Research and Development Project Manager

A startup company in the autonomous vehicle field. The company develops AI-based autonomous driving technology, enabling vehicles to understand their environment in real-time and respond just like a skilled human driver. Vehicles are already in testing phases with safety drivers onboard!

The role reports to the VP of Development. The company is located in Haifa, near the train line, with the option to work from home one day a week.

Responsibilities:

• Determine and define project scope and objectives
• Coordinate with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, schedules, and deadlines
• Maintain continuous communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Meet with project’s team members to identify and resolve risks
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Submit project deliverables to customers and ensure that they adhere to quality standards
• Prepare status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information
• Manage Change Requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget
• Coordinate the preparation of user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation
• Conduct post-project evaluation and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

Requirements:

• BSc. / MSc. in Software / Computer Engineering
• Proven experience as a Software team leader
• Previous experience working in a start-up
• Proven experience in End-to-End project management of a large-scale product that was deployed with a customer
• Experience in project management of a MULTI DISCIPLINARY product
• Experience building project GANTTs or agile process
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Hebrew and English