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Kickmaker

Project Manager

Posted 16 Days Ago
Hybrid
Seattle, WA, USA
150K-200K Annually
Entry level
Hybrid
Seattle, WA, USA
150K-200K Annually
Entry level
Manage multidisciplinary product development projects from launch through completion, including requirements qualification, proposals, budgeting, profitability, customer relationships, schedules, quality, and contractual commitments. Coordinate mechanical, electrical, and software teams, monitor workloads and performance, manage risks and trade-offs, report to leadership, improve project management processes, and ensure compliance with quality and EHS standards.
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Kickmaker is a high-tech product design and industrialization agency.
 
We support our customers from prototype to production run in our main vertical markets (medical, new mobility, electrification, agrotech, robotics, IOT and consumer devices) and our cross-disciplinary skills (embedded AI, high-tech manufacturing automation, eco-design, industrial design and WEB 3.0 for the economy of functionality).
 
We're evolving with a real maker culture! Passion, excitement and kindness are the pillars of KICKMAKER. This team and community spirit has enabled us to shape a unique corporate culture. Our approach: to enable everyone to fulfill their potential by working on exciting projects, and to encourage autonomy and initiative.
 
Present in France, China and the United States, our community counts over 250 passionate kickers and keeps growing. It is in this context that we are looking to strengthen our team in Boston, Seattle and San Fransisco.
 
 

Reporting structure

The Project Manager reports directly to the Head of Front/Back or Kickmaker's Senior Management.

Within Kickmaker, the employee will assume the role of Project Manager, with the main tasks of managing the projects entrusted to them with the aim of ensuring team satisfaction, project profitability, compliance with internal processes, and the quality of relationships with customers and internal teams.


Main Responsabilities

Within Kickmaker, the employee will assume the role of Project Manager with the following main responsibilities :

  1. Support in qualifying requirements and preparing proposals
  • Contribute to the drafting of technical and financial proposals, in close collaboration with the sales teams, Program Back Leads, Program Front Leads, Program Sales Leads, and technical leaders,
  • Actively participate in the pre-sales phase by analyzing and qualifying customer requirements,
  • Identify project risks and determine the resources needed to staff the project.

       2. Technical, financial, and customer relationship management
  • Ensure the overall management of assigned projects, from launch to completion,
  • Manage the financial performance of projects, in line with the margin targets set,
  • Maintain a relationship of trust with customers, promoting a “win-win” partnership dynamic,
  • Ensure compliance with contractual commitments (cost, quality, deadlines).

      3. Project management and team coordination

  • Organize, lead, and supervise multi-disciplinary project teams (mechanical, electrical, software),
  • Ensure that teams develop their skills and maintain a positive dynamicm,
  • Define workload plans, monitor performance indicators, and propose corrective actions if necessary,
  • Ensure the successful delivery of contractual commitments made to Kickmaker's clients and ensure the expected profitability of projects,
  • Manage operational trade-offs and report to Kickmaker’s executive team.

      4. Overall management of project activities

  • Organize and lead project team meetings,
  • Review and approve activity reports produced by the teams,
  • Propose, implement, and promote new project management methods to improve overall performance,
  • Be a driving force in the continuous improvement of internal processes.

       5. Quality

  • Ensure compliance with Kickmaker's quality procedures across all projects,
  • Promote and ensure compliance with current EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) standards in day-to-day activities,
  • Actively participate in internal and external quality audits.

As a general rule, the employee must also ensure that the company's brand image is built and respected by its customers and that the procedures in force are complied with, both personally in the performance of their duties and with regard to the employees for whom they are responsible. 

He/She must ensure that they fully assess the responsibilities that may arise in the performance of their duties and may not, under any circumstances, claim to have been ignore them. 

In the performance of his or her duties as defined above, and more generally in all his or her activities within our Company, the employee will be placed under the direct control of Kickmaker’s executive team.

Any subsequent structural changes may modify his/her responsibilities and the terms of this control, without this constituting a novation of this contract.

 
 

Your adventure at Kickmaker 
 
At Kickmaker you’ll work on 5–10 projects annually, choosing from a wide range of industries : from robotics, medical devices, fitness tech, and automotive, to micro-mobility, beauty tech, sports exoskeletons, and AI-driven hardware.
Your path evolves with your curiosity: we help you grow where your professional ambitions and personal passions meet, always connected to the latest tech breakthroughs. 
 
We offer a benefits package designed to support you and your family while keeping costs low. This includes health and dental coverage, paid time off and 5 sick days for rest and renewal. You can also join our 401(k) plan to invest in your future.  
 
Our Culture & Spirit 
Kickmaker is built by innovators, for innovators. Across our 7 offices we give you the tools to make your ideas happen.
 
 
Our vision is simple: build a space where innovators can explore, experiment, and push boundaries together. 
If you’re curious about our spirit and way of working (and you’ve got a minute) check out this short video where Leonardo da Vinci “visits” Kickmaker.An image is worth a thousand words, and this one will give you the full vibe 
 
If you’ve ever looked at a product and thought, “I could build this better,” let’s talk!

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