Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, and contingency strategies.
• Implement robust risk management processes and ensure adherence to project objectives and success criteria.
• Provide regular status updates, financial performance reports, and ensure alignment with business priorities.
• Act as the primary liaison between project teams and stakeholders across departments such as R&D, Operations, Quality, and Legal.
• Facilitate collaboration to ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Oversee multiple project workstreams, monitor progress, identify issues, and resolve conflicts promptly.
• Evaluate trade-offs between scope, complexity, and cost to maintain project integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement in project management practices, including standardization of workflows and documentation.
• Promote best practices and coach teams to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain transparent and proactive communication with sponsors and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 10 years equivalent work experience, degree in engineering and / or advanced degree a plus
• PMP Certification, SCRUM Master nice to have
• 6+ years experience as a Project Manager for medical device, class 3 electromechanical medical deices (active implantable devices) a plus
• Ability to thoroughly analyze complex systems and situations
• Willingness and ability to take and assume timely decisions with minimal direct supervision
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to re-prioritize tasks in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to instruct & coach a team with appreciation and questioning of teams’ work & results
• Able to assess project risks and plan accordingly / take preventative action
• Able to evaluate technical reports outside their own background
• Proficiency with MS Office and MS Project, nice to have

Qualifications

• Jira, Jama, Polarian, OnePlan, Oravle Agile PLM
• English Fluency (written and spoken), German / Spanish / French a plus
• A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• Telerehealth options
• 401k plan with company match*
• Company paid life/ad&d insurance
• Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
• Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• STD LTD Buy-ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ID Theft Assistance
• PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating
• Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
• Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform

Schedule

• Hybrid or Remote

Pay

• $114,400 - $143,000

Company

• Equal Opportunity Employer