Project Manager, New Product Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee comprehensive project management for intricate engineering projects that support new product implementation and rollout.

• Collaborate with engineering, operations, product management, and executive leadership to outline program goals, schedules, risks, and deliverables.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective execution across various technical workstreams.

• Create and sustain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, and status reports for executive review.

• Simplify complex engineering ideas into clear, concise presentations for executive leadership and business stakeholders.

• Recognize program risks, formulate mitigation plans, and proactively eliminate barriers to keep initiatives on course.

• Rapidly gain an understanding of new hardware platforms, network architectures, and engineering terminology to effectively engage technical teams.

• Lead cross-functional meetings, facilitate decision-making, and ensure accountability among stakeholders.

• Track program performance through key metrics and provide regular updates to senior leadership.

• Cultivate strong relationships across engineering, operations, and business units to ensure successful product delivery.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7 years of experience in program or project management with a focus on leading complex technical initiatives.

• Experience in supporting engineering and/or technical operations teams.

• Proven track record in leading the implementation of new technical products or managing complex technology delivery programs.

• Prior experience in the cable, telecommunications, broadband, or related sectors is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with working alongside engineering teams focused on hardware development, network infrastructure, technical architecture, or similar technologies.

• Capability to quickly learn and grasp new engineering concepts, hardware platforms, technical architectures, and engineering terminology.

• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional programs involving engineering, operations, product management, and business stakeholders.

• Exceptional executive presence with the capability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, with experience in creating executive-level presentations, strategic updates, and program reviews.

• Strong organizational, planning, and program governance skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.

• Proven experience in identifying program risks, creating mitigation strategies, and ensuring successful program execution.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Experience in Agile, hybrid, or traditional program management environments is preferred.

• PMP, PgMP, or other project/program management certifications are advantageous.

• Exhibits a high degree of ownership, accountability, curiosity, persistence, confidence, emotional intelligence (EQ), and meticulous attention to detail.

🏝️ Benefits

• Our team is distinctive — we are passionate about our work.

• We acknowledge our employees for their contributions.

• Our culture is among the most friendly and communicative in the consulting field.

• Sand Cherry operates without a top-heavy organizational structure.

• Opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.

• Experience gained through self-responsibility in the workplace.

• Our team members independently manage their workloads and are expected to deliver outstanding work for our clients.

• Professional career advancement is a top priority, as we believe that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will yield the best results and value for our clients.