Senior R&D Project Manager, Power Electronics Converters Development

Vagomet Oy | Go On Hämeenlinna; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in R&D for industrial drive and renewable power, located in Helsinki, seeks a Senior Project Manager. This role requires overseeing product development projects while enhancing customer satisfaction and guiding the project team. Candidates should have a strong engineering background and proven leadership experience in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Employee share acquisition program

Continuous learning opportunities

Bicycle and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Several years of experience managing product development projects.
• Demonstrated scope, cost, and scheduling management.
• Fluent in oral and written English.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution to meet project deliverables.
• Define project plans balancing scope, budget, and schedule.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and maintain project communication.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation – for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, well give you what you need to make it happen. It wont always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you will never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Development Manager.

What we believe in
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration – combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities – are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That’s our story. Make it your story.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Working as a Senior Project Manager within our world class Motion High Power R&D organization in Helsinki Finland, you will oversee the execution of product development projects in our Industrial drive and Renewable power business lines in our journey towards to enable a low carbon society. The role is based in Helsinki, Pitäjänmäki.

In this role, you will maintain and enhance customer satisfaction at all stages of the project, as well as guiding, coaching, and developing the skills and knowledge of the project team.

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, bicycle and other wellbeing and family benefits.

You will mainly be responsible for:
Leading efficiently the project and the project team to deliver the pre-defined deliverables by proactively addressing project bottlenecks
Defining project plan and the priority between the scope, budget, schedule, risk management and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
Monitoring and controlling project implementation to ensure achievements of commitments and targeted milestones and gates
Building and maintaining strong relationships with the steering committee and the other stakeholders, by communicating effectively with them
Managing the project according to agreed requirements, ensuring that all targets are met, and that relevant guidelines are followed
Monitoring progress, financials and quality with agreed KPIs
Ensuring understanding of customer value and business case, acting to ensure customer satisfaction and expectations.
Organizing the reviews that guarantee high quality and the acceptance of project result

Qualifications for the Role:
Several years experience of leading product development projects, experience from other roles in R&D organization is appreciated
Demonstrated experience in management of project scope, cost, scheduling and vendors/subcontractors
Preferably wide knowledge of frequency converter technology
Deep knowledge of project management processes like gate model and lean principles
Management experience in project execution, with strong, well-developed communication and presentation, influencing and coaching skills
Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, e.g. electrical, mechanical or software engineering
Fluent oral and written English
An entrepreneurial mindset and a professional, ”hands-on” workstyle
Ability to navigate in a dynamically changing and multi-cultural environment, flexible with creative thinking

For more information, please contact R&D Manager, Jari Kankkunen, tel. [phone] or Development Manager Pekka Luhtasela tel. [phone]. We look forward to receiving your application.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Please apply for the position by 3rd August 2025. Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid

Employment relationship:Employment

Work start date:According to agreement

Wage:Fixed salary

Working time:Daytime work

Number of positions:1

Notes for applying:We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Please apply for the position by 3rd August 2025. Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

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