Description and Requirements
Product Development Leadership
- Lead ThinkPad product development projects from planning through product launch and shipment.
- Drive cross-functional execution across hardware, firmware, software, quality, manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain teams.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, deliverables, milestone plans, and resource requirements.
- Ensure successful execution of key development milestones, builds, qualification activities, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
- Coordinate development activities with ODMs, suppliers, manufacturing partners, and technology ecosystem partners.
Stakeholder and Partner Management
- Serve as the primary project focal point between Lenovo teams and external development partners.
- Build strong working relationships with suppliers, ODMs, ESMs, manufacturing sites, and global stakeholders.
- Lead technical and business discussions to resolve issues, align priorities, and drive decision-making.
- Escalate critical risks and issues when required and facilitate timely resolution.
Project Execution and Risk Management
- Monitor project status, identify risks, and drive mitigation plans to maintain project objectives.
- Manage project scope, schedule, quality, cost, and resource trade-offs throughout the development lifecycle.
- Lead cross-functional problem-solving activities and coordinate recovery plans for critical issues.
- Ensure project changes, decisions, and action items are tracked and executed effectively.
Communication and Organizational Contribution
- Provide weekly status reports to management and daily updates during critical development periods or escalations.
- Communicate project progress, risks, issues, and recovery plans clearly to engineering teams and management.
- Contribute to project management process improvement, tools, governance, and organizational capability development.
- Support initiatives beyond immediate project responsibilities as required by business priorities.
- Demonstrate Lenovo ThinkPad R&D's 5C values: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Curiosity, and Compassion in all interactions.
Mandatory Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience in hardware or device development within the consumer electronics industry.
- Proven experience leading product development projects from planning through product launch and shipment.
- Experience collaborating with suppliers, ODMs, ESMs, or other external development partners.
- Experience working in a global, multicultural, and cross-functional environment.
- Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
- Business-level English communication skills, including meeting facilitation, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on engineering experience in notebook PC, tablet, smartphone, workstation, or other hardware product development.
- International assignment experience of six months or longer.
- Experience applying AI, automation, analytics, or data-driven approaches to product development or project management.
- PMP or other recognized project management certifications.
