Garmin

Project Manager 2 - Outdoor

Garmin • $80K — $95K *
Olathe, KS 66062In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant project management experience
  • Excellent academic performance (GPA 3.0+)
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Understanding of production and operations issues related to engineering
  • Positive attitude and team-oriented mindset
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite and project management tools

Responsibilities

  • Manage medium-to-large engineering projects with moderate complexity
  • Develop, communicate, and maintain project scope, milestones, and documentation
  • Identify and implement process improvements for project management
  • Drive projects to completion, identifying risks and creating mitigation plans
  • Conduct effective team meetings and manage project status reporting
  • Build cross-departmental relationships for alignment and conflict resolution
  • Provide mentorship to less-experienced project managers

Benefits

  • Eligible for Garmin's benefit program
  • Opportunities for specialization in various engineering sectors
  • Mentorship and guidance programs
  • Work within a supportive team environment
  • Engagement in medium to large-scale engineering projects
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 - Outdoor at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for managing medium-to-large engineering projects of average complexity including development and execution of project plans and reporting of project status. This role also supports project management process improvements and may mentor less-experienced Project Managers. In addition, this position may manage medium sized projects across business units with moderate guidance. This role will primal be manging software projects, however there will be some hardware projects mixed in as well.

Essential Functions
  • Applies project management skills on medium to large engineering projects of average complexity, including understanding, developing and communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions
  • 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 the 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 and 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, moderate contributions to the success of the project
  • Provides mentoring and guidance to less experienced Project Managers (Project Manager - Engineer 1)

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline AND a minimum of 2 years of 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
  • Understanding of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering project management
  • Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
  • Demonstrates excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills
  • Computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint) or similar

Desired Qualifications
  • Relevant experience in one or more of the specialization areas noted below (opportunities for specialization exist as a Garmin Project Manager, some of which are listed below):
    • Automotive and Automotive OEM
    • Aviation
    • Marine
    • Outdoor
    • Fitness
    • Core Platform Technologies
    • Engineering Operations

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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