Senior Project Manager

Smart Eye Aktiebolag (publ); Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Eye Aktiebolag (publ) in Gothenburg, Sweden, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery of advanced Interior Sensing software for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. You will interface with customers and internal teams to ensure commitments align with priorities and business objectives.

You will lead one or more developer teams, set priorities, manage milestones, risks, and changes, and coordinate cross-functional execution with Engineering, Product Owners, Validation, Data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Management, or related field.
• 5+ years in automotive project/program management with customer-facing software programs.
• Experience with OEM and Tier-1 customers and multiple complex projects.
• Strong understanding of automotive development processes and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary program management contact for assigned OEM/Tier-1 customers, leading meetings and milestones.
• Build trusted customer relationships and balance internal resources with business priorities.
• Ensure alignment between customer requirements, commitments, and internal execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across Engineering, Product Owners, Validation, Data Management and Customer Support.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Technical Management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Job description

Smart Eye is leading the global market for Driver Monitoring Systems, which has become a standard component in every car. Monitoring the driver behavior is safety critical both for normal driving as well as for autonomous driving. We are constantly growing and are now looking for a Senior Project Managers who want to join our team.

Your Role

We are seeking an experienced and customer-focused Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of advanced Interior Sensing software programs for global automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. This role serves as the primary interface between customers and internal cross-functional teams, ensuring customer commitments are met while maintaining alignment with company priorities, technical capabilities, and business objectives. You bring structure and clarity to complex automotive software programs while helping teams navigate uncertainty and change.

You will be leading one or more of our developer teams, communicating with the customers and other internal stakeholders as well as setting the priorities for the team.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary program management contact for assigned OEM and Tier-1 customers, leading meetings, reviews, milestones, and issue resolution.
• Build trusted customer relationships and manage expectations while balancing internal resources and business priorities.
• Ensure clear alignment between customer requirements, commitments, and internal execution.

Program Planning & Execution

• Develop and manage program plans, schedules, deliverables, risks, budgets, and customer commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across Engineering, Product Owners, Validation, Data Management, and Customer Support.
• Proactively identify execution risks and resource conflicts, driving mitigation and timely delivery of releases, demos, and evaluations.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and manage program risks, dependencies, and roadblocks.
• Lead customer escalations and drive timely, solution-oriented resolution of issues.
• Facilitate decision-making and ensure closure of critical actions.

Requirements & Change Management

• Coordinate customer requirements, feature requests, and change requests together with Product and Sales.
• Assess impact on scope, schedule, and resources, ensuring commitments and changes are documented and communicated.
• Support configuration management and release planning.

Communication & Reporting

• Provide clear and concise program status updates to customers and internal leadership.
• Translate complex technical topics into business-oriented communication.
• Maintain executive-level reporting and program documentation covering status, risks, opportunities, and key decisions.
• At least Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of automotive project/program management, including customer-facing software development programs.
• Proven experience working with OEM and Tier-1 customers and managing multiple complex projects.
• Strong understanding of automotive development processes and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced customer environments and proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, or similar.

Smart Eye is the global leader in Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. Together with our subsidiaries Affectiva and iMotions, we are bridging the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future.

Today, our technology is embedded in next-generation vehicles, leading the way towards human-centric mobility through Driver Monitoring Systems and Interior Sensing solutions. Our Research Instruments offer unparalleled insights into automotive, aviation, assistive technology, behavioral science and many more fields.