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KORE1 · 6 days ago

PMO Manager - NPD/NPI Electronics & Embedded Systems Projects (Engineering Background Preferred); med device a preferred

Gray, ME

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$175K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

KORE1 is a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, and they are seeking a PMO Manager to lead their team of Project Managers in the execution of multidisciplinary electronics-based NPD and NPI projects, primarily focused on medical devices. The role involves overseeing project execution, managing team performance, and ensuring adherence to project delivery processes.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Jennifer (Burdick) Thomas (L.I.O.N. with extensive network)

Responsibilities

You will manage a team of PMs (currently 4 FTE + 2 contract PMs), including hiring, workload balancing, staffing strategy, performance reviews, and career development

You will lead and mentor project managers in planning, execution, technical decision-making, and customer-facing program leadership

You will demonstrate hands-on leadership-willing to work on the front lines with PMs to resolve issues, guide decision-making, and coach them through customer management challenges

You will build and implement PMO processes, tools, templates, and standards that ensure regulatory compliance, technical rigor, and predictable project delivery

You will drive standardization while recognizing that projects vary significantly; you will help the organization define scalable, consistent project delivery processes

You will oversee the planning and execution of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements

You will coach PMs in developing technically sound project plans, anticipating compliance, design, DFM/DFT, procurement, and manufacturing challenges

You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and quality teams to remove blockers and ensure smooth, well-coordinated project execution

You will support PMs in managing customer expectations, scope changes, change management, and risk, ensuring clear communication of impacts and trade-offs

You will partner with Account Managers-who own customer portfolios-to ensure alignment between project execution and ongoing customer strategies

You will support Sales with technically informed project planning input for proposals and quotes for NPD, NPI, and sustaining engineering projects

You will foster a culture of accountability, technical curiosity, and continuous improvement within the PM team

You will identify opportunities to add value for customers and the company beyond baseline scope, strengthening customer relationships and supporting business growth

You will help PMs navigate hybrid development models that blend waterfall (hardware/firmware) and agile (software/Jira-based) practices

You will support implementation of resource planning and reporting processes in Microsoft Project Online and shared resource management tools, which are currently evolving

You will work closely with engineering leadership to further formalize project planning, schedule structures, project templates, and reporting standards

You will help the organization mature its PMO operations, with early success metrics centered on establishing consistent processes, improving schedule discipline, and driving better customer scope/cadence management

Qualification

Electronics EngineeringNPD/NPI ProcessesProject ManagementPMP CertificationLean/Six SigmaRegulated EnvironmentsCross-Functional LeadershipTeam DevelopmentTechnical JudgmentCustomer Relationship ManagementResource PlanningCoachingTechnical FeasibilityChange ManagementContinuous ImprovementCustomer Expectations ManagementTechnical CuriosityCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingNegotiation Skills

Required

5-10 years of project management experience in electronics product development or contract manufacturing, including leading a PM team or similar leadership responsibilities

Strong technical understanding of electronics, embedded systems, firmware, and multidisciplinary NPD/NPI processes; prior hands-on experience as an engineer, technical lead, or systems integrator is highly beneficial

Deep familiarity with electronics-based manufacturing and NPI workflows, including DFM/DFT, test development, production process development, procurement coordination, and validation

Demonstrated leadership experience developing, mentoring, and managing PMs, including hiring, performance management, resource planning, and career development

Proven success guiding multi-disciplinary teams through design, verification, regulatory approval, and transfer-to-manufacturing across project timelines typically ranging from 12-16 months to 2+ years for complex medical device programs

Ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable project plans while balancing scope, technical feasibility, customer expectations, and resource constraints

Strong ability to manage and negotiate scope, communicate changes, articulate trade-offs, and maintain customer relationships throughout the lifecycle of NPD/NPI programs

Strong cross-functional leadership skills with experience resolving issues across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and customer stakeholders

Excellent communication skills for both technical and business audiences, including account managers, engineering teams, executives, and customer program leaders

Preferred

Engineering degree in electronics, systems integration, or manufacturing engineering strongly preferred

PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, or similar process improvement certifications are desirable but not required

Experience working in regulated product environments, ideally medical devices (ISO 13485, FDA, EU MDR); experience in automotive, defense, industrial, or other complex electronics sectors is also valued

Proficiency with project planning and scheduling tools-Microsoft Project (including MS Project Online) preferred; familiarity with Jira for engineering workflows desirable