Industrialization Project Manager for complex manufacturing projects, Global Operation, GN

GN Group; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GN Group, headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark, is seeking an Industrialization Project Manager to connect product development with manufacturing for scalable production. You will drive automated manufacturing solutions, oversee DFX compliance, and coordinate cross-functional teams across global sites.

You will work with Industry 4.0 technologies, support first builds, and travel as needed to implement industrialization strategies and improve cost and quality across products.

Qualifications

• Experience with Industry 4.0, automation, and the design or optimization of medium- to high-volume production lines.
• Knowledge of DFX including Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, Design for Repair, automation, and cost.
• Experience bridging product development and manufacturing and managing cross-disciplinary industrialization activities.

Responsibilities

• Own DFX compliance in assigned new product development projects, ensuring products are designed for automated assembly, testing, and repair while meeting quality and cost targets.
• Act as the technical interface between design teams and manufacturing sites throughout the journey from early concept to large-scale production.
• Manage industrialization activities across disciplines, including hardware, materials, cost, and audio, to support timely and coordinated delivery.
• Integrate automation and new manufacturing technologies into production design, while promoting knowledge sharing and reuse across projects.
• Support and oversee first builds at manufacturing sites, ensuring relevant industrialization guidelines are applied.
• Contribute to technology projects, primarily within automation and robotics, and support the development and execution of the industrialization strategy.
• Travel globally when needed to support manufacturing initiatives and collaboration with production sites.

Skills

Industry 4.0

Automation

Design for Manufacturing

Design for Assembly

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Industrialization Project Manager – Industrialization Project Manager

Do you want to optimize manufacturing capabilities and help bring new technology products into large-scale production? Join GN as our new Industrialization Project Manager and contribute to the development of automated manufacturing solutions across our global operations. In the role of Industrialization Project Manager, you will connect product development and manufacturing to ensure that new products are designed for efficient, scalable, and quality-focused production.

The team you will be part of

Based at our global HQ in Ballerup, you will join the Global Industrialization Product Management team with more than 30 colleagues working across product industrialization and manufacturing technology. You will work in an international environment with R&D teams in Denmark, Italy, the US, and China, assembly sites globally, and manufacturing sites in Southeast Asia. We value collaboration across cultures and disciplines, and we challenge existing practices to develop increasingly automated, large-scale manufacturing processes. Your contribution is appreciated, and you will:

• Own DFX compliance in assigned new product development projects, ensuring products are designed for automated assembly, testing, and repair while meeting quality and cost targets
• Act as the technical interface between design teams and manufacturing sites throughout the journey from early concept to large-scale production
• Manage industrialization activities across disciplines, including hardware, materials, cost, and audio, to support timely and coordinated delivery
• Integrate automation and new manufacturing technologies into production design, while promoting knowledge sharing and reuse across projects
• Support and oversee first builds at manufacturing sites, ensuring relevant industrialization guidelines are applied
• Contribute to technology projects, primarily within automation and robotics, and support the development and execution of the industrialization strategy
• Travel globally when needed to support manufacturing initiatives and collaboration with production sites

To perform well in the role, we imagine that you

• Bring experience with Industry 4.0, automation, and the design or optimization of medium- to high-volume production lines
• Have worked with electromechanical products and manufacturing processes, including assembly fixtures and carrier plates
• Bring experience with project management and a structured approach to planning, coordinating, and following through on activities
• Have knowledge of DFX, including Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, Design for Repair, automation, and cost
• Communicate openly and collaborate effectively across stakeholders, maintaining a solutions-oriented approach in challenging situations
• Well-structured, goal-oriented, and co-operative with a mindset

Inclusive Recruitment Process

We are focused on an inclusive recruitment process. All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. As such, we encourage you to submit your CV without a photo to ensure an equal and fair application process. Should you have any special requirements for the interview, please let the Hiring Manager know upon accepting the invitation to the interview.

About GN

Join us in bringing people closer. GN brings people closer through our advanced intelligent hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions. Inspired by people and motivated by innovation, we deliver technology that enhances the senses of hearing and sight. We enable people with hearing loss to overcome real-life problems, improve communication and collaboration for businesses, and provide great experiences for audio and gaming users. GN Store Nord A/S has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of GN’s Hearing business to Amplifon S.p.A. to create a global leader in audiology. For GN Group, this creates an opportunity to expand our position in the large audio and video peripherals markets. Read more about the announcement here. We hope you will join us on this journey and look forward to receiving your application. #LI-GNGroup

GN brings people closer through our leading intelligent hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions. Inspired by people and driven by innovation, we deliver technology that enhance the senses of hearing and sight. We help people with hearing loss overcome real-life challenges, improve communication and collaboration for businesses, and provide great experiences for audio and gaming enthusiasts. GN was founded more than 150 years ago with a vision to connect the world. Today, inspired by our strong heritage, GN touches more lives than ever with the broadest portfolio of products and services in our history - fostering a sense of community, openness, and understanding. By listening to customers and combining our unique expertise in the human ear, audio, video, and speech, wireless technologies, software, and miniaturization, we transform what it takes to bring people closer to what is important to them.

The GN-owned brands that are responsible for bringing these technologies to life: Medical grade hearing technology: ReSound, Beltone, Interton, Jabra. Professional collaboration: Jabra, BlueParrott, FalCom. Gaming, calls and media: SteelSeries, Jabra. Founded in 1869, the GN Group employs 7,000 people and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (GN.CO). GN’s solutions are sold in around 100 countries across the world. If you would like to learn more about us, visit our homepage gn.com or click on our different brands. You can also connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.