Summary
- Salary
- Competitive
- Team
- Project and Programme Management
- Location
- Philippines Technology Campus
About us
Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.
We push the boundaries of what others have defined as possible. Our approach starts with an engineering mindset and different thinking. Then we continuously refine our ideas – unwilling to compromise and driven by an obsession for finding a better way.
About the role
We are looking for a talented Project Manager to join Dyson’s New Product Development (NPD) team, working within our fast growing, revolutionary Hair Care Category. Within this role, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in leading the delivery of Dyson projects, having frequent exposure to Senior Business Stakeholders, alongside talented cross-discipline project leadership team members.
The Project Manager will be accountable for the robust delivery of new, innovative Hair Care (HC) products, from their post-concept stages, into the industrialisation phases of the projects to product launch. Some of the key responsibilities include:
Developing the robust, integrated planning of the HC product timelines, with cross-team inputs, buy-in and delivery commitment, ensuring this is maintained throughout the project timeline.
Management of the Milestone deliverables, ensuring the cross-teams are engaged, focused and delivering to the project requirements, aligned to Dyson Business Processes.
Supporting the adherence to project budgets, ensuring Business Cases are robustly maintained by the cross functional teams.
Managing project risks to ensure timely delivery of the project and realisation of the project benefits On time, On cost, On spec and On Quality.
Facilitating regular “drumbeat” sessions, to ensure clarity in project objectives and direction, as well as addressing any barriers to execution, at source.
Resolve conflicts and lead in developing solutions.
Manage resource allocation activities against project schedules.
Challenge concepts in order to achieve the optimum design within the boundaries of time, specification and cost, maintain and manage the risks, actions and issues tracking.
About you
Skills
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
A level of formal Project management training / qualifications.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Project
Experience
5+ years working experience, within an engineering / product development environment, with a demonstrable knowledge of the product lifecycle.
Experienced in managing and leading Projects from their conception to launch, with a broad understanding of Project Management Principles (i.e. risk, resource, budget management, etc.).
Behavioural
Adaptable and resilient in the face of challenging situations.
Strong communicator; able to convey complex issues concisely and accurately.
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to build productive working relationships and influence.
Driven, passionate and confident in interacting with senior stakeholders.
Assertive in pressing teams to deliver to their commitments, with a focus on the bigger picture.
Credible; ability to demonstrate a good level of understanding of engineering principles in order to work with design teams
Ability to multi-task and in a high paced and ambiguous environment where priorities shifted fast.
Demonstrate ability to maintain composure in stressful situations and self-motivated who thrives in a dynamic environment.
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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
