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Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from planning through execution. This role is responsible for managing project roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication across multiple workstreams. The ideal candidate brings strong technical fluency, disciplined project management practices, and the ability to align engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
Primary Responsibilities
- Program and Project Governance: Define, document, and manage project roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and cross-project dependencies for technical initiatives.
- Technical Integration and Alignment: Partner with architects, engineering leaders, developers, and operations teams to translate product and technical requirements into clear execution plans.
- Risk and Dependency Management: Identify technical constraints, project risks, and potential blockers, and work with stakeholders to develop practical mitigation plans.
- Resource Planning: Coordinate resource needs and priorities across teams to support project delivery, maintain schedule discipline, and manage budget expectations.
- Project Management Practices: Apply appropriate project management methods, including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or traditional project planning, based on project needs.
- Stakeholder Communication: Prepare clear project updates, metrics, risks, and decisions for business leaders, project sponsors, and cross-functional teams.
- Vendor and Third-Party Management: Support vendor coordination, review statements of work, and track external deliverables to ensure commitments are met.
General Tasks
- Comply with all applicable quality, occupational safety, and environmental requirements.
- Follow instructions from quality, environmental, and occupational safety representatives.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 10+ years of project management experience in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, software, infrastructure, or high-technology environment.
- Project Portfolio Management: Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities, shared resources, and interdependent deliverables.
- Project Management Tools: Proficiency with MS Project or similar project planning tools, with the ability to develop schedules, track milestones, and manage dependencies.
- Technical Tools: Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms used to manage work, report progress, and present data.
- Certifications: PMP, CSM, or similar project management certification preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- PgMP, PMI-ACP, or similar advanced project management certification.
- Prior hands-on experience in engineering, quality, manufacturing, software, systems, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience working with globally distributed or cross-cultural teams.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 20% travel may be required to support project activities, business meetings, supplier engagement, or work with cross-functional teams at other Novanta locations.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in an office or manufacturing environment, including extended periods of sitting, standing, and using a computer.
The salary for this role will range from $135,000 to $165,000 annually based on full-time employment. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, etc.
Certain roles may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.
Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better.
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, project management, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of project management experience in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, software, infrastructure, or high-technology environment
- Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities, shared resources, and interdependent deliverables
- Proficiency with MS Project or similar project planning tools
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Asana, Power BI, Tableau, or similar project management and reporting platforms
- PMP, CSM, or similar project management certification
- PgMP, PMI-ACP, or similar advanced project management certification
- Hands-on experience in engineering, quality, manufacturing, software, systems, or a related technical discipline
- Experience working with globally distributed or cross-cultural teams
Novanta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novanta and has not been reviewed or approved by Novanta.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, HSA/FSA options, telemedicine, and access to on-site clinics in select locations. Plan details indicate broad healthcare support across core needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Programs include flexible or unlimited time off for many professional roles and a separate PTO structure for non-exempt roles. Paid parental, family, and medical leave are highlighted as substantial in the U.S.
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Retirement Support — A strong 401(k) match with immediate vesting is emphasized. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long-term savings.
Novanta Insights
What We Do
Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team. Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve: • Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology • Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems • Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems • Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy • Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success. Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation: Precision Medicine and Manufacturing: • Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad Medical Solutions: Minimally Invasive Surgery: • Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM Detection & Analysis: • RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement Brands: JADAK Robotics and Automation: • Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)
