Garmin

Project Manager 2- Engineering Business Solutions

Garmin • $80K — $95K *
Olathe, KS 66062In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 2 years relevant experience, or equivalent education and experience
  • Excellent academic record with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Understanding of production and operations issues related to engineering project management
  • Team-oriented with a positive attitude, effective time management, and organization skills
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite or similar tools

Responsibilities

  • Support project management process improvements and mentor less experienced Project Managers
  • Manage medium-sized projects across business units with moderate guidance
  • Drive project closure by identifying issues and risks, and create mitigation plans
  • Maintain clear project status, documentation, and reporting using established tools
  • Build relationships and foster alignment within the department and project teams
  • Lead effective team meetings and ensure all stakeholders are informed of project details
  • Participate in recruiting activities as assigned

Benefits

  • Eligible for Garmin's comprehensive benefits program
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 - Engineering Business Solutions in our Olathe, KS location. Do you enjoy solving complex problems with international teams across multiple organizations? Then this may be a perfect role for you! In this high-visibility role, you will be responsible for applying project management skills on complex projects and tasks to drive worldwide strategic engineering initiatives while defining and communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions to engineering and organizational leadership.

Essential Functions
  • Supports project management process improvements and may mentor less experienced Project Managers
  • May manage medium sized projects across business units with moderate guidance
  • Applies project management skills on medium to large engineering projects of average complexity, including understanding, developing and communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions
  • Applies product domain knowledge, full use of accepted processes, procedures, tools and requirements
  • Demonstrates product domain knowledge, full use of accepted processes, procedures, tools and requirements
  • Identifies and supports process improvement activities
  • Drives projects to closure, applies good judgment in identifying issues and risks, creates mitigation plans with assistance from mentor or direct supervisor
  • Demonstrates ability to maintain clear project status, documentation, and reporting for medium to large projects with established tools
  • Demonstrates communication skills, including effective listening, responding appropriately, and managing difficult conversations
  • Builds relationships and gains alignment within the department
  • Identifies/resolves conflicts through understanding of interdependencies of and development of effective relationships between the development team(s)
  • Demonstrates ability to lead effective and efficient team meetings
  • Ensures team members/stakeholders are appropriately informed of project scope, schedule and cost
  • Demonstrates project ownership with moderate involvement from Team Leader/Mentor, working towards single point of contact for project needs and moderate contributions to the success of the project
  • Provides mentoring and guidance to less experienced Project Managers (Project Manager - Engineer 1)
  • Applies Garmin's Mission, Vision, Values and Quality Policy and enthusiastically exhibits a desire to see Garmin succeed
  • Participates in recruiting activities as assigned

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline AND a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
  • Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
  • Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering project management
  • Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude, work well with others, and demonstrate excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills
  • Computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint) or similar

Desired Qualifications
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity
  • Ability to influence across the organization
  • Experience managing multiple, disparate projects simultaneously
  • Experience with basic programming, scripting or business intelligence software


This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits

About Garmin

Garmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas. The company specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities. Garmin's products serve aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, outdoor recreation, and fitness markets. The company's goal is to create navigation and communication devices that can enrich customers' lives. Garmin has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's products are sold in over 100 countries.
Learn more about Garmin
Size
18,700 employees
Market Cap
$17.5 billion
Industry
Consumer Technology
Net Income
$992.3 million
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+10.3%
Revenue
$4.1 billion
NASDAQ
GRMN
* Ladders Estimates

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