Project Manager, Hardware

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

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The Role

As Nex’s Project Manager - HW, you will support the day-to-day project management, tracking, and execution for Nex Playground from NPI through mass production and sustaining. You will coordinate across retail, marketing, design, engineering, compliance, supply chain, manufacturing, and ODMs to facilitate project execution and communication excellence. You will also support the team in improving working efficiency through effective tracking, documentation, and coordination.

This is a hands-on and execution-focused project management role. As you develop deeper product and technical knowledge, you will have opportunities to take ownership of larger workstreams and grow toward managing projects and programs independently.

The Mindset

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and accountable. You enjoy bringing structure to complex and fast-moving projects and driving actions through closure. You think logically, communicate clearly, and are comfortable following up proactively with different stakeholders. You are curious, willing to learn technical subjects, and not afraid to ask questions when something does not make sense. Strong execution, ownership, and communication are most important traits for the job.

What You’ll Do

• Manage NPI project(s), supporting day-to-day project tracking, coordination, and execution
• Maintain project schedules, action trackers, issue/risk lists, and decision logs
• Follow up with internal and external stakeholders (ODMs, OEMs, suppliers,...