Product Development Manager
In your role as Product Development Manager, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing a variety of product development projects for clients which span across multiple engineering disciplines. You will be responsible for the technical oversight and delivery of key project milestones, ensuring client and product success. You will work closely with a project coordinator to lead and task project teams, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed throughout the entire product development life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities are:
- Managing projects effectively by adhering to standards of scope, budget, and timeframes.
- Building and maintaining relationships with customers through regular, open communication
- Estimating and developing project plans according to customer requirements.
- Monitoring project progress continuously and communicating clear updates on milestones and deliverables to stakeholders.
- Communicating proactively with all involved personnel to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
- Analyse economics of project plans and provide actionable feedback to management relating to cost benefits and profitability.
- Reviewing and managing proposed scope changes on project plans, including meeting with stakeholders to approve and implement beneficial changes.
- Overseeing project purchasing of resources and materials as needed before and during projects by talking with customers, team members, managers, and in-house accountants and negotiating price and payment agreements with vendors.
- Anticipate details of future projects by communicating directly with customers and staying informed of relevant trends and industry news.
Skill and Experience
The following skills and experience are required for this role:
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a working visa
- A relevant qualification from a reputable education organisation (e.g. Bachelor of Electrical Engineering)
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a project management or product lead role
- Extensive leadership and team management abilities
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of ISO 13485 & 9001 regulatory requirements pertaining to product development
- Understanding of a variety of production/manufacturing processes
- Experience in communicating with and evaluating local and offshore suppliers
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Location
Our Melbourne office is located in the inner-city area with convenient access by road and public transport.
We provide workplace flexibility by allowing staff to work from home for part of the week.
