Global Project Manager – Hybrid, Cross-Functional

Rockwell Automation; Luzern; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mindfulness programs with Calm premium

Employee Assistance Program

OnTrack wellbeing program

Job summary

Rockwell Automation seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver customer projects from order receipt to final acceptance. You will steer cross-functional teams, manage vendors, and serve as the primary customer contact while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role focuses on project leadership, stakeholder management, and commercial execution within a hybrid work model based in Root, Switzerland or other EU sites. Occasional travel to customer sites is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven project management experience delivering projects for external customers.
• Experience in industrial automation.
• Experience managing multiple medium-sized customer projects simultaneously in a matrix organization.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of assigned projects while achieving customer schedule, margin, and quality objectives.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Forecast and report project resource requirements and financial performance.
• Apply advanced project management principles, tools, and scheduling techniques.
• Support the development and execution of strategic business initiatives.
• Manage individual projects or a portfolio of up to 20 concurrent projects.
• Administer subcontractors and suppliers, including labor-based and fixed-price deliverables.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Prepare, negotiate, and manage change orders and contract variations with customer representatives.
• Ensure project documentation, administration, and records are complete and maintained in accordance with company standards.
• Coach and support less experienced engineers and project team members.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within project execution processes.
• Coordinate and schedule resources to meet project objectives and delivery commitments.

Skills

English

German

French

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Visio

SharePoint

Job description

Rockwell Automation seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver customer projects from order receipt to final acceptance. You will steer cross-functional teams, manage vendors, and serve as the primary customer contact while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role focuses on project leadership, stakeholder management, and commercial execution within a hybrid work model based in Root, Switzerland or other EU sites. Occasional travel to customer sites is required.