Project Manager

Description

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support automotive initiatives in Los Angeles, Ca. This is a Long-term Contract position requiring a strong leader who can guide projects from initial planning through launch and final closeout while keeping teams aligned on timelines, quality goals, and budget expectations. The ideal candidate will partner with cross-functional stakeholders, promote an excellent user experience, and maintain clear communication across delivery, testing, operations, and governance groups.

Responsibilities:

Lead projects through the full product journey, coordinating activities from early definition and solution planning to testing, release, and completion.

Partner with technical teams, testing resources, and managed service partners to keep deliverables on track with agreed scope, schedule, and financial targets.

Work closely with product, UX, quality, security, governance, and operations stakeholders to organize priorities, resolve issues, and reduce delivery risks.

Maintain oversight of project plans, milestones, status reporting, issue tracking, and change control throughout the engagement.

Provide consistent direction to team members and ensure stakeholders receive timely, accurate updates on progress, dependencies, and blockers.

Advocate for a customer-focused approach by helping shape solutions that are intuitive, effective, and aligned with user needs.

Coordinate deployment readiness and post-launch activities, including follow-up support and formal project closure tasks.

Support onsite collaboration four days per week in LA while driving strong execution across the project team.

Requirements

Proven experience managing end-to-end projects involving planning, execution, testing, deployment, and closeout.
Strong communication skills with the ability to present status, risks, and recommendations to both team members and leadership.
Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, budgets, reporting, and change control in a structured project environment.
Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders across operations, quality assurance, security, UX, and governance functions.
Solid understanding of customer experience principles and the ability to balance business goals with usability expectations.
Comfortable coordinating onsite with internal teams and external suppliers in a fast-paced delivery setting.
Background in project management within complex enterprise or automotive environments is strongly preferred.

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