrated understanding of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering project management
- Demonstrates excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills
- Proficient computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint)
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.
