Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada MAKO Design + Invent Full time

Join Canada's original and top organization for product development for hardware product startups MAKO Design is an energetic, growing, and modern firm looking for a Project Manager - No hardware/product experience is needed Hybrid role working from home, from our Toronto office.


Seize the opportunity to join MAKO Design, a trailblazer in hardware product development, as our new Project Manager In this dynamic role, you'll be at the financial helm of North America's premier design agency, handling crucial tasks such as managing and coordinating our world-class design team, tracking unique and innovative projects and seeing your hard work come to life through the project development.

You'll work with our admin and management team, contributing to groundbreaking projects and supporting our team, clients, and partners. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, this is your chance

About MAKO Design

MAKO is North America's pioneer, largest, and premier product design agency tailored to hardware startups. Winner of Growth500, Red Dot, Inc5000, Entrepreneur360, Lux Top ID Firm in North America, CreativePool award, and many more.

We are a progressive and modern full-service physical consumer product industrial design & engineering firm working out of creative open-concept office spaces in downtown Austin, San Francisco, Miami, and Toronto.


We work with small business clients to bring their visions into reality by focusing on the elements of their project that matter most to ensure they have the best chance at market success - From concept to design, prototyping to patenting, and production to store shelves.

We are fast-paced, forward-thinking, and constantly challenging ourselves to be the best of the best. Mako is also the host of the physical product development industry's largest podcast, The Product Startup Podcast.

Mandatory Qualifications:

  • Must have 3 years of experience in a Project Manager role
  • Is extremely detailoriented and organized
  • Can handle multiple different tasks throughout the day (it's a very fastpaced and everchanging role)
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a fastpaced environment.
  • A high level of discretion and confidentiality as we deal with many confidential projects.

Optional but Helpful Qualifications:

  • Experience with Project Management tools and software
  • An interest in the consumer product development industry.

Key Responsibilities:
Mainly, you will be responsible for building, leading, and successfully executing project direction down the pipeline.

Here are some additional responsibilities:

  • Effectively develop timelines and project strategies for our clients and our team.
  • Meeting and exceeding client expectations with project deliverables.
  • Performing annual and other periodic evaluations of overall project progress.
  • Providing weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports to the management team with respect to clients, projects, and resources as required.
  • Develop a strong understanding of sales strategy and project deliverables and effectively transfer information to the design team.
  • Working closely with the management team, business development team, design team, and sales team to create and deliver highquality presentations and products to clients.
  • Identifying, specifying, evaluating, developing, implementing, training, and utilizing appropriate management information system tools to communicate with staff, clients, prospects, and management with respect to resource planning, prospective business, project progress, project profitability, prospect tracking, time tracking, billing, client contacts and accounts receivable.
  • Attending and leading weekly and monthly management and staff meetings as requested.
  • Build, develop, enhance and grow relationships with our clients, our design teams, and other potential business sources.
  • Sourcing and responding to requests for proposals, preparing and delivering client proposals, and assisting with closing deals.
  • Preparing, negotiating, and managing client contracts/agreements and amendments.
  • Contributing to project costing for proposals.
  • Assisting in attracting, evaluating, and retaining top talent for MAKO.
  • Performing other duties as may be assigned to you by MAKO.
MAKO Perks

Why work for the best of the best in North American product design for hardware startups? Here are a few perks:

  • Hybrid Office / Work-From-Home role
  • FlexDays (shift your workday up or back).
  • Want to work in Austin, San Francisco, or Miami for the week? Go for it
  • Free learning / courses / etc. about whatever you want to perfect your craft.
  • And of course, working with hundreds of awesome products and startups

MAKO Health Benefits:

  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid time off
  • Vision care

How To Apply:
If you're interested in joining the MAKO Design dream team; send us a brief cover letter to include the

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