Founded by filmmaker George Lucas, THX is at the intersection of media and entertainment, collaborating with filmmakers, video game developers, consumer electronics manufacturers, automakers, movie studios and theatres to develop THX Certified products and THX Technologies that deliver immersive entertainment experiences. Products featuring THX are of the highest quality in their class, whether in the cinema, in the home, or on the go.
THX is a small-company culture that provides a fast-paced environment where creativity and empowerment are encouraged and rewarded. Because we work hard, all full-time employees are offered a very generous benefits package and competitive salaries. THX is based in San Rafael, CA (Marin County) with easy access to San Francisco, the wine country and world-class mountain biking trails, hiking, surfing, windsurfing, sailing and schools. We like to work hard and play hard – and so do you!
Responsibilities:
• Manage day-to-day project-related activities. Projects include new product development projects, and special customer-specific projects.
• Provide regular and timely reports to senior management on project status and risks.
• Manage multiple projects in parallel, setting priorities within each project, and seeking necessary agreement with resource managers on engineering and other needed resources for the projects.
• Generate project plans covering the initial study phase through the entire project life cycle.
• Oversees all aspects of a technology project, including installation of proper project control mechanisms such as project reviews, design reviews, specifications reviews, release planning, risk management, change control, test and verification planning, and defect tracking.
• Actively seek out input from all parties (product managers, product architects, resource managers, etc.) to create the project plan, and actively seek agreement from all parties to the plan.
• Provide leadership in establishing and improving project life-cycle processes within the team, with strong willingness to be owner and champion of new initiatives.
• Maintain and update project budgets to ensure proper tracking of expenditures. This should include regular and timely reporting to accounting office in accordance to company policy.
• Foster professionalism in the team by demonstrating proper people management skills, including persuasion, conflict resolution, problem escalation process, and documentation of key issues and a strong sense of commitment. Cross-organization collaboration to produce results is required.
• Keep self and team to be results-oriented, focus on decision levels and work breakdown structures, with commitment to deadlines and deliverables.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required. Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• At least 7 years of working experience, with at least 3 years of experience in technical project management.
• Demonstrated strong leadership and team player qualities.
• Excellent business focus and thorough understanding of financial impacts of project decisions.
• Demonstrated project management skill in development projects from conception to product release phase.
• Skilled in Microsoft Project tool for project management use.
• PMP certification a plus.
• Knowledgeable in modern project management methodology; software project management skill is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated team motivational skill is a plus.
• Experience in audio/video consumer electronics and multimedia is highly desirable.
• Experience in one or more of the following business areas is a plus: content creation, post-production, consumer electronics retail/OEM, content distribution (broadcast or broadband), digital home entertainment equipment.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE WITH YOUR RESUME & SALARY REQUIREMENTS AT: http://www.thx.com/careers/
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