Project Manager

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 :

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.

Location : Austin, Texas, USA

Base Salary: $140,000 / year

Annual Bonus: $30,000

Total Compensation: Up to $170,000 / year

Experience Required: 8 to 10 years in a relevant field