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Who we are

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Valencia (CA), United States

Project Manager

 

Overview

 

The Project Manager manages small or medium sized projects or parts of larger projects that affect parts of the organization, with low complexity and a defined scope.

 

What you’ll do:

 

 

  • Plans and co-ordinates small or medium sized projects or parts of larger projects affecting a department or part of the organization.
  • Develops and maintains project plans and resource and contingency plans and ensures project documentation.
  • Partners with project sponsors and senior stakeholders to define project objectives, milestones and success criteria and develops status quo reports.
  • Manages the project throughout the project lifecycle delivering results that meet agreed success parameters.
  • Assists more senior colleagues on more complex projects by providing research, analysis and report drafting.
  • Develops status reports to update stakeholders on project progress.
  • Manages a small project team and liaises with external consultants and stakeholders as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

 

Travelling Requirement: Up to 20%

 

 

 

 

What you bring to the team:

 

 

 

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree or 5 of years of equivalent work experience

Nice to Have

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, advanced degree or MBA

 

 

Further Education          

Nice to Have

  • PMP Certification, SCRUM Master

 

 

Work Experience

  • At least 3 years job related experience as a Project Manager for medical device

Nice to Have

  • Experience in Class 3 medical (active implantable devices)

 

 

Personal Competencies

  • Assertiveness
  • Self-confidence
  • Pro-active thinking
  • 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

 

 

Social Competencies

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Employing excellent influencing skills in situations without direct authority
  • Dealing with different points of view
  • Accountability, reliability

 

 

Leadership Competencies

  • Structuring of tasks and delegation
  • Setting priorities
  • Monitoring progress and results
  • Conflict management
  • Ability to instruct & coach a team
  • Appreciation and questioning of teams’ work & results

 

 

Professional Competencies

  • Ability to assess project risks and plan accordingly / take preventative action
  • Assess project status and team members’ reports
  • Understanding of feasibility and risks related to project management
  • Ability to evaluate technical reports outside their own background

 

 

Language(s)/ Level

  • English/ Fluent

Nice to Have

  • German, Spanish, French

 

 

IT Skills

  • MS Office and MS Project (or similar project management tool)

Nice to Have

  • Jira, Jama, Polarion, OnePlan, Oracle Agile PLM

 

 

 

 

 

Our offer:

 

  • Exciting and challenging work environment
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Training and development opportunities – we believe every employee deserves a development plan. Come, learn, and grow with us!

Don't meet all the criteria?  If you’re willing to go all in and learn we'd love to hear from you! 

We love to work with great people and strongly believe that a diverse team makes us better.  We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of race, color, creed/religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, mental or physical disability.

We thank all applicants in advance; however only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.  All applications will be kept confidential. Sonova is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should notify the Senior Manager, Human Resources.

 

 

Pay Ranges: $91,200/yr - $136,800/yr

Based on location 

Health Benefits & Perks:

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage*
  • Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
  • TeleHealth options
  • 401k plan with company match*
  • Company paid life/ad&d insurance
    • Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
  • Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
    • STD LTD Buy-ups available
  • Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Legal/ID Theft Assistance
  • PTO & paid holidays*
  • Employee Assistance Program

 

*Plan rules/offerings dependent upon group Company/location.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.

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