Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities 1. While the day-to-day role of our Technology Project Managers is highly fluid, in general this role is responsible for the following tasks: 2. Attend all project kickoff meetings, offer guidance, and follow up as appropriate 3. Communicate well with everyone, whether customers, account managers overseas, colleagues in China, and vendors 4. Make suggestions as to which suppliers would be a good fit for a given project 5. Search for, find, and vet suppliers in both new and existing competencies 6. Train suppliers in the “The Outform Way”, the methods we use for development, IP transfer, prototyping, mass production, quality control, and packaging. 7. Communicate clearly in all interactions with internal and external stakeholders 8. Communicate with customers as needed 9. Travel domestically and internationally to support projects

Job Requirements

Must haves: 1. Native or extremely strong command of English, both written and oral 2. Experience working with International Manufacturers, and ideally brands which are marketed in the USA and Europe 3. Great computer skills, and experience in using office applications, project management tools, conferencing tools, and the like 4. Current or prior experience with projects that utilize diverse technology solutions Nice-To-Haves: We know everyone can’t know everything, but weight is given to candidates that also have some or all of the following skills: 1. Experience in the retail fixture or in-store marketing industries 2. Chinese manufacturing experience 3. Mandarin language skills 4. An appreciation for the industrial design and engineering process 5. Experience in electronics hardware development 6. Experience in Software development at both an OS and embedded level 7. Experience using web-based project and software development tools 8. Production management experience

Required Languages

Chinese, English