Product Development Manager

ALSTOM Gruppe; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 725,400 - 948,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive social coverage

Opportunities for career growth

Award-winning learning programs

Job summary

A leading multinational transportation firm in Stockholm is looking for a full-time Product Development Manager. In this role, you will manage program development activities and lead engineering teams to ensure systems meet quality, cost, and delivery commitments. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering, preferably with experience in embedded systems. Fluent English is required, while knowledge of Swedish is an advantage. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and a rewarding compensation package.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, preferably in embedded systems.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Swedish is an advantage.
• Previous experience with leading global teams.

Responsibilities

• Organize and drive the program development process.
• Lead program development activities ensuring QCD commitments.
• Support the Program Manager on engineering cost and planning.

Skills

Engineering degree

Experience leading global teams

Experience in agile product development

Configuration and change management

Embedded software and hardware development

Cyber security knowledge

Transversal collaboration

Good communication

Problem-solving mindset

Fluent in English

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Product Development Manager

Date: 17 Apr 2026

Location: Stockholm, SE

Company: Alstom

Could you be our future full time Program Development Manager based in Stockholm?

Your future role

Take on a central role in managing program development activities, ensuring delivery of system and product items in line with Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) commitments. You will organize, coordinate, and lead engineering activities across the program lifecycle, acting as the technical interface for stakeholders while ensuring consistency, performance, and continuous improvement.

We’ll look to you for:

• Organizing the program development process and driving continuous improvement
• Preparing, sharing, and maintaining the Engineering Management Plan (EMP) with the program core and support teams
• Reviewing engineering plans to ensure alignment and consistency with the EMP
• Participating in reviews
• Capturing return of experience and driving continuous improvement actions
• Leading program development activities to deliver program items according to QCD commitments
• Ensuring the product/system reaches committed performance levels
• Driving design‑to‑cost initiatives to reduce deployment and unit costs
• Ensuring and validating engineering decision‑making with program stakeholders
• Supporting other departments (Safety, Cybersecurity, RAM, Industrialization) and ensuring cross‑functional alignment
• Organizing and leading internal and external Change Control Boards (CCBs)
• Supporting the Program Manager on engineering cost and planning

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Engineering, preferably embedded systems.
• Previous working experience leading global teams.
• Previous working experience in planning agile product development process.
• Previous working experience in configuration and change management.
• Experience in development of embedded software and hardware.
• Knowledge about cyber security standards is a plus.
• Ability to work transversally with engineering teams.
• Good communication and problem solving mindset.
• Fluent in English. Swedish is an advantage.

Things you’ll enjoy

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for railway industry
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning
• Progress towards senior roles.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.