SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (M/F/D) BODY CONTROL

HELLA; Lippstadt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile Working

Career and training opportunities

Sports and health programs

Discounted public transport tickets

Bicycle leasing

Company pension plan

Family support services

Employee events

Job summary

HELLA Automotive Mexico S.A. de C.V. is seeking a Senior Project Manager (M/F/D) for Body Control to lead international projects within the Electronics division. Your role involves managing interdisciplinary teams and ensuring project goals regarding quality, cost, and deadlines are met.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in engineering with several years of experience in project management, particularly in the automotive sector, and possesses strong leadership skills in an international context.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in project management, ideally in the automotive sector.
• Experience in SYS, HW, or SW development.
• Very good German and fluent English skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead international projects including Profit & Loss responsibility.
• Define project requirements in collaboration with customers.
• Ensure adherence to technical and quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Analytical abilities

Decision-making

Communication

Education

Degree in engineering or industrial engineering

Tools

SYS

HW development

SW development

Job description

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (M/F/D) BODY CONTROL

Location Lippstadt, Germany

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.

YOUR TASKS

Your Responsibilities In the Program Management of the Body Control Modules product group within the Electronics division, you will take on international projects, including Profit & Loss responsibility, and align your business case with strategic considerations.

• You will lead interdisciplinary and intercultural teams in complex development projects, including participating in team composition decisions
• Your objectives include ensuring the achievement of goals regarding quality, costs, and deadlines
• In collaboration with your customers, you will define project requirements, continuously optimizing them with your core team as part of ongoing improvements
• Furthermore, you will be responsible for project management throughout the entire project duration
• You will independently negotiate technical changes with customers, including their commercial impact and timeline
• You will implement escalation scenarios in case of target deviations and continuously ensure that defined technical and quality standards are adhered to during development

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• A completed degree in engineering or industrial engineering and several years of professional experience in project management, ideally in the automotive sector
• Experience in SYS, HW, or SW development
• High resilience, determination, and assertiveness
• Flexibility towards changing tasks
• Leadership and decision-making skills, strong analytical abilities, as well as conceptual and creative thinking
• Enjoy working in an international environment combined with corresponding international mobility. Very good German
• Fluent English and business fluent German language skills

WHAT WE OFFER

• Mobile Working and flexible working time models
• Extensive career and further training opportunities
• Sports and health program HELLA in Motion as well as partner of the company fitness network WELLPASS
• Discounted Germany ticket for bus and train
• Free coffee and water, company restaurants and cafés
• Bicycleleasing and numerous employee benefits
• Company pension plan with HELLA allowance
• Family support: family service and advice on caring for relatives
• Employee events

Hella stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.