Product Development Manager (Brisbane)
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.
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.
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
If you are passionate about creating innovative, human-centric products and want to do it as part of one of Australia's leading product design teams, this unique opportunity is for you! Work on a diverse range of products, showcase your excellence in design and bring cutting-edge products to life.
We've created one of the largest multi-disciplinary product development consulting teams in Australia, and we're continuing to grow.
We provide comprehensive design services to leading Australian and international companies for a wide range of industries. These include consumer, commercial, sporting and leisure, industrial, automotive, bio-medical, mining applications and more.
Our development team spans industrial and mechanical design, electronics, embedded, iOS, Android, Linux app, web servers and more. We provide a full turn key service for our customers and a unique opportunity for creative, passionate, professional designers and engineers to continue to develop their skills with us.
Our Brisbane 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.
Only applicants who meet the required criteria will be contacted for the next stage.
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Product Development Manager