Job Title: Project Manager III
Location: Cupertino, CA  95014 (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

• As a Project Manager within the Hardware Engineering organization, you will be responsible for managing the development and implementation process for our Standalone Accessories team.
• In this role you will drive the day-to-day activities to meet the overall program objectives in support of our Packaging design group, development planning and validation cycles.

Key Qualifications:

• Identify and direct all resources required to execute successful projects.
• Create and maintain project timelines.
• Collaborate and facilitate communication across engineering managers, operations manager, marketing managers and our OEM partners to meet schedule, and quality goals.
• Lead cross-functional communication between project teams and external vendors.
• Provide timely issue resolution and critical path management.
• Offer multiple levels of status across a wide spectrum of individual contributors to executive management
• Possess strong presentation skills
• Understand technical issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key stakeholders for decision making Oversee Material Availability (CTB) activities for all builds. 
• Includes overseeing team that drives factory data and accuracy. 
• Assist in management status reports/communications and escalations.
• Manage logistics of parts for builds.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive product integration and ensure trade compliance and consumer laws are met enabling the standalone accessory product to ship worldwide.
• Develop standalone accessory product timeline based on AMC and align schedule and deliverables with Cross-functional teams and CM partners.
• Collaborate with Cross-functional teams to develop product and SKU optimization / reduction strategies.
• Collaborate with Cross-functional teams and CM partners to meet schedule and ensure overall product deliverables are met.
• Lead and facilitate cross functional standalone accessory meetings with main key stakeholders.
• Create and maintain project scope and Pulse page on a daily basis in order to provide the most recent programs’ updates.
• Provide and track programs’ updates and action items via Pulse in order to communicate and align priorities with Cross-functional teams.
• Provide timely issue resolution and critical path management discussions including escalations.
• Drive, manage, and review First Article Inspections (FAIs) with cross-functional key stakeholders.
• Continuously sync with CMs to meet and exceed Apple’s overall quality expectations.
• Oversee and own product management for all standalone accessories from cradle to grave (NPI to EOL), driving consensus and accountability with key stakeholders.
• Review and approve as a key stakeholder in the Customer Experience Testing (CET) for OK2Ship to enable a successful product launch.
• Manage project disclosures to ensure Client's new product security.
• Configuration management and ensure product data Integrity (ECOs, AML NRCs, APNs, MPN BOMs) FAI Tool Administration (setup).
• End-to-end lifecycle management for sustaining standalone accessories.

 Education/Experience:

• BS/BA degree or 5+ years of industry experience.
• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks, dates, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
• Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure fast paced environment.
• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of ambiguity.
• Experience with portable consumer electronics devices and familiarity with mechanical enclosure parts.
• Detailed knowledge of product development processes as well as a strong understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Experience interfacing with Operations, Mechanical Engineering/Design and Marketing.

 

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $74.04/hr.