Project Manager - Product Development

What's the role?

The project manager is the entrepreneur in Hilti that turns assets (knowledge, people, and equipment) into innovative products to achieve long term differentiation vs competition. Technical understanding, combined with very good people and communication skills are essential to perform this job.

What does the role involve?

• Manage complex new product development projects with a stage gate product development process.

• Secure achievement of project targets related to product value proposition, quality, timeline, and budget.

• Work closely with product manager to align customer requirements with Hilti product and production technologies, while maintaining differentiation versus competition.

• Partner with sourcing manager to achieve cost target, asset utilization, and cash conversion targets.

• Work closely with testing and approvals manager to understand testing process and how this impacts product performance and differentiation versus main competitors.

• Consult with quality manager to understand product risk and project risk analysis process and results, incorporate recommendations in overall project plan.

• Accept responsibility for time and delivery of the project, and related project documentation.

• Participate in international / interdisciplinary projects.

• Additional duties as assigned.

What you need is:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required, preferably mechanical or civil engineering; master's degree preferred, ideally combined with business experience

• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in new product development projects, preferably as project manager

• Ability to inspire interdisciplinary teams.

• High commitment, self-responsibility, and customer orientation

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; proven ability to communicate complex situations in an easy-to-understand manner.

Why should you apply?

Let's face it, we know there are lots of other companies out there. We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team. We're a big company with a family-owned feel. You will be given the opportunity to make big changes that will ripple throughout the industry while feeling right at home with the Hilti family.

What do we offer?

In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer a robust benefits package including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision effective the first day of the month following employment.

• Team member Only coverage premiums paid by Hilti.

• Basic Life, Accident and Disability (AD&D) insurance paid by Hilti.

• Business Travel Accident paid by Hilti.

• Basic Dependent Life Insurance paid by Hilti.

• Option Life, AD&D, and Critical Illness for team member and dependents

• Short-term Disability paid by Hilti.

• Registered pension plan with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 5%. Eligible to participate after 12 months of continuous service with immediate vesting.

• Generous Paid Time Off policy and holidays including two days to give back to your local community.

• Paid parental leave, sabbaticals, military leave.

• Education reimbursement and student loan assistance.

• Up to five days per year of back-up daycare.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid wellness screenings.

• Opportunities for growth - shift careers, support your professional development, or get assigned to any of the 120+ countries in which we operate.