Senior Program Manager (m/f/d)

Valeo Service; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Valeo is seeking a Senior Program Manager (m/f/d) for its Friedrichsdorf location. You will oversee a portfolio of complex projects, coordinating multiple Project Managers across locations to ensure profitability, quality and milestone achievement. The role emphasizes Design to Cost, governance, and stakeholder communication.

The candidate will lead resource allocation, escalate issues, and coach PMs, while maintaining strong customer relationships and reporting to PSC/PMC as required.

Qualifikationen

• No formal degree requirements are stated in the posting.

Aufgaben

• Manage operational and functional projects within the program-system portfolio.
• Define and manage program budget and scope; coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure KPI achievement (profitability, quality, and production preparation) and governance reporting.
• Communicate progress to customers and governance bodies; lead project teams across locations.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Budget planning

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Jobbeschreibung

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.**Would you like to shape the future of intelligent mobility together with us? Become part of our VALEO team and revolutionize the experience of autonomous and connected driving.**We are looking for YOU as **Senior Program Manager (m/f/d)** for our location in Friedrichsdorf.****Manage operationally and functionally the Projects he/she is assigned to***** Manage important Projects portfolio (program) eg. High OI sales or complex involving many Customer plants, very strategic/innovative Projects, System or Program Projects involving many Project Teams in different locations led by different Project Managers)* Is responsible for the achievement of the Project portfolio KPI in terms of profitability (both product/development vs Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), Quality and Production Preparation* Secure Project resources portfolio and arbitrate on resource allocation with the function support.* Ensure involvement of P2 Project teams in case of P2 not completed in P1* Solve all project issues requiring any type of support of all suitable functions via the Project Escalation* Check and validate Project Managers and Team Members’ activities and proposes timing scenario to achieve milestones* Could conduct concept competitions to obtain customer orders (prefer: on case by case...)* Define and manage his/her budget including the budget of Projects part of his/her Program-System Project* Define scope of the program* Prepare decision making process for relevant committees and challenge his project team readiness* Prepare and submit CAA and IAR (Program-System level) and challenge the P1 Project Managers of the Projects part of his/her Program-System Project ; manage Program business extension as well* Ensure all program changes are managed (internal and customer) and coordinated through Program / system projects* Ensure the application of Design to Cost methodology* Escalate at the right level and with relevant speed/anticipation the gaps versus targets* Lead AAI and development of all PM’s reporting to Program-System development and all project team members if he has.* Coach P1 Project/Program Managers* Contribute to Working Groups to improve PM methodology* Can be Assessor of PMA* Is functionally responsible of all PTMs, set project objectives, ensure appraisal of Project Team Members****Manage communication with Customers on Projects / program development progress***** Keep client(s) updated on Program progress.* Prepare/validate reports on Program development progress to PSC, PMC and to all Governance stages when required* Manage customer relationship (local and central) and coordinate communication with all P2/P1 projects associated* Ensure perfect management of crisis if any****Promote Valeo Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) within the System/Program Project teams and control their application***** Respect Valeo Code of ethics* Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements* Ensure Project (System-Program or not) development in compliance with CLEAN and other applicable Valeo standards**Why Valeo:****At VALEO, we firmly believe that great technologies are born out of passion.*** ** Compensation package.** Performance-related salary components and company pension scheme (allowance).* ** Career development.** Scope to develop your own ideas as well as professional and personal development opportunities worldwide.* ** Benefits.** Allowances for sports, health, pension scheme, canteen, JobRad, free employee parking spaces, regular employee events and social support for a family-friendly environment.* ** Flexibility.** Working models that harmonize your professional and private life.* **Work environment.** Flat hierarchies and modern working methods provide you with an innovative working environment.* ** The future.** We work together on the mobility trends of tomorrow.**Good to know:*** Your contact person: Melanie Heckel / [e-mail]* We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds as well as from people with disabilities.* For data protection reasons, please submit your application documents exclusively online via the job portal on our website**Follow us on** **LinkedIn** **and** **Kununu****!**