R&D Project Lead: Cross‑Functional Product Development (Remote)

Toyota Material Handling Europe; Mjölby kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Toyota Material Handling Europe is seeking a Project Manager R&D to lead cross-functional product development projects across automated vehicles, energy solutions, and connected trucks. You will guide initiatives from concept through industrialization and production launch, balancing scope, time, cost and quality while ensuring alignment across the organisation.

Based at our European Headquarters in Mjölby, Sweden, the role offers a hybrid model with two remote days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience leading industrial/product development projects.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage priorities.
• Knowledge of project management methods; PMI/IPMA or ISO21500 is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Structured, proactive approach to risk management and decision-making.
• Fluency in Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional R&D projects from initiation to successful delivery, ensuring alignment on scope, milestones, resources and expected outcomes.
• Build and guide effective project teams, establishing clear roles, responsibilities and ways of working across functions.
• Monitor project progress, risks, dependencies and deviations, taking proactive action to keep projects on track.
• Ensure structured decision-making and transparent communication with project teams, sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Drive alignment between technical development, quality requirements, industrialization and production launch.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management methods, tools and processes across the R&D organisation.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional teams

Engineering degree

Project management methods

PMI / IPMA certs

Swedish & English fluency

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in engineering or related field

Job description

Toyota Material Handling Europe is seeking a Project Manager R&D to lead cross-functional product development projects across automated vehicles, energy solutions, and connected trucks. You will guide initiatives from concept through industrialization and production launch, balancing scope, time, cost and quality while ensuring alignment across the organisation.

Based at our European Headquarters in Mjölby, Sweden, the role offers a hybrid model with two remote days per week.