Global Automotive Project Leader

SEGULA Technologies; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SEGULA Technologies in Gothenburg is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead automotive product development projects and sales campaigns, coordinating across Europe and China. You will own end-to-end delivery, align customer requirements with technical and commercial plans, and drive decisions across engineering, purchasing, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance.

The role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management with excellent English communication in an

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent working experience.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant project or program management experience, preferably within the automotive industry.
• Proven experience leading customer projects or complex cross-functional product development projects.
• Experience in the European automotive industry, with an understanding of customer expectations and ways of working.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, milestone management, resource coordination, budget follow-up, and risk management.
• Experience coordinating technical discussions and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute customer projects, vehicle application projects, Advanced Engineering projects, and sales campaigns, primarily within the automotive industry.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for project delivery against agreed targets for quality, timing, cost, and scope.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance in Europe and China.
• Ensure close alignment between customer requirements, technical solutions, commercial commitments, and internal project execution.
• Drive project planning, milestone tracking, resource coordination, budget follow-up, and overall project performance.
• Lead customer project meetings, technical discussions, and internal reviews, ensuring effective communication and timely decision-making.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, manage critical issues, and drive corrective actions to secure project objectives.
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional contributions to RFI/RFQ responses working closely with Engineering, Sales, and Commercial teams to ensure competitive and technically feasible proposals.
• Support sales campaigns and new business opportunities by coordinating project-related activities, technical input, resource planning, and timing commitments.
• Manage key project decision points and escalations, ensuring that stakeholders are aligned and that critical issues are resolved effectively.
• Drive effective collaboration between European customer-facing teams and engineering teams in China, bridging differences in working practices, communication styles, and priorities.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and best practices across the organization.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor/Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Job description

SEGULA Technologies in Gothenburg is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead automotive product development projects and sales campaigns, coordinating across Europe and China. You will own end-to-end delivery, align customer requirements with technical and commercial plans, and drive decisions across engineering, purchasing, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance.

The role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management with excellent English communication in an