Senior Project Manager - Development Partnerships

Overview

Summary Statement: At Shure Incorporated, we are the industry leader in Professional Wireless, Conferencing, and Content Creation, working together to be the most trusted brand in Audio.  The Senior Project Manager, Development Partnerships provides project leadership and local oversight in Asia for product development initiatives involving OEM, ODM, and JDM partners. This position serves as a key connection between external partners and Shure’s global product development teams, providing informed assessment of partner capabilities, project execution, risks, resource needs, deliverables, and issues requiring escalation. The role may both lead assigned projects from concept through production and provide local project leadership and oversight for projects led by other Shure Project Managers.

Reporting to the Director, the Senior Project Manager, Development Partnerships is an expert in leading and managing activities of Project Teams following the Company’s new product development process. Responsible and accountable for the successful completion of Projects within committed boundaries and to organizational standards. The role requires close collaboration across cultures, organizations, functions, and time zones to balance performance, schedule, cost, and quality while effectively leveraging partner capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Leads complex product development projects from initiation and planning through launch, which may include complexity resulting from technical engineering requirements, co-development OEM/ODM/JDM partnerships, multiple products associated with the project, and/or the management of multiple projects.
• Serves as Shure’s local project leadership representative for assigned partner projects led by another Shure Project Manager, maintaining alignment with the lead Project Manager regarding priorities, expectations, decisions, and partner direction during project execution. 
• Provides local oversight of assigned partner projects, including assessment of partner progress, deliverables, estimates, resource capabilities, risks, and execution. Proactively communicates and escalates concerns to the lead Project Manager as required.
• Serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments and between Shure and external development partners to help ensure project targets and requirements are met and to report progress to project governance bodies. Builds alignment across technical, communication, and cultural boundaries between Asia-based partners and Shure’s global product development teams. 
• Provides project reports, prepares collateral materials and presents status updates for the Executive Team, project governance bodies, and other stakeholders on a regular basis and negotiates changes to project scope, timelines, or budget as necessary.  
• Identifies, develops, recommends, and manages relationships with outside design firms, co-development partners, and vendors in order to achieve project goals. Provides input on partner capabilities, gaps, and project execution to support partner selection, relationship management, and ongoing improvement.  
• Leverages deep knowledge of organizational roles and responsibilities to guide project team and activities by effectively addressing competing interests or opinions.  Leads technical problem solving efforts by exploring alternatives, soliciting opinion, pursuing root cause, and coordinating experiments.  
• Forms cross-functional teams focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products by utilizing standard project management tools and templates as outlined by the Program Management Department and negotiating with Department Managers to obtain necessary resources. 
• Prepares post-project assessments, compiles lessons learned and suggests improvements to the new product development process. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required, Engineering degree preferred. Graduate degree is desired. 
• 5 – 10 years of experience in Waterfall or Agile Project Management.
• Demonstrated experience working with OEM, ODM, JDM, contract manufacturing, or other external product development partners in a cross-functional and cross-cultural environment.
• Minimum of 10 years of broad experience and knowledge in some or all of the following disciplines: Analog and Digital Audio Circuitry, Signal Processing, User Interface, Microphones, Earphones/Headphones, Mechanical Design, Wireless / RF Systems, Packaging, Software Engineering (Graphical, Networking, Embedded).
• Minimum of 5 years of leading project teams in a direct report or dotted/matrix environment.
• Management of direct reports desired.
• Previous experience in assisting with the establishment of company policies, operational objectives, and work plans that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect
• Technical skills
• Ability to work on issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives, such as Design of Experiments, FMEA, or concurrent engineering.
• Able to exhibit leadership in situations without formal authority.
• Leadership and participation in engineering design review processes.
• Able to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, business activities and provide guidance to project team.
• Desire to continuously maintain working knowledge of key disciplines (e.g., electrical, mechanical, acoustical, and software engineering; marketing; operations and quality) that allow for effective leadership of cross functional teams.
• Uses good judgment in selecting practical, effective, and timely solutions.
• Able to interact with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning functional areas, divisions, and/or customers.
• Demonstrates the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from others, without damaging the relationship.

WHO WE ARE

Shure’s mission is to be the most trusted audio brand worldwide – and for over a century, our Core Values have aligned us to be just that. Founded in 1925, we are a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment known for quality, reliability, and durability. We engineer microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, conferencing systems, and more. And quality doesn’t stop at our products. Our talented teams strive for perfection and innovate every chance they get. We offer an Associate-first culture, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity for all.

Shure is headquartered in United States. We have more than 35 regional sales offices, engineering hubs, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.

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