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Hardware Project Manager

$116KFull-time · Research Triangle Park, NC
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Mid-level · 5+ yrs exp

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree

Experience: 5+ years

Skills & tools

Hardware DesignOperationsMarketingTeam LeadershipRecordkeepingProject ManagementManufacturing MethodsCommunications

Benefits — mentioned in this posting

Health, dental & vision401(k) / retirementFamily / parental leavePaid time offBonus / commission
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Full job description

- Lead project and program management activities across hardware engineering, product management, operations, marketing, account teams, EPM, power, thermal, and other partner organizations.

- Lead small to mid-sized programs with moderate complexity, multiple dependencies, and multi-functional stakeholder groups across the CHG hardware portfolio.

- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, communication frameworks, and execution cadences that keep teams aligned and accountable.

- Track program health, identify risks and dependencies, drive issue resolution, and escalate decisions or blockers with clear recommendations.

- Support operational work for HW groups, coordinate planning cycles, business reviews, status reporting, leadership updates, and other operating mechanisms that improve visibility and execution.

- Establish and improve documentation frameworks, governance processes, templates, and team execution models; use collaboration, automation, and AI-enabled productivity tools responsibly to improve operational efficiency.

- Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.

- Related experience in program/project management, business operations, PMO, chief-of-staff support, or hardware design, HW manufacturing processes, product development.

- Experience leading cross-functional programs or projects, including project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications.

- Experience supporting business operations or leadership operating rhythms, such as staff meetings, business reviews, action tracking, executive updates, dashboards, or organizational communications.

- Experience supporting hardware, system-level, networking, telecom, or enterprise infrastructure programs within a PMO or product development environment.

- Experience in business operations, executive operations, or PMO role supporting senior leadership operating mechanisms.

- Familiarity with product development lifecycles, release readiness, change management, and launch or operational governance processes.

- Ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed, fast-paced, and globally distributed environment while balancing program execution with operational priorities.

- Strong analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to turn ambiguous inputs into clear plans, owners, actions, and decisions.

- Experience using collaboration, automation, AI-enabled productivity, or workflow tools to improve program execution, executive communications, and team efficiency.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $115,800.00 to $163,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $124,000.00 - $201,000.00

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