Senior Project Manager

Danfoss; Kolding; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss seeks a Senior Project Manager in Denmark to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives across electronics, embedded software, and cloud-connected solutions. You will translate priorities into plans and align teams to deliver on-time with high quality.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage external partners, and advance agile and hybrid processes while reporting to senior stakeholders. This role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and energy-efficient product innovation.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience leading multi-disciplinary product development.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Proficiency with predictive, hybrid, and agile methodologies.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate end-to-end delivery of connected heating solutions, from electronics and software to production, ensuring goals are met.
• Translate customer and business needs into clear project plans with milestones, budgets, and risks.
• Lead and align cross-functional teams and external development partners.
• Strengthen project governance and reporting for concise executive updates.
• Champion the use of agile and hybrid methodologies to raise quality and accelerate innovation.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teams

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Impact You'll Make

As our new Senior Project Manager in Thermostatic Controls & Systems RD&E Digital, you will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, turning ambitious ideas into the secure, high-quality connected heating solutions our customers rely on. You will translate customer and business priorities into clear plans and aligned teams, ensuring reliable, on-time delivery. You'll create clarity from complexity, removing roadblocks to accelerate our digitalization and product innovation. This is a role with significant ownership and visibility, giving you direct exposure to senior leaders as you drive high-impact programs forward. Your work will directly contribute to solutions that improve comfort and well-being, and energy efficiency for people worldwide helping customers optimize energy usage and reduce consumption without compromising comfort. You will be at the forefront of shaping our ways of working across electronics, embedded software, and the cloud, all within a supportive and collaborative culture.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Orchestrate the end-to-end delivery of connected heating solutions, from electronics and software to production, ensuring projects meet scope, quality, and time-to-market goals
• Translate customer and business needs into clear project plans with defined milestones, budgets, and risks, empowering your teams to deliver with predictability and confidence
• Lead and align cross-functional teams and external development partners, fostering a culture of transparency, ownership, and on-time delivery
• Strengthen project governance and reporting, providing concise updates and recommendations to enable timely and informed decisions by senior stakeholders
• Champion the use of agile and hybrid methodologies, continuously improving our processes to raise quality, reduce risk, and accelerate innovation

What We're Looking For

• Several years of project management experience in complex, multi-disciplinary product development and proven success leading projects that involve electronics, embedded software, apps, and/or cloud connected solutions
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional teams and external development partners
• Proficiency with predictive, hybrid, and agile methodologies, combined with a solid discipline in risk and governance management
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills, with a decisive and ownership-driven mindset

What You’ll Get From Us

We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.

You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us

We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected and valued for who they are.

You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about -we think they’re great.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Our Commitment to Transparency

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The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.