Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

LHH is actively seeking a highly experienced Project Manager with deep expertise in Jira Software to support one of our top client’s hardware electrical engineering teams. In this pivotal role, you’ll be responsible for building and managing Jira projects from the ground up—ensuring engineering teams have the structure, tools, and visibility needed to drive success. You’ll serve as the Jira SME and project operations lead, working across engineering, program management, and leadership to track progress, streamline workflows, and improve overall project efficiency.

This is an onsite long term contract role supporting multiple complex hardware initiatives. Medical device industry experience is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain Jira Software projects tailored to hardware electrical engineering needs

• Create and manage custom workflows, dashboards, filters, and reports to enhance transparency and productivity

• Partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to plan, launch, and track hardware development projects from kickoff to delivery

• Provide portfolio-level reporting and consolidate project updates for leadership visibility

• Drive process improvement efforts to optimize the project lifecycle and team collaboration

• Deliver training and support to ensure project teams follow Jira and collaboration best practices

• Identify and mitigate project risks; ensure timely delivery against milestones

Required Qualifications

• 8–14 years of project management experience , with a focus on technical and/or hardware product development

• Proven, hands-on expertise in Jira Software —including project setup, workflow customization, dashboard/report creation, and tool integrations

• Experience managing hardware electrical engineering projects

• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field

• Comfortable balancing tactical project execution with strategic process development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the medical device industry or regulated hardware environments

• PMP, CSM, or other relevant certifications

• Familiarity with other collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet)

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the Jira ecosystem supporting a high-impact engineering function. If you’re passionate about structured project management in a fast-paced, technical environment , and enjoy enabling teams through better tools and processes, we want to hear from you.

Pay Details: $70.00 to $82.00 per hour

Search managed by: Nicole Russ

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Hourly pay, Long term contract, Temporary work, Local area,

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