Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) - Automotive

TE Connectivity Corporation; Bensheim; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Open and dynamic company culture

Top employer

Job summary

TE Connectivity Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) for automotive applications. The role leads complex cross-functional projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and high quality. The position is based at the Bensheim site with travel expectations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project management in automotive, strong leadership, excellent German and English, and hands-on experience with MS Project, Planisware, and SAP. PMP certification is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of project management experience, ideally in automotive industry.
• Strong leadership presence with experience leading technical projects.
• Excellent communication skills, including customer-facing reporting and executive updates.
• Very good German and English language skills.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Plans, controls, and executes projects from initiation to launch, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-quality delivery.
• Proactively collaborates with all functions to complete projects on-time and on-cost.
• Manages risks, issues, and compliance across projects.
• Resolves conflicts and escalates topics appropriately.
• Communicates tasks, roles, expectations, and accountabilities regularly.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business

Master's preferred

Tools

MS Project

Planisware

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) - Automotive

Posting Start Date: 6/30/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Job Overview

Leads complex, cross‑functional projects to successful completion, delivering on‑time, on‑budget, and on‑quality results. Demonstrates expert knowledge of project management methodologies, stakeholder leadership, and continuous improvement practices. Acts as a role model for professional behavior, communication, and collaboration.
This position is based at our Bensheim location.

Job Requirements

• Plans, controls, and executes projects they are assigned from initiation to launch, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget, and on‑quality delivery
• Proactively works with all functions to effectively complete projects on‑time, on‑cost, and on‑quality
• Manages risks, issues, and compliance across projects under their responsibility
• Resolves conflicts and effectively escalates topics appropriately on projects they manage
• Effectively communicates tasks, roles, expectations, and accountabilities toall team members on a regular basis
• Understands and utilizes best practices in project management
• Documents project lessons learned to foster continuous improvement
• Drive cross-team collaboration and support continuous improvement of Project Management methods and tools

• Supports different stages of the project management lifecycle, utilizing the tools and techniques to produce reports on project performance, budgets, and schedules
• Professionally manage change requests, including impact assessment, documentation, and approvals

• Provide clear, consistent project status updates to customers and internal stakeholders

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred
• 7+ years of project management experience, ideally in automotive industry
• Strong leadership presence with experience leading technical projects
• Excellent communication skills, including customer-facing reporting and executive updates
• Very good German and English language skills
• Skilled in stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a solution‑oriented mindset
• Ability to influence without authority in a international, cross‑functional environment
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable in dynamic, technical settings
• Proficient in Project Management tools (e.g., MS Project, Planisware, SAP)
• PMP certification is a strong plus

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next‑generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:

• Pleasant working environment fostering teamwork
• Open and dynamic company culture
• Extensive training initiatives and growth opportunities
• Competitive salary package
• Convenient location at E40 and E403 motorway intersection
• Join a certified "TOP EMPLOYER" in a modern "FACTORY OF THE FUTURE"

Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.

Job Locations:

Posting City: BENSHEIM

Job Country: Germany

Travel Required: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 154776

Workplace Type: Onsite

External Careers Page: Project Management