Project Manager / Scrum Master – New Product Development

 

Lead global, cross-functional teams to develop and deliver new products for customers worldwide.

Create and own project plans and contribute to the product definitions.

Motivate and direct staff to execute project plans and follow Schneider Electric design process.

Initiate all project, design, cost, DFA/DFM, safety, and other reviews to ensure schedule, cost, and quality goals are met.

Coordinate on-time development, manufacture, and delivery of quality products to market.

 

Essential Responsibilities\:

 

Follow Company’s New Product Development Processes

Lead a global, multi-functional team to deliver new products and offers to market Manage to internal Schneider Electric new product development and quality documentation processes Execute and implement all work aligned with the new product development process Educate team on the Agile new product development process

 

Deliver

Manage projects involving department or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a product from concept to launch Manage project teams globally dispersed across multiple time zones and continents Identify root causes of problems, offer options and solutions to resolve issues Handle multiple projects simultaneously (up to three or more in various states of execution) Work with functional management to staff projects appropriately

 

Lead

Build trust and consensus for effective project collaboration. Work Independently with little or no supervision Advance corporate competencies and processes through continuous improvement activities

 

Exercise Project Discipline

Create and own project plans (schedule, resources) to meet project expectations and to ensure quality, on-time delivery Contribute to creating the product definition Coordinate all support activities to meet new product contract deliverables Analyze, anticipate, quantify, and mitigate risk (technical, schedule, manufacturability, application, etc.) Maintain a risk register to co-ordinate, record and manage potential issues and follow mitigation plans through to completion. Lead Agile product development project planning, visual management, marketing and supply chain events.

 

Report

Report status of project activity to all stakeholders (e.g., management, support functions, customers, etc.) Communicate and manage changes in project scope to departmental and cross functional teams Be responsible for project metrics for schedule, cost, quality, customer satisfaction

 

Improve

Interface with Cross-functional teams and with Corporate project office to continuously improve the Agile new product development processes Improve factory and field product quality Implement and support organizational, workload, and process changes

Contribute towards performance reviews in partnership with functional managers