Project Management Lead

Flybotix; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Cafeteria on site

Weekly gym session

Personal benefits platform

Job summary

Flybotix is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of engineering and product development initiatives in a dynamic scale-up environment in Lausanne.

You will plan, execute and deliver cross-functional projects, coordinate with Engineering, Product and Operations, and ensure governance, budgets and schedules are tightly managed. Excellent communication and English proficiency are essential for executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of direct project management experience in an engineering setting.
• Degree in Engineering, Business Admin, PM, or related field.
• Familiarity with drones/robotics product cycles and certification standards.
• Experience with MS Project, Jira and Microsoft Office plus governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Flybotix's portfolio of engineering and product development projects.
• Plan, execute and deliver cross-functional projects involving Engineering, Product, Operations, and other functions.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones and resource allocations.
• Monitor progress, budgets, risks, dependencies and critical paths; take corrective actions as needed.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among project teams, management and stakeholders.
• Establish governance, reporting frameworks and documentation for transparency.
• Organise and lead project meetings, steering committees and reviews.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks and issues; escalate when appropriate.
• Support resource planning to optimise project delivery across the organisation.
• Lead project closure activities and lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Business Administration degree

PM certification or related

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Microsoft Office

Job description

Your mission

• Lead and oversee Flybotix's portfolio of engineering and product development projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives and priorities.
• Drive the planning, execution, and successful delivery of cross-functional projects involving Engineering, Product, Operations, and other business functions.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations to ensure timely project execution.
• Monitor project progress, deliverables, performance, budgets, risks, dependencies, and critical paths, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project teams, management, and key stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting frameworks, and documentation to ensure transparency and traceability.
• Organise and lead project meetings, steering committees, and reviews, ensuring clear decisions, actions, and follow-up.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks and issues, escalating critical matters when appropriate.
• Support resource planning to optimise project delivery across the organisation.
• Ensure compliance with Flybotix policies, quality standards, and project management best practices.
• Lead project closure activities, including acceptance reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide regular status updates to the Project Management Committee and executive stakeholders, highlighting achievements, risks, and deviations from plan.
• Act as the primary point of accountability for project management performance, ensuring alignment between project execution, business objectives, and stakeholder expectations.
• Report and inform regularly on project advancement, including any performance, timeline or cost deviations from project plan.

Your profile

• Demonstrated experience in project management in engineering set-up (at least 5 years of direct experience)
• Solid educational background with adegree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Familiarity with product cycles, certification standards and processes specific to drones, robotics or comparable technologies.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, and project reporting tools and practices. Ability to monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and resource allocation, with confidence to elevate concerns when required.
• Experience with project management tools (MS Project, Jira or similar) and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Familiarity with project governance, quality assurance processes, and project lifecycle methodologies
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced scale-up environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication (English) skills and discipline, including meeting coordination, documentation, stakeholder management, and executive reporting.
• Proactive, well-organised, and solution-oriented mindset with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• A respectful, passionate person who gathers team members around the same goal, keeps calm and makes sure everyone advances in agreement.

Why us?

• Evolution in a dynamic, fast-growing and exciting environment.
• Have a measurable impact on the innovative projects that matter.
• Work with passionate, talented and committed teammates in a reasonably sized team.
• Be part of a recognised robotics company, Swiss scale-up. Consecutively rewarded as Swiss Top 100 Start-up and no 1 robotics start-up company 23/24
• Ensure your growth and profit from continuous training
• Be part of where humans are important!
• Modern offices in a compound of buildings full of start-ups.
• A team-elected Chief Happiness Officer, making sure the shelves are always loaded with fruits, juices and cakes.
• Weekly Flybotix gym session by a professional coach.
• Access to personal benefits platform.
• Onsite restaurants/cafeteria and vending machines.
• Onsite gym club, with reductions offered for start-ups.