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Product Manager; Locomotive Systems Jobs in London, Canada at Wabtec
Position: Product Manager (Locomotive Systems)
As the Manager, Product (Locomotive Systems), you will report to the Manager, Engineering & Products and work with a team of talented engineers and software developers responsible for designing, developing, and delivering our industry-leading Freight & Transit electronics solutions. You will manage and work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, operations, and customer support, to ensure our solutions meet the evolving needs of our customers.
How
will you make a difference?
In this role, you will be responsible for managing the engineering projects to meet ISO
9001, CMMI and Wabtec Policy requirements as demanded by our customers and corporate. You will work closely with the engineering team to achieve high-quality output with high efficiency to the customer satisfaction, while also contributing to the business development team to drive sales and profitability goals. Additionally, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Define and maintain product vision, roadmap, and strategy. Create and maintain a product STRAP for the corporate for Locomotive Performance Enhancement System (QES-III, Axle Gen, AESS, CHM, etc..) and other similar systems
- Conduct market research and gather customer feedback to inform product decisions.
- Ensure alignment between technical feasibility and business objectives.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications for development teams.
- Establishing and coordinating work plans and delivery timelines, drafting Project Management Plans, Communications Plans, and other project start-up documentation.
- Manage end-to-end project delivery, including quoting, planning, execution, and risk management.
- Coordinating and facilitating project meetings, which includes interfacing with various teams (internal and external) to provide updates, drafting meeting agendas and minutes, and actively managing project risks, actions, decisions, and issues tracking tools.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high-quality product releases.
- Prepare and develop various proposal materials to meet tight timelines.
- Perform all aspects of organizational work.
- Support the Engineering Team in ensuring the systems meet all associated design criteria and specifications per the proposal and the contract.
- Deliver monthly, quarterly, and yearly milestone payments for projects to meet the financial targets.
- Track contract terms and conditions to completion
- Track and organize project tasks, deliverables, and letters.
- Track, organize and deliver on project milestone payments.
- Track and organize project metrics.
- Lead and participate in project scheduling activities.
- Supervise a cross-functional engineering team to manage product deliveries.
- Communicate with customers on project progress.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers and/or product professionals.
- Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and create development plans.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Manage resource allocation and team capacity planning.
What do we want to know about you?
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with experience in project/product management.
- 5+ years of engineering experience in product management and/or project management roles, customer service experience.
- Able to Travel internationally to customer sites for meetings (10-25%).
- Strong background in Project management, with a proven track record of leading teams to deliver high-quality, efficient, and customer-focused solutions.
- Strong understanding of electrical and software development processes and technologies.
- Proficient in ISO
9001 and CMMI standards and their implementation in an engineering environment - Excellent project management and resource allocation skills to ensure the team achieves its goals.
- Collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including product management, operations, and customer support.
- Experience in business development and contributing to the sales and profitability goals of the organization.
- Team building and Management.
- Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers,…
Title: Product Manager; Locomotive Systems
Company: Wabtec
Location: London, Canada
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