Research & Development – Project Manager

At RØDE we are Passionate about Audio

Do you want to work for one of the fastest-growing, most innovative manufacturer-exporters in audio technology in the world today? We require a Project Manager who manages day to day task of the project team for the end to end delivery of project. You will be reporting to NPD Program Manager and proactively provide a practical solutions to roadblocks to deliver the projects on time, within budget, to high quality standards.

Part of The Freedman Group, RØDE is a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio equipment, which can be found in studios, venues, on-location, and in the hands of creatives in every corner of the world. Our products are designed and primarily manufactured by our industry-leading team in Sydney and are exported to over 119 countries globally through more than 6000 dealers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Thomann and JB Hi-Fi. Our employees are passionate, hard working, talented and are pivotal to our success.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Generate project plans including timelines, resource mapping,
• Adhering to budgets and delivering to strict deadlines
• Generate and maintain risk logs throughout the product development cycle
• Communicate and understand information from developers, design professionals, consultants, contractors, and other key internal and external stakeholders
• Streamline the project communication across the team through the delivery of projects from briefing through to production in a fast-paced product development environment
• Ensuring all projects uphold a high standard of functional and technical performance – in line with the RØDE brand
• Use cross platform online project management and create necessary and accurate documentation

You will require the following skills and experience to be successful:

• 4+ years of experience in project management
• Software and firmware project experience using Atlassian apps (Asana, Confluence Slack)
• Experience in consumer electronics or related field
• Experience or understanding in waterfall and agile methodology, in particular Agile Stage Gate process
• Adaptive and flexible to evolving demands and priority shift
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team environment and various projects at once
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to all internal and external stakeholders

Our campus is designed to create an atmosphere which reflects our love of cutting edge technology, collaboration, and our deep connection to music, film and all things audio. Our production facilities are cutting-edge and are constantly expanding as we increase our capability with new manufacturing technologies and processes. RØDE’s investment in our in-house capability is aggressive, unmatched in the industry. Our plant boasts the finest technologies in metal engineering and production, Surface-Mount Technology electronics production, military grade finishing, plastic-injection mould manufacture, and a brand-new, best-practice toolmaking facility. 

If you are interested in pursuing a unique opportunity to work with one of the most exciting, forward-thinking companies in Australia, inspiring millions of people around the world to realise their creative vision, apply today. We want you!

RØDE values diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from people of all genders, ages and backgrounds.