Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading medium to large-scale projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget. This role serves as a central point of coordination across multiple departments, driving project planning, execution, risk management, and process improvement. By fostering collaboration and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager ensures successful outcomes that support organizational goals and strategic initiatives.

• Lead regulatory compliance projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely renewals of certificates, licenses, and registrations.
• Develop and manage project plans including scope, resources, risk management, contingency strategies, and documentation timelines.
• Ensure compliance with global standards by overseeing required testing, documentation, and certification processes delivered on schedule.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (Quality Assurance, R&D, Operations, Legal) to embed regulatory requirements early in project life cycles.
• Monitor and manage project work streams, identifying issues, balancing trade-offs, and guiding teams with best practices in project management.
• Drive process improvements by standardizing documentation, audit preparation, and enhancing regulatory project management workflows.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates, status reports, and ensuring transparency across sponsors and leadership.

Travelling Requirement: up to 20%

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or 10+ years equivalent experience; preferred Engineering, MBA, or advanced degree.
• Preferred certifications: PMP and SCRUM Master.
• Experience:
  
  6+ years as Project Manager in medical devices, including Class III (active implantable).
• Personal
  
  Competencies:
  
  Assertive, confident, proactive, analytical, decisive, and highly organized in dynamic environments.
• Social & Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong communicator and influencer; skilled in delegation, prioritization, conflict management, and team coaching.
• Professional Expertise:
  Risk assessment, feasibility analysis, project monitoring, and evaluation of technical reports beyond own discipline.
• Languages & IT
  
  Skills:
  
  Fluent in English; proficient in German, Spanish, French; advanced in MS Office, MS Project, Jira, Jama, Polarion, One Plan, Oracle Agile PLM

A minimum of 200

Mb/sec download and 10

Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova

Don't meet all the criteria? If you’re willing to go allin and learn we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking forward to receiving your application via our online job application platform. For this position only direct applications will be considered. Sonova does not recruit via app, telegram, carrier pigeon or any other format that does not include speaking with an actual human. If you are offered a job without speaking with someone please contact Sonova Human Resources

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• Tele Health options
• 401k plan with company match*
• Company paid life/ad&d insurance
  • Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
• Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • STD LTD Buy-ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ Assistance
• PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
• Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform

This role's pay range is between: $109,600/yr - $164,400/yr (range may vary dependent on location). This role is also bonus eligible.

At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.