Senior Project Manager

Smart-Eye-Ab; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Eye AB in Gothenburg seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead automotive software programs for global OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. You will be the primary interface between customers and internal teams, setting priorities and guiding delivery while balancing technical capabilities with business goals.

The role requires strong communication, a track record in complex program management, and the ability to navigate cross-functional, distributed teams in a fast-paced automotive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Management, or related field.
• 5+ years automotive project/program management, including customer-facing software development.
• Proven experience 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 in fast-paced customer environments and proficiency with PM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, or similar.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provide clear 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.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Decision making

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, 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.

Smart Eye provides a high-tech work environment in an exciting and expanding business. Depending on your skills and interest, your role can be more technical or more business oriented.

You will be given very good opportunities for personal development, challenges and great fun. You will also be working with highly talented people and be a part of our open, inclusive and creative culture. We believe in true teamwork, where everyone is important.

You can find our modern office at Järntorget, in the city-center of Gothenburg, with great access by bus, bike, tram, boat and car. On top of that, our espresso machine makes the best coffee in Gothenburg!

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.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced technical automotive environment, excels at managing ambiguity and customer-driven change, and can effectively navigate complex technical and organizational challenges. This individual must be highly organized, an excellent communicator, and a proactive problem solver with a strong understanding of automotive software development and a background in technology.

Previous experience managing global automotive customers is essential. The successful candidate will have demonstrated success working directly with international OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, coordinating activities across multiple regions, and leading programs involving globally distributed teams.

You will have an active impact of the processes and projects and will work in close cooperation with our other talented team members. Your contribution to how we can meet our customers needs with tomorrow's technology will be of crucial importance.

Reporting to: Chief Technology Officer
Location: Smart Eye AB, Headquarters (Gothenburg)

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Program Leadership

• 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.

Risk & Issue Management

• 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.

Your qualifications:

• 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.

Good-to-have-skills:

• Experience with DMS, OMS, ADAS, computer vision, AI/ML, mathematics or related automotive safety technologies.
• Technical background in software, systems engineering, embedded systems, or automotive electronics.
• Familiarity with automotive standards and processes such as ASPICE, ISO 26262, software release management, change management, and requirements traceability.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Your Profile

We welcome all types of personalities and believe in a true mix of people to create a dynamic work environment.

• Ability to work independently in an environment that changes rapidly.
• A positive, enthusiastic, open, entrepreneurial attitude and a willingness to work closely with customers as well as other functions within Smart Eye to achieve growth.
• Strong analytical and creative skills. Independent, Self-driven, Thorough, Curious and with a strong interest in new technologies.
• Communication skills with fluency in both Swedish and English. Other languages are a merit.

Since we are working on a global market there will be opportunities to travel and meet with customers.