Project Manager, Advanced Concepts

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Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:

As aProject Manager, Advanced Conceptsyou oversee the initiation, planning, tracking, executing and closing of Advanced Concepts projects. You will lead the coordination efforts of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver specific method, product, performance and experience innovations from idea to guest. You bring your strong sense of initiative and creative problem solving to empower and support the team to deliver resolved and on time projects. You drive alignment and delivery of innovation concepts through our operational framework and your clear and effective communication skills. You play a critical role in Advanced Concepts’ ability to delivery innovation to market.

Meet your future team:

The Advanced Concepts team drives breakthrough innovation in snow, trail and climb for the mountain athlete everywhere. We do this by ideating, creating, and delivering future materials, products, technologies, and experiences that tackle real functional challenges. We are a team of builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying future needs and solutions. Our in-house end-to-end capabilities in research, engineering, design, development, and validation allow us to innovate head-to-toe solutions that bring the coast mountain experience to the world. Our unique methodology, mindset of sustainability and fanatic passion for product are at the heart of what we do.

If you were the Project Manager, Advanced Concepts now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Partnering with the Advanced Concepts leadership team on project kick-off to ensure the scope, clear ownership, decision RACI, budget and brief are defined, including setting up tracking mechanisms for timeline, activities, and deliverables
• Partnering with project teams, vendors and cross-functional partners to support in driving innovation projects through to completion
• Leading the coordination and communication of project plans, budget, resource allocation (internal and external), reviews, on-going status updates, quality assurance, brand installation guidelines, and learnings for future projects
• Working cross-functionally to gather information and content, acting as central point of contact to stakeholders on your projects
• Engaging relevant stakeholders of all levels at the right time to ensure full project awareness and enrollment against concept initiatives
• Assisting with the creation of presentation materials and documentation for quarterly innovation review milestones and concept adoption
• Providing project teams with clear week-to-week priorities
• Supporting in compilation of project scope, activities, and expenditures, of projects deemed eligible for submission to funding programs (SR&ED, IRAP, NRC, MITACS, and so forth)
• Assisting in the documentation of CE submissions, ensuring timeframe aligns with project plan and Idea to Consumer (I2C) process deadlines
• Ensuring that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality
• Leading agenda creation, structure and management of regular project meetings to ensure project milestones are met
• Establishing a regular communication schedule with cross functional stakeholders and Leadership
  
  

Experience, education and/or skills required:

• You have 4+ years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably in Technical Apparel or Equipment
• You have completed a recognized Project Management Program, or have equivalent business experience
• You have exceptional communication skills, including visual and oral, and creation of supporting dashboard assets
• You are able to lead, plan and deliver multiple projects at one time and oversee work schedules and calendars across various resources
• You are known for being organized, process driven, collaborative and comfortable working with highly technical projects and R&D concepts
• You are comfortable working with, or learning new, project management tools (e.g. Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com , Box.com )
• You have an understanding technical apparel and/or performance hardgoods design and/or production
• You have experience with innovation tools and programs such as IP management, SR&ED filings, design thinking, and other innovation frameworks
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues, seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
  
  

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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