Team Lead (m/f/d) Project Management, Operations & Supply Chain

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon; Heerbrugg; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, seeks a Team Lead Project Management, Operations & Supply Chain to steer an international team and oversee a diverse portfolio encompassing manufacturing, supply chain, software, and digitalisation.

You will drive transparency, strengthen collaboration and establish consistent project management practices to ensure successful execution and ongoing improvement across Operations & Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or comparable field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in an industrial environment across Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Software projects.
• First leadership experience, in direct line or matrix organisation.
• Proven track record of end-to-end project delivery including budgets, timelines and steering committees.
• Strong knowledge of traditional project management and agile (Scrum, backlogs, sprints).
• Experience with project portfolio management, including resource and capacity planning and cost transparency.
• Ability to collaborate across international teams and influence stakeholders without direct reporting lines.
• Strong affinity for AI and hands-on use of AI tools to automate tasks.
• Fluency in German and English.
• PM certification such as IPMA, PMP, PRINCE2 or Scrum is a plus.

Skills

Leadership experience

International collaboration

AI familiarity

PM methodologies

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering/Industrial Engineering or comparable field

PM certification (IPMA/PMP/PRINCE2/Scrum)

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of Project Management in a global industrial environment? As Team Lead Project Management, Operations & Supply Chain, you will lead an international team and oversee a diverse project portfolio spanning manufacturing, supply chain, software and digitalisation. You will drive transparency, strengthen collaboration and establish consistent project management practices to ensure successful project execution and continuous improvement across Operations & Supply Chain.

About Us

At Hexagon, we are the global leader in measurement technologies. Our precision measurement, positioning, and autonomous solutions transform the world’s most vital industries – providing the confidence that customers rely on to build, navigate, and innovate.

From microns to Mars, we drive productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability where it matters most. We help industries operate smarter, reduce risk, and reach new levels of efficiency.

Looking ahead, we are advancing our customers towards a future of true autonomy – enabling them to meet sustainability and demographic challenges with confidence.

With approximately 16,000 employees across 50 countries, Hexagon combines global scale, expertise, and innovation to make a lasting impact across some of the world’s most vital industries.

Learn more at hexagon.com.

• A degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a comparable field
• At least five years of project management experience in an industrial environment, ideally across Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Software projects
• First leadership experience, either through direct people management or within a matrix organisation
• A proven track record of managing projects end to end, including budgets, timelines and steering committees
• Strong knowledge of both traditional project management methodologies (phases and milestones) and agile approaches (Scrum, backlogs and sprints), with the ability to choose the right approach for each project
• Solid expertise in project portfolio management, including resource and capacity planning, cost transparency and prioritisation
• Confidence working across international teams, cultures and functions, with the ability to build commitment and influence stakeholders without direct reporting lines
• A strong affinity for AI, with hands‑on experience using AI tools in daily work and identifying opportunities to automate manual tasks
• Fluency in both German and English is required
• A project management certification such as IPMA, PMP, PRINCE2 or Scrum would be an advantage