Senior Project Manager

Overview

In this role you lead the development of new products from planning to launch within the New Product Development Team. You coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure schedules, quality, and cost targets are met, enabling a seamless release to customers. You manage risks, communicate with stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement. The position combines leadership of ambitious, high-tech projects with collaboration across engineering, marketing, sales, service, and operations to deliver impactful innovations.

Pay / Benefits

• Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays
• Private health and dental insurance; life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension plan (AVIVA)
• Share incentive plan
• Car salary exchange scheme; CycleScheme and TechScheme options

Responsibilities

• Lead project deliverables across stage-gate development
• Track and report progress, costs, risks, and issues at business level with engineering teams
• Build and maintain a collaborative cross-functional project team
• Ensure project schedule, features, quality, and costs meet business requirements
• Coordinate with Marketing, Sales, Service and Operations for a seamless release and transition to routine shipping
• Advise on process continuous improvement opportunities
• Occasional travel to Ulm site

Key requirements

• Proven track record delivering product development projects in a high-tech environment
• Experience with releasing products containing new software and hardware technology
• Familiar with project management tools (Microsoft Project, issue tracking systems) and status reporting
• Experience leading agile projects (Scrum, Kanban or similar)
• Azure DevOps experience is advantageous
• Physics or Science Degree and formal PM training

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Stakeholder management
• Strong communication
• Microsoft Project
• Issue tracking systems
• Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)

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