Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
About the team
As Product Project Manager you lead a team consisting of multiple Customer Project Managers and a Product Project (development) Manager. Each of these PM has their teams, which may be shared resources.

The Customer Project manager has a Project Management Office consisting of quality, planning, contract and legal and financial managers, the Product Project Manager has at her/his disposal a PMO and a technical team consisting of an Architect, Engineering Delivery Manager (who is managing the engineering Work Packages), Supply Chain Manager, Procurement Project Manager, ILS Work Package Manager and Series Test Manager.


About your future job
As Portfolio Project Manager you are responsible for setting up and executing both Customer Projects (managing Customers together with your team) and a Product Development Project (managing the development, series production and the delivery of a radar/sensor to a Customer project, together with your team). You are allocated to the segment Surveillance and Multi Mission sensors and you report to the Product Segment Manager directly.
As a Portfolio Project Manager you will scope and define projects, and deliver products in compliance with customer requests. You will drive forward projects by managing time, quality and project profitability and by ensuring customer satisfaction.

The main tasks are:

• Manage the customer project portfolio on all aspects (delivery, quality, budget, planning, legal)
• Manage the customer requirements towards the standard product and minimizing variants
• Provide a controlled and predictable execution of the Product Development.
• Are responsible for contact with and reporting to the relevant stakeholders (product segment management, (external) project management)
• Contribute to reviews, evaluations and product road map activities
• Drive the business via Capability Insertion Projects on the installed base

Why you'd be a good match
You have proven experience with working in a technical environment and have affinity with technical products. As Senior Project Manager you:
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• (managing complex (technical) projects)
• Have a good skillset in project management methods
• Have the ability to manage complex situations in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Have excellent leadership skills
• Are strong in motivating and organizing project team members.
• Have excellent communication skills and are able to communicate effectively on different levels in the organization.
• Are fluent in English
• IPMA-B certification is a plus.

What's in it for you

• A challenging job in a great team working in an international high-tech environment;
• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative;
• The opportunity to grow within the organization, for instance on a technical, managerial, commercial or international level;
• Valuable international collaboration with coworkers from 68 different countries around the globe.
• An open and flexible work environment where a good work-life balance is considered important;
• A pleasant workplace in "the best building in the Netherlands" (Public’s Choice Award, 2015) with our own Starbucks corner;
• Excellent work conditions, with 40 holidays a year, among other benefits. Yes, really.

LR 10 VKG 80

Interested?
Reach out for more information to our Talent Acquisition Partner Gerlof Jan Heck, via gerlofjan.heck@nl.thalesgroup.com.

Or apply now! Click on the button below to upload your profile and show your interest.

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