Kohler - New York, NY

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
New York, NY
10,001+ employees
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

Kohler Ventures is seeking a Technical Project Manager to join our innovative team dedicated to building new digital businesses that empower consumers to lead healthier lives. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Kohler Co., we are at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technology, science, and design to enhance familiar experiences and develop innovative solutions. This role is pivotal in overseeing multiple simultaneous and technically demanding cloud-focused projects, ensuring that we deliver on our mission effectively and efficiently. In this position, you will work directly with the Head of Software, software engineering teams, and product teams to manage ongoing projects, kick-offs, reviews, and lessons learned. You will be responsible for developing and managing full lifecycle projects, ensuring on-time delivery while driving the Agile software development process. Your role will involve partnering with architects, development teams, and program managers to deliver operational efficiency needs, guiding highly skilled engineers to ensure successful project delivery. You will implement project management procedures, frameworks, and performance metrics, creating documentation to support plans and processes that drive consistency and alignment across teams. Utilizing data to drive strategic decisions and reporting will be a key aspect of your responsibilities, as you will report on project health, success metrics, and active progress. This position requires a proactive approach, strong leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across various teams and functions.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee multiple simultaneous and technically demanding cloud-focused projects.
  • Manage ongoing projects, kick-offs, reviews, and lessons learned.
  • Develop and manage full lifecycle projects, ensuring on-time delivery.
  • Drive Agile software development process.
  • Partner with architects, development teams, and program managers to deliver operational efficiency needs.
  • Guide highly skilled engineers to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Implement project management procedures, frameworks, and performance metrics.
  • Create documentation to support plans and processes, driving consistency and alignment across teams.
  • Utilize data to drive strategic decisions and reporting.
  • Report on project health, success metrics, and active progress.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Scrum Master, or other technical certifications.
  • Strong technical knowledge of AWS cloud Platform.
  • Availability to work outside of normal business hours to collaborate with teams and vendors across multiple time zones.

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's degree in a CS/engineering or related technical discipline from a reputed academic institution.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • Proficiency in deep software architecture, systems design, and best practices for Professional Services in the Cloud.
  • Excellent analytical and data querying experience.
  • Skills in SQL, python scripting, dashboarding tools, automation, and programming at beginner or higher level.
  • Experience with IoT devices/platforms.
  • Positive, can-do attitude with a high degree of ownership and self-motivation to drive change.
  • Entrepreneurial experience in a high growth technology-focused company or startup.
  • Exemplary collaboration skills across teams, geographies, and functions.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Performance bonus
  • Special project incentive
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