Technical Project Manager

Select Group - Apex, NC

Full-time

Apex, NC

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Technical Project Manager at The Select Group is responsible for overseeing multiple medium to large-scale projects within the consumer product field, particularly focusing on the pool division. This role involves leading cross-functional teams through the entire product development lifecycle, from concept to post-release, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget while managing risks and stakeholder communications.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium to large scale and technically complex departmental and cross-functional product development projects.
• Lead project teams from concept to post-release using the company's product launch process.
• Facilitate development Blitz or brainstorming Kaizen events and chair project meetings.
• Update task, budget, and resource progress on weekly schedule updates, logging issues, risks, and lessons learned.
• Focus on scope control, schedule updates, budget tracking, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, operations, supply chain, finance, and other stakeholders to prioritize project milestones and deliverables.
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and daily task activities with follow-up to ensure timely delivery.
• Lead weekly cross-functional project meetings and maintain minutes, notes, and action items.
• Gather feedback from project team members to track progress and mitigate risks.
• Document all project-related issues and risks, escalating to sponsors and management as necessary.
• Prepare project status reports and facilitate technical and non-technical meetings to keep stakeholders informed.
• Develop and maintain technical and project documentation, including project/process deliverables.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience as a Technical Project Manager in the consumer product field.
• 3+ years of engineering design or manufacturing experience in a medium to high volume production environment.
• Understanding of the lifecycle of designing, developing, and delivering consumer products.
• Experience managing and leading communication for mid-large projects.
• Experience managing project teams developing connected consumer products that include hardware and embedded firmware/software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized with strong relationship-building skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Pool consumer product experience
• PMP Certification
• Previous IoT connected product development experience
• Experience working with consumer mobile Apps (iOS/Android) related to hardware deployment.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities for professional development