Project Manager Level 1

At Thorlabs, we design and manufacture components, instruments, and systems that transform the world by identifying, enabling, and accelerating key photonics (i.e., light-based) technologies. Backed by a dedicated workforce of more than 3,000 employees worldwide, Thorlabs contributes to cutting-edge research and real-world innovation.

Whether you're early in your career or bringing years of experience, you’ll find opportunities to grow, take ownership, and make meaningful contributions from day one. We know every employee brings unique talents and perspectives that fuel our success, and we seek driven individuals who are excited to make an impact in a fun, fast-moving culture.

The position work closely with human resources in addition to business, operations, and technology leaders across the company to drive critical transformations that delivers on the company's vision and support the expansion of global organization development initiatives and programs. Although the location of the position is in Newton, NJ, from time to time it may be required to undertake duties at other Thorlabs locations.

Essential Job Functions include the following, but are not limited to:

• Provide support, assistance, and act as a resource to Thorlabs’ Global Organization Development in identifying, planning, facilitating, and implementing new projects, initiatives, and recommended improvements to structures and processes.
• Provide management with appropriate timelines, metrics, customized materials, toolkits and reporting.
• Assist in the work direction of day-to-day development activities.
• Communicates project outcomes in a clear, effective, and timely manner to necessary stakeholders.
• Develop, manage, and assist with implementation of change management and communication plans.
• Work with business partners in assessing, tracking, and reporting the financial and people strategy benefits of project efforts.
• Perform tasks that generally have few established guidelines or processes to follow.
• Provide training and guidance to others. May serve as a liaison across other departments.
• Prepare reports, case study documentation and training manuals.
• Focus on root cause analysis, continuous improvement to eliminate short and long-term problems.
• Assist in the development of the process model/map and global organizational charts and leadership matrixes.
• Facilitate the setting of priorities, objectives, goals, measures, and metrics for projects, ensuring that these are monitored and controlled.
• Ensure that a project plan is developed and agreed for each defined project.
• Communicate lessons learned and best practices from projects.

Requirements:
Experience:

• Experience with enterprise-wide and/or cross-functional large scale initiatives with high degree of complexity preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, industrial engineering, or related field of study or equivalent work experience preferred

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have strong analytical
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Strong ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and worldwide entities.
• Must have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Experience with MRP
• Detail orientated.
• Strong ability to work independently.
• Strong decision-making skills

Pay range for this position is $75,000 - $120,000 depending on experience

Other:

Ability to travel up to 20% of time as needed.

Thorlabs values its diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.

Benefits:
Thorlabs offers a complete benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, a generous PTO package, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement just to name a few.