Lead Project Manager

About us

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic.

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for skilled individuals to invent, design and develop market leading products for the global market. By working in our world class research, design and development (RDD) department, these professionals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people to create products which fulfil our vision of being truly different and better than our competitors.

About the role

We are looking for a talented Programme Manager to join Dyson’s New Product Innovation (NPI) Programmes team. This exciting position will focus on categories of Robotics and Audio.

As a Lead Project Manager at Dyson, you will ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and gain a sufficient level of understanding of the development to be able to communicate the projects status to senior management, whilst being comfortable in challenging the paradigm when required.

1. Management and integration of multiple cross functional teams to deliver projects to required SOP and Launch dates.
2. Coordinate and communicate project status between teams within the organisations to ensure effective and timely input; resolve conflicts and lead solutions.
3. Challenge concepts in order to achieve the optimum design within the boundaries of time, specification and cost, maintain and manage the risks, actions and issues trackers.
4. Manage resource allocation activities against current time plans and work with Finance for overall project cost management.
5. Take an active, hands-on role to understand how engineering problems are resolved thoroughly and help support that resolution.
6. Work with development teams to ensure new technologies maximise the performance of new products.
7. Manage multiple stakeholder’s expectations across all categories from early stage to launch.
8. Ensure the team use established Dyson development processes, good engineering practice and discipline to deliver a fully resolved solution to the correct standards.
9. Information management – governance and organisation of project related information.

About you

At least 3 years’ experience of early-stage life cycle projects (NPI), ideally gained in an innovative engineering based organisation.

Good knowledge and experience of all stages of the project lifecycle, including development of business cases, mobilisation of projects.

Management of a suite of projects, including multi-disciplined teams across a variety of delivery frameworks.

In-depth knowledge and experience of all stages of the project and programme life-cycle, including development of business cases, mobilisation of projects.

Knowledge of multiple project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall & Hybrid) backed up by experience of applying them successfully in practice.

Confident; comfortable interacting with senior executives without diluting unpleasant news or well-reasoned analysis.