(Senior) Project Manager (m/f/x)

Cofinity-X GmbH; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Lunch subsidy

Deutschland Ticket

Job Bike

Pensions scheme (bAV)

Regular team events

Modern office with Cologne view

Job summary

Cofinity-X is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end management of large-scale, publicly funded European AI research projects. You will steer work packages and coordinate multi-partner consortia across several EU states, acting as the primary liaison with funding bodies and managing interim–final reporting.

Fluency in German and English, plus a strong background in funding frameworks and financial controls, will help you drive projects from kickoff to successful completion while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in publicly funded R&D projects with multi-partner consortia (e.g. IPCEI).
• Consortium coordination experience and familiarity with dataspace initiatives is preferred.
• Solid knowledge of German and European funding rules and financial practices.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end responsibility for portfolio of large-scale EU-funded AI research projects.
• Steer work packages across multiple projects; plan scope, milestones and deliverables.
• Manage multi-partner consortia of industry, research institutions and associations.
• Serve as primary contact for funding bodies; own interim/final reports and change requests.
• Own project financials; budget planning, cost tracking and eligibility checks.
• Ensure compliance with national and EU funding/state aid rules and open-source obligations.
• Collaborate with ML team to translate objectives into technical work plans.
• Coordinate dissemination activities across the dataspace ecosystem.
• Identify risks early and drive mitigation strategies.

Skills

Project management

PMP

PRINCE2

German language

English language

Stakeholder management

Data architectures

Machine Learning

Job description

Our vision - your future

Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself.

Your mission

• Take end-to-end responsibility for our portfolio of large-scale, publicly funded European AI research projects, from kick-off to final reporting
• Steer all work packages across multiple projects: plan scope, milestones and deliverables, track progress and resolve dependencies between partners
• Manage multi-partner consortia of industrial companies, research institutions and associations across several EU member states
• Act as the primary contact for funding bodies and project management agencies, owning interim and final reports, change requests and proof of use
• Own project financials in close alignment with Finance, including budget planning, cost tracking, personnel planning and eligibility of costs
• Ensure compliance with national and European funding and state aid requirements, including documentation, dissemination and open-source obligations
• Work closely with our Machine Learning team to translate project objectives into technical work plans and make sure deliverables land on time and in quality
• Coordinate dissemination activities such as publications, open-source releases and events across the dataspace ecosystem (e.g. Catena-X)
• Identify project risks early, escape where needed and drive mitigation

Your profile

• 5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years in publicly funded R&D projects with multi-partner consortia (e.g. IPCEI)
• Ideally, you have already acted as consortium coordinator and bring experience with dataspaces and a project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2)
• Solid knowledge of German and European funding frameworks and their financial rules (e.g. AGVO)
• Strong technical affinity: you can discuss AI, machine learning and data architectures with engineers at eye level, without writing code yourself
• Proven ability to run several complex workstreams in parallel with a high level of structure and reliability
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and comfort working with senior representatives from industry, research and public authorities
• Fluent German and English, written and spoken

Why us?

• Hybrid working model
• Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours
• Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR)
• Free choice of hardware
• Monthly lunchsubsidy(upto 115EUR)
• Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options
• Workation to work remotely fromdifferent locationswithin the EU
• We offer every employee a pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship
• Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere
• A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral