Project Coordinator – Product Development, Ninja
SharkNinja is a relentless innovator with 550+ patents in consumer technologies. We obsess about consumer satisfaction. We build up our company by building up our people. We seize opportunities—individually and collectively—to be competitive with our products and attract the most talented people in the world.
The Ninja Heated Organization is a unique group of Product Developers, Engineers, Marketers, Industrial Designers, Consumer Insight Analysts, Research Chefs, and Food Scientists who work collaboratively to create innovative and delightful consumer products. Through an unrelenting focus on solving for consumer’s pain points, we have built a loyal and passionate following that continues to garner us 5‑star ratings on our products.
As a member of Ninja Heated Team, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for managing cross functional deliverables as they relate to project scope, schedule, and cost. The Project coordinator must be a self-starter, an advocate of change, a natural problem solver, possess strong verbal and written communication skills and be willing to act as a liaison across all functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Organize and lead all internal and external team members and deliverables to meet established schedules and budgets for Ninja Heated projects.
- Coordinate and facilitate in-depth project reviews, follow up on action items/meetings and workshops for projects’ execution.
- Facilitate and capture requirements, including creation of use cases and functional and non-functional requirements, meticulous planning for flawless execution of projects.
- Manage project documentation in shared locations.
- Plan for meetings and workshops with agendas, take meeting minutes, track action items, risks and issues.
- Track business and technical deliverables while keeping the project plan up to date.
- Establish impact and scope criteria of expected changes to define and identify issues, risks and mitigation for projects.
- Facilitate project meetings and collaboration with Teams across the Orgs and other stakeholders.
Experience Requirements:
- BS in Business, Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, Math or Science
- Strong Project Management skills with 1-2 years of Experience in startup/fast paced Dynamic Organizations
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Knowledge and experience with new product development, sales, product marketing, digital marketing, engineering and supply chain logistics.
- Proficiency with PM tools like MS Project, Jira, Visio and MS Office.
At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.