Solution Project Manager 80-100%

Bystronic Group; Niederönz; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bystronic Group in Switzerland seeks a project manager to lead automation and system integration projects for global customers, from handover to final acceptance. You will combine technical understanding with commercial responsibility and stakeholder management to drive Smart Factory solutions to completion.

The role requires managing scope, timelines, risks, and budgets while coordinating cross-functional teams and maintaining strong customer relationships across international sites.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Engineering, Automation, or a related field.
• Several years of experience managing complex automation projects.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary projects with customer interaction.

Aufgaben

• Lead complex automation and system integration projects with global customers from project handover to final acceptance
• Manage project scope, timelines, risks, resources, and budgets throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate technical, commercial, and organizational aspects of projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, partners, Sales, Service, and Engineering teams
• Drive project controlling, reporting, and risk management activities
• Manage scope changes, claims, and commercial impacts in collaboration with Sales teams
• Coordinate installation and commissioning activities together with service teams and customer representatives
• Ensure customer readiness and alignment throughout project execution
• Lead change management processes to resolve complex project challenges effectively
• Collaborate closely with Global Design, R&D, and technical experts to ensure successful solution delivery
• Drive project closure activities, including documentation, customer sign-off and handover

Kenntnisse

Technical understanding

Commercial awareness

Ownership mindset

Stakeholder management

International travel

Fluent in English

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Automation degree

Industrial Engineering degree

Jobbeschreibung

We are Bystronic – a global technology company passionate about shaping the future of industrial manufacturing. We want to work with people who support us in creating new possibilities for connected sustainable production worldwide.

As a leading partner for solutions for sheet metal and material processing, we combine laser cutting technology, press brakes, automation, and software with innovative laser applications for new materials and processes.

In a nutshell

You will lead complex automation and system integration projects for customers around the globe, from project handover through installation and final acceptance.

This role is ideal for a project manager who enjoys combining technical understanding, commercial responsibility, and stakeholder management while driving sophisticated Smart Factory and automation solutions to successful completion.

What drives this department

Our team brings complex automation and Smart Factory solutions to life at customer sites around the world. We coordinate people, technologies, and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation, from project kick-off to final acceptance.

What you will be doing

• Lead complex automation and system integration projects with global customers from project handover to final acceptance
• Manage project scope, timelines, risks, resources, and budgets throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate technical, commercial, and organizational aspects of projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, partners, Sales, Service, and Engineering teams
• Drive project controlling, reporting, and risk management activities
• Manage scope changes, claims, and commercial impacts in collaboration with Sales teams
• Coordinate installation and commissioning activities together with service teams and customer representatives
• Ensure customer readiness and alignment throughout project execution
• Lead change management processes to resolve complex project challenges effectively
• Collaborate closely with Global Design, R&D, and technical experts to ensure successful solution delivery
• Drive project closure activities, including documentation, customer sign-off and handover

Your education & experience

• Degree in Engineering, Automation, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Several years of experience managing complex automation, machine, or system integration projects
• Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary projects with significant customer interaction
• Experience in industrial machinery, automation, manufacturing, or related industries

What you need to succeed

• You combine technical understanding with commercial awareness and your hands‑on, pragmatic attitude
• You take ownership and drive projects forward independently
• You communicate confidently with customers and stakeholders at all levels
• You are comfortable managing risks, resolving issues, and making decisions in dynamic environments
• You enjoy working in international and cross‑functional teams
• You are fluent in English and willing to travel internationally

People power our purpose

Imagine working in an environment that helps move the company to the next level, where your passion, values, and skills are integral to impacting industrial manufacturing and beyond. At Bystronic, this can become your reality. Our people are the edge to drive and nurture our ambitions and continued success. Together we have created a culture where our people are central, inspiring us to make decisions that best serve them and are aligned with our purpose. As much as we are in a technology business, human beings drive real change.

Life at Bystronic

Explore our Careers page to learn more about how we work:

https://www.bystronic.com/int/en/career/why-join/employee-stories