Project Manager - Software Development, B&R Automation

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This position reports to

Department Lead

Your role and responsibilities

• Project Planning & Execution: Develop and manage project plans with timelines, milestones, and alignments to business goals. • Dependency & Risk Management: Oversee cross-team dependencies, remove roadblocks, manage risks, and ensure quality standards. • Release & Supplier Coordination: Ensure timely releases by coordinating with internal teams and managing external suppliers. • Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison across departments, providing regular updates to stakeholders and managing expectations. • Agile Leadership (optional): Facilitate Agile practices to drive continuous team improvement.

Qualifications for the role

• Experience: 5+ years in project management, 3+ years in software development projects with cross-functional dependencies and supplier management.
• Supplier Management: Experience onboarding and managing external vendors, ensuring compliance.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of software development, Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), and tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and leadership abilities for managing stakeholders and teams.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills, adaptable, and results-driven under tight deadlines.
• Organizational Skills: Skilled in time management, prioritization, and handling multiple projects.
• Certifications (PMP, CSM) a plus.

More about us

At B&R – a member of the ABB Group, you can expect an exciting and challenging job with an individually tailored introductory training. You will work in agile teams where you have the opportunity to actively contribute and drive ideas forward. Our flexible work models (e.g. flextime, hybrid) offer you an optimal work-life balance. Our unique B&R spirit is characterized by appreciation, communication at eye level and an informal work culture. We offer you customized training and development programs as well as exciting development opportunities within the company. Numerous other B&R benefits (Parental Leave Program, Employee Assistance Program and many more) round off our offer. In order to comply with legal regulations, we refer to the minimum salary of the collective agreement of the electrical and electronics industry of € 4.215,39 gross/month. There is a clear willingness to overpay, depending on qualifications and experience. ABB's Machine Automation Division, also known to our customers as B&R, is an innovative automation company headquartered in Austria with additional offices around the world. B&R became part of ABB's Robotics & Discrete Automation division in 2017 and, together with the ABB Robotics division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. As a leading global provider of automation solutions, B&R develops, produces and sells industrial electronics, software solutions and mechatronic solutions as well as technologies for machine and factory automation. Since 2020, B&R's automation portfolio has also included Codian brand delta robots. With its innovative solutions, B&R sets new standards and consistently exceeds its customers' expectations. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate