Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF) is hiring a detail-oriented, self-motivated Software Project Manager. In this role, you will manage projects for our multidisciplinary engineering team, playing an important role in the development of gita® and future PFF products. Strong communication and organizational skills are necessary for success as a Software Project Manager at PFF. Ideal candidates will have experience working on consumer products that require complex hardware and software.

Responsibilities:

• Provide project leadership by working with cross-functional teams to create and manage software and hardware schedules.
• Manage projects from concept through delivery to include generating schedules and resource plans, monitoring progress, managing change control, managing risk and issues.
• Record detailed requirements, constraints and assumptions with team members in order to establish the project deliverables and schedule.
• Ensure common understanding and collaboration across the organization by setting expectations in accordance with the project plan.
• Formalize final acceptance for the projects by ensuring that the delivered products and services comply with the agreed deliverables list, scope and organizational procedures.
• Monitor progress of activities and budget against project plan. Determining, and ensuring appropriate action upon critical path tasks.
• Act to apply Agile/Scrum practices in a manner to best suit the needs of the team.
• Provide clear communication to team members and stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related fields or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of proven successful software/hardware project management experience.
• 1-3 years of industry experience as a software engineer or hardware engineer is preferred; experience working at a company developing a hardware based product is required.
• Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
• Consumer product experience is strongly preferred.
• Hands on experience of various project management methodologies and toolsets (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, etc).
• Experience building and managing a project schedule using project management tool utilizing data-based decision-making (GANTT charts, etc.).
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Scrum Master certification is a plus.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, with high attention to detail.
• Effective data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Developed strategic consultation skills around delivery and priorities.
• Mechanical experience is a plus. 
• Successful applicants will be asked so show proof that they can legally work in the U.S.