Project Manager II - Enterprise PMO

Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better.

Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting-edge hearing health innovations, industry-leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what's possible. We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide.

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JOB SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Project Manager II is responsible for managing one or more feature or product development projects in the Technology portfolio. This is a leadership role responsible for working with cross functional teams to ensure a smooth project execution based on Starkey's approved Technology Maturation Integration Process. This candidate has a strong sense for process and is skilled at enabling teams to bring early stage engineering ideas though to maturation and finally product integration. An ideal candidate would have a knack for stakeholder management and leads their projects with strong and effective communication skills. The Project Manager will function as a key partner to engineering leaders and technical leaders on the project to ensure smooth execution. The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering and maintaining the schedule, while providing regular updates. The Project Manager will also be a partner to the Program Manager and the Technology Portfolio Manager to ensure that the project meets program and portfolio targets. The Project manager will manage the project under the Technology Portfolio and track updates in Starkey's task management system.

The Project Manager will report into Starkey's Software PMO and will play a key role in establishing check-ins with other Software Portfolio Managers on the team, to understand how their project impacts other product portfolios.

The Project Manager will also assist the Technology Portfolio Manager to maintain the technology portfolio.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES / RESULTS

Create, maintain, and execute detailed project plan and schedule using established best practices

• Work effectively with the cross functional team and Program Manager to develop high quality development and maturation project plans and schedules using MS Project and other task management tools like Jira and Azure DevOps
• Ensure execution occurs based on Starkey's approved Technology Maturation Integration Process guidelines
• Ensure schedule is properly maintained consistent with established best practices, accurate, and kept up to date on a regular basis

Manage project activities to meet scope, date, and cost commitments

Anticipate and proactively manage project risk

Communicate effectively within the project team, contributing departments, and upward to R&D leadership

Identify opportunities for process improvement

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Experience

Knowledge / Technical Requirements

Competencies, Skills & Abilities

Preferred Skills, Abilities & Experience

This job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education and other factors

Salary and Other Compensation :

The annual starting salary for this position is between $93,940 - $136500 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include : geography / market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is eligible for a bonus based upon performance results. There is no guarantee of payout.

Benefits :

The following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program, hearing aid benefits, PTO, 6 paid holidays annually, 2 floater days annually, 1 volunteer service day annually, paid paternity leave, and tuition reimbursement.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Salary : $93,940 - $136,500