Project Manager

Position Objective:

HOYA Vision Care is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of successfully overseeing the planning, execution and delivery of multiple complex and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, ensuring seamless execution, stakeholder alignment, and measurable business impacts. As the Senior Project Manager, you will also be a key driver of project governance, risk management, and process optimization to ensure smooth execution and maximum ROI. This role requires strong leadership, communication and organizational skills to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope and within budget.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in post-merger integrations, product launches, digital transformation and will be able to effectively demonstrate their understanding.

Shift: 8:00 AM EDT to 5:00 PM EDT with rare occasions for after 5:00 PM EDT or weekend project support.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional projects from initiation to completion including due diligence, integration planning, and execution – including but not limited to Product Management, Sales, Operations and Supply Chain, IT and Customer Experience.
• Develop detailed project plans, project charters, business requirements, timelines, budgets, risks, resource requirements and KPIs to measure success.
• Ensure alignment with senior leadership and key stakeholders, maintaining clear communication throughout project lifecycles. Engage internal and external stakeholders and local/global teams to build out priorities, workstreams and identify key areas of risk and change management using internal PMO controls and procedures.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project status reports to the project sponsor, steering committee, department leaders, and executive management.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritizing based on business impact and urgency.
• Utilize best-in-class project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and tools to drive efficiency and accountability.
• Monitor project progress, track key milestones, and proactively identify and resolve risks or roadblocks.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Conduct project evaluations and post-project assessments to identify areas for improvement.
• Initiate and maintain outside contractor/supplier/vendor relations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Identify risks and dependencies early, mitigating potential challenges in business processes, technology, and culture alignment.
• Facilitate meetings, monitor and report project progress, adjusting as necessary to meet deadlines and goals while adhering to established PMO governance and best practices.
• Oversee budget management, ensuring projects are completed within financial constraints.
• Coordinate and communication with cross-functional teams to ensure effective collaboration and timely delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Education & Experience

• 8+ years of project management experience driving and delivering within multiple integrated work streams: Strategic Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal, Compliance, Supply Chain Manufacturing, Operations, IT, Marketing, Commercial, and Finance.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or relevant project management certifications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, IT, or a related field. MBA a plus.
• Fluency in both English and French, with the ability to effectively communicate in both languages, both verbally and in writing is a plus.
• Experience in the Optical lens manufacturing/optical laboratory industry experience preferred. Other manufacturing a plus.
• Experience with Project Management tools such as MS Project Plan, Planview, Acuity, Clarity, JIRA, Smartsheets or equivalent required. Proficiency in MS Office Suite and MS Project is essential. Familiarity with CAD or Visio is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills to support necessary interaction with executives, third party vendors, and internal customers to produce quality results.
• Ability to travel nationally and/or internationally as required (approximately 10%).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

NOT EXCLUSIVE:

The duties outlined in this document are not limited to what is presented and are not exclusive. You may be asked from time to time to perform additional duties by your supervisor or another member of management.

About Us

HOYA Group: Founded in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, HOYA Corporation is a global technology and med-tech company and a leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products. HOYA’s divisions and business units research and develop products utilized in the healthcare and information technology fields. In the healthcare field, we provide medical device products such as eyeglasses, medical endoscopes, contact and intraocular lenses, orthopedic implants, surgical/therapeutic devices and medical device reprocessing and disinfection solutions. In the information technology field, we provide products such as optical lenses, photomasks and blanks used in the manufacturing process for semiconductor and LCD/OLED devices, text-to-speech, human resources and other software solutions and critical components for the mass memory and cloud storage industries. With over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide, HOYA currently employs a multinational workforce of 37,000 people.

HOYA Vision Care: As a global leader in optical technology, HOYA Vision Care is dedicated to providing innovative vision care solutions for every stage of a patient’s life. A steadfast partner to Eye Care Professionals around the world, it stands at the forefront of optical excellence. With a global presence, consisting of 43 laboratories and a growing team of 20,000 employees, HOYA Vision Care delivers innovative lenses and other vision care solutions to millions of people in 110 countries.

About the Team

Driven by a passion for partnership as well as innovation, HOYA has been a partner to Eye Care Professionals for over 75 years, enabling them to give people the greatest gift, the gift of vision. We provide Eye Care Professionals with the lenses, consultation solutions and other services that help them to develop their practice while changing the way people see the world. We see them as visionaries, and everything we do is for them. Founded in Japan in 1941, today, HOYA has a presence in over 80 countries across the globe.

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