Senior R&D Project Manager: Cloud & AI for Energy

Hitachi; Kraków; On-site; PLN 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness programs

Home office equipment

Wellness discounts

Employee events

Psychological support

Free parking

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Poland is seeking a Senior R&D Project Manager with strong software development experience to lead strategic initiatives across BU Service R&D. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering cloud-native applications, AI-enabled solutions, data platforms, and integrated software ecosystems that enable future service business models.

You will collaborate with Hitachi Energy researchers, software architects, product managers, UX teams, AI specialists, data engineers,

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven experience managing software development projects or digital product development programs.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, and release management.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex software and digital solution development projects from concept through production release.
• Drive agile and hybrid project delivery models across globally distributed teams.
• Manage project scope, planning, budgets, resources, risks, architecture dependencies, and release roadmaps.
• Coordinate internal development teams and external software engineering partners.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, product strategy, technical architecture, and delivery execution.
• Support development of digital platforms, AI-enabled capabilities, data integration solutions, reporting systems, and cloud services.
• Collaborate with architects and development teams on technical planning, estimation, release management, and lifecycle governance.
• Drive solution quality through validation, verification, testing, cybersecurity, and configuration management practices.
• Establish transparent reporting and decision-making processes for executive stakeholders.
• Contribute to scaling modern software engineering practices within BU Service R&D

Skills

Software development

Agile methodologies

DevOps

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

AI/analytics

Data platforms

Jira

Azure DevOps

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

External partners management

Education

University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Git-based development

Backlog management

Product roadmaps

Job description

Hitachi Energy Poland is seeking a Senior R&D Project Manager with strong software development experience to lead strategic initiatives across BU Service R&D. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering cloud-native applications, AI-enabled solutions, data platforms, and integrated software ecosystems that enable future service business models.

You will collaborate with Hitachi Energy researchers, software architects, product managers, UX teams, AI specialists, data engineers,