Job Description

Product Development Manager

In your role as Product Development Manager, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing a variety of product development projects for clients which span across multiple engineering disciplines. You will be responsible for the technical oversight and delivery of key project milestones, ensuring client and product success. You will work closely with a project coordinator to lead and task project teams, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed throughout the entire product development life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities are:

• Acting as the primary technical liaison with clients, ensuring clear communication of scope, progress, risks, and technical direction.
• Defining and documenting project scope and requirements in collaboration with clients and internal teams, ensuring feasibility and alignment with business objectives.
• Translating client needs into actionable technical specifications and guiding delivery across the full project lifecycle.
• Estimating work, developing project plans, and coordinating resourcing and procurement of materials and services in collaboration with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Leading cross-functional teams by setting a clear technical vision, reviewing product architecture, and promoting an integrated approach to development.
• Identifying technical risks and dependencies early, working with the project team to resolve issues and maintain momentum.
• Overseeing testing, validation, and compliance to ensure products meet technical and quality standards.
• Working closely with project coordinators to monitor scope, budget, and timeline adherence, recommending changes where needed to ensure project and client success.
• Anticipating details of future projects by communicating directly with customers and staying informed of relevant trends and industry news.

Accountabilities and Performance Goals

You will be accountable to:

• The Ingenuity management team and our customers for:

- Performing your work and applying your skills to the highest standard in alignment with our quality management system

- Delivering project milestones and tasks efficiently and in line with company and project budgets

- Accurately capturing and accounting for work time to ensure timely billing to customers

• To Ingenuity and our teams for:

- Bringing a positive and “can do” attitude to work everyday

- Being an active and helpful participant in each team you form part of and seeing tasks through to completion

- Learning and sharing new skills which benefits our colleagues and customers

- Keeping our workplace safe and making it a positive and fun environment to work in

Skill and Experience

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a working visa
• A relevant qualification from a reputable education organisation (e.g. Bachelor of Electrical Engineering)
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a project management or product lead role
• Extensive leadership and team management abilities
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 & 9001 regulatory requirements pertaining to product development
• Understanding of a variety of production/manufacturing processes
• Experience in communicating with and evaluating local and offshore suppliers
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Location

Our Melbourne office is located in Abbotsford with convenient access by road and public transport.

We provide workplace flexibility by allowing staff to work from home for part of the week.

Only applicants who meet the required criteria will be contacted for the next stage.

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