Lenovo
ThinkPad Project Manager
General Information
Req #
WD00084445
Career area:
Project Management
Country/Region:
United States of America
State:
North Carolina
City:
Morrisville
Date:
Friday, August 1, 2025
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations
:
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via ourStoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) .
Description and Requirements
The ThinkPad OTM Project manager is an exciting leadership position that combines the creativity of developing a computer product with the experience of running a small business. The OTM is responsible for leading a cross function offering core team to define, commit, develop, qualify and launch ThinkPad notebook products. The OTM needs to align the product requirements with technology capabilities to launch a product on schedule, at the committed project expense, with the cost and price required to meet the business objectives. The OTM acts as the voice of the program and represents the project team in presenting project status and formal checkpoint exit results to executive management team.
Responsibilities:
Understand customers' pain points and requirements for future product
Leverage marketing requirements, technology capabilities, launch target, target cost and price and business objectives to optimize the product definition
Create end-to-end project master schedule, resource plan and budget with cross-functional team input
Commit product scope, cost, project expense, schedule, and financial impact to the business
Make key trade-off decisions based features, cost, expense, resources, schedule, and product quality
Be fully accountable for the project success to meet project schedule and expense and product cost and scope commitments
Lead global cross-functional Offering Core Team to develop, qualify and launch the product on schedule, and within cost and expense commitments
Create and execute risk mitigation plan
Follow development checkpoint process
Efficiently manage and control project scope, risk, quality, and changes
Act as the primary interface between the various R&D, marketing, manufacturing teams, external vendors, and other function teams
Monitor and reports on various metrics that indicate the status of the development effort
Lead cross- functional teams complete the transition plan effectively with Quality
Lead transition plan by considering transition roadmap, stock or/and healthy supply, technical ready and resource status
Drive project and schedule optimization to respond to changing marketing conditions and other late product changes
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree
7+ years Project Management experience
Strong working knowledge of business matters, finance, planning, forecasting and personnel in order to manage team staff and business issues.
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preferred and eventually required
Prior experience developing and planning Project Definition, Risk Management, Change Management, Project Execution and Control (including managing project resources and performing project closing activities.
This position will be based in our North America Headquarters in Raleigh, NC. Our office has transitioned to a hybrid work environment supporting 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. Candidates that are already local to Raleigh, NC are preferred.
Lenovo’s great benefits can be found at www.lenovobenefits.com (https://www.lenovobenefits.com/enrolling-in-benefits/why-join-lenovo/) .
#LI-CH1
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
Additional Locations
:
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
United States of America
United States of America - North Carolina
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
General Information
Req #
WD00084445
Career area:
Project Management
Country/Region:
United States of America
State:
North Carolina
City:
Morrisville
Date:
Friday, August 1, 2025
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations
:
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via ourStoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) .
Description and Requirements
The ThinkPad OTM Project manager is an exciting leadership position that combines the creativity of developing a computer product with the experience of running a small business. The OTM is responsible for leading a cross function offering core team to define, commit, develop, qualify and launch ThinkPad notebook products. The OTM needs to align the product requirements with technology capabilities to launch a product on schedule, at the committed project expense, with the cost and price required to meet the business objectives. The OTM acts as the voice of the program and represents the project team in presenting project status and formal checkpoint exit results to executive management team.
Responsibilities:
Understand customers' pain points and requirements for future product
Leverage marketing requirements, technology capabilities, launch target, target cost and price and business objectives to optimize the product definition
Create end-to-end project master schedule, resource plan and budget with cross-functional team input
Commit product scope, cost, project expense, schedule, and financial impact to the business
Make key trade-off decisions based features, cost, expense, resources, schedule, and product quality
Be fully accountable for the project success to meet project schedule and expense and product cost and scope commitments
Lead global cross-functional Offering Core Team to develop, qualify and launch the product on schedule, and within cost and expense commitments
Create and execute risk mitigation plan
Follow development checkpoint process
Efficiently manage and control project scope, risk, quality, and changes
Act as the primary interface between the various R&D, marketing, manufacturing teams, external vendors, and other function teams
Monitor and reports on various metrics that indicate the status of the development effort
Lead cross- functional teams complete the transition plan effectively with Quality
Lead transition plan by considering transition roadmap, stock or/and healthy supply, technical ready and resource status
Drive project and schedule optimization to respond to changing marketing conditions and other late product changes
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree
7+ years Project Management experience
Strong working knowledge of business matters, finance, planning, forecasting and personnel in order to manage team staff and business issues.
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preferred and eventually required
Prior experience developing and planning Project Definition, Risk Management, Change Management, Project Execution and Control (including managing project resources and performing project closing activities.
This position will be based in our North America Headquarters in Raleigh, NC. Our office has transitioned to a hybrid work environment supporting 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. Candidates that are already local to Raleigh, NC are preferred.
Lenovo’s great benefits can be found at www.lenovobenefits.com (https://www.lenovobenefits.com/enrolling-in-benefits/why-join-lenovo/) .
#LI-CH1
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
Additional Locations
:
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
United States of America
United States of America - North Carolina
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville