Project Manager - Product Lifecycle

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Job Summary

Job Description

At Nidec, we prioritize our team’s well-being and success. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support you both personally and professionally. These are the great benefits we offer, with additional perks and programs available to enhance your overall experience with us.

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary with additional bonus opportunities.

• Health and Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, effective from your first day. Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a best-in-class company match of 100% on the employee’s first 6% with an additional 3% employer contribution to support your financial future.

• Work-Life Balance: Generous time off package, including PTO and holidays. 

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and continuous learning opportunities to support your professional growth.

Position Objective: The Project Manager – Product Lifecycle is responsible for leading cross-functional product-related projects across the full product lifecycle, including but not limited to New Product Development, New Product Qualifications, and Product Design Changes. This role ensures that product initiatives are executed with discipline, transparency, and alignment to business objectives, quality standards, and customer requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership experience in a manufacturing or engineered-product environment and can flex project rigor based on scope, risk, and complexity.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project management for assigned product initiatives, including but not limited to NPD, new site qualifications, and design changes

• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements Build and lead cross-functional teams spanning Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Marketing

• Apply and adapt existing phase-gate, NPD, and qualification processes as appropriate

• Track and manage business case throughout the project lifecycle, including schedule, cost, risk, and quality

• Facilitate and lead gate reviews, executive updates, and stakeholder alignment • Ensure appropriate documentation, validation, and compliance requirements are met at appropriate gates of all projects

• Identify risks early, drive mitigation plans, and escalate issues when required

• Drive consistency and continuous improvement in product-related project execution and process

• Travel up to 25%.  Off-hour meetings as necessary facilitating global teams as necessary.

• Perform and support additional tasks as required by leadership

Experience/Skills:

• Demonstrated experience leading or working closely with cross-functional teams

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience with phase-gate, qualification, or regulated product processes

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent certification

• Experience managing NPD and product lifecycle initiatives

• Background in multi-site manufacturing environments

• 2+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, engineering, or product development environments

Education:

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field

Additional Job Details

Professional – P1
Organizational Impact
• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within job area with indirect impact on departmental or job family results
• Entry-level professional; follows standard processes and works under close supervision
• Work is defined by others within smaller, less complex projects/assignments and generally more limited in scope
Communication & Influence
• Communicates with contacts typically within the team on matters that involve obtaining or providing information requiring some explanation or interpretation in order to reach agreement
Innovation & Complexity
• May be responsible for contributing to recommended enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness within job area
• Problems are routine, but may require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures
Leadership & Talent Management
• N/A – Jobs at this level are focused on self-development
Knowledge & Experience
• Requires broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through advanced education; may have limited to no experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

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No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.