Technical Project Manager

Job type
Location
Auckland
Salary
NZD140000 - NZD160000 per annum, Benefits: Flexibility & bonus
Reference
BH-12962
The opportunity:

Rarely do you see a blend of edgy tech, a team bound by purpose to help people in an industry growing with the advent of automation. This team focus on harnessing connectivity, integration and harvesting data for automation and integration for IoT.  Think of all of the millions of consumer devices used to create optimal CX in the retail and self-serve industries.  This is the market with clients that include the largest brands in the world using using their products across the globe in a vast majority of countries.  The role of Delivery Manager is a powerful one for this product development business. The opportunity for an effective, contemporary hardware (critical) leader to bring new leadership to a business that has already brought to market a product portfolio currently worth more than $100M in revenue. Strong delivery thinking is required to bolster the NPD, delivery processes and look for opportunities to marry market demands with tech advancements. This role will be able to understand the delivery processes required to bring new products to market whilst building an effective delivery mindset for the team, catering to the changing needs for the product suite. Working with the founders, engineering and design, you'll have the chance to grow your career like no other time and be part of one of New Zealand's established technology stars.

Company profile:

International growth. A star-power list of international retail and consumer brand giants clamoring for partnerships and advocating their services. A growing number of businesses switch on to the power of this tech as the demand for data and integrated CX is demanded.  This homegrown product vendor is the newest business pushing the envelope in the application of new IoT solutions.  The product suite includes a number of components: devices, apps, web platforms and Data advancements. This product portfolio offers opportunities for NPD, RFM and brand new thinking for new product prototypes.

Delivery Leadership:

The journey of growth and change this business has been on has been radical. And it's not slowing down. A leadership role has emerged to lead and manage the hardware engineering teams within the business.

The role breaks down into four core components:
  • Delivery leadership: predictable milestones and achievable goals
  • Process design & implementation: Creation & refinement of fit-for-purpose delivery processes & tools
  • Project governance: Go to woah, internal teams/stakeholders and partners, manufacturing and suppliers
  • Communication & Collaboration: Connector & collector of data & information for predictable delivery systems
The fit:

To be able to fulfill this role you will be driven by the opportunity to influence the direction of the delivery of the product roadmap for a scaling business. You’ll ignite a sense of purpose for the company’s delivery mindset and relish getting people on to the same page. Emerging from a technical business or background in a technology vendor, you will have rolled out successful, scalable delivery systems and processes in the product development sphere. You’ll be confident building processes and predictable delivery against a roadmap and vision, contributing to strategy. Reporting directly to the CTO you'll marry delivery and commercial leadership in the fast-paced world of contemporary product development.

For more information please contact Julian to discuss this opportunity on julian@potentia.co.nz or apply now.

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