IoT/Connected Car Project Manager

KDDI America

$90K — $120K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience
  • Experience in new product development and introduction, particularly in Mobility, Telematics, IoT, or Network Access Devices
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Familiarity with project management tools like Monday.com
  • Fluency in English; Japanese proficiency is a plus
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%
  • Strong time management and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead global IoT projects from inception to launch, managing timelines and budgets
  • Create and manage comprehensive project timelines
  • Report on project outcomes and escalate issues as needed
  • Facilitate collaboration between teams to maintain project synergy
  • Drive the RFQ and RFP response process
  • Assist in writing key project documentation as specified
  • Coordinate resources to meet project scope, schedule, and budget
  • Analyze project status and adjust schedules or budgets to align with requirements

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) including vacation, sick days, and holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Wellbeing Solutions Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:
We are seeking a Project Manager to be the driving force for our global Internet of Things projects that can lead technical teams, support the project from start to finish, and deliver the project on time. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate extensive experience in Project Management. He or she will work closely with customers and internal teams to develop a timeline, manage issues, action items, update management regularly on status, and issue jeopardies as necessary to inform teams of risks to on time delivery. This is a customer-facing role that requires an individual with strong technical, communications and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities:
• Lead global projects from pre-sale phase to definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Create the project timeline
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan
• Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Lead effort on RFQ and RFP's responses
• Support the writing of project documentation such as requirements specification, design document, integration guide, etc. as defined in the statement of work.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget
• Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the schedule or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes

Preferred Experience:
• 3-5+ years of direct experience in new product development and introduction on one or more of the following technology areas: Mobility, Telematics, IoT, Network Access Devices.
• 3-5+ years of Project Management experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Monday.com
• Ability to speak both English and Japanese is desired but not required
• Ability and willingness to travel, as needed, up to 20%
• Strong time management and problem solving skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high pressure environment
Benefits
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, sick, and floating holidays; plus 13 paid holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellbeing Solutions Program

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