Project Manager

Valeo; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a P1 Project Manager (m/f/d) for our Pianezza plant within the Light Business Group, developing lighting and electronics for automotive applications. You will coordinate international teams and manage OEM/OES projects, ensuring quality, cost, profitability and on-time delivery with strong cross-functional leadership.

Successful candidates hold an Engineering Master degree, speak English and Italian at professional level, and have at least 4 years in automotive project roles,

Qualifications

• Engineering master degree required.
• Full professional knowledge of English and Italian.
• 4+ years in similar automotive roles.
• Experience with product development and cost structures.

Responsibilities

• Manage project performance: quality, cost, profitability, delivery and timing.
• Coordinate project across functions to ensure launch readiness.
• Lead OEM/OES projects and component/system development.
• Ensure project KPI achievement for profitability and quality.
• Secure and manage project resources and budgets.
• Manage customer relationships and internal communications.

Skills

English language

Italian language

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Product development

Financial analysis

Education

Engineering Master degree

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Valeo Group is one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers which is an inspired company focused on innovative products, development and customer satisfaction. Working with us means managing the most advanced and sophisticated technologies.

Our Pianezza plant is part of our Light Business Group in charge of developing and manufacturing Lighting Products and Electronics. From the latest adaptive lighting technologies to intuitive interior lighting solutions to stylish and design-centric external lighting, Valeo constantly innovates to improve comfort and safety for drivers and passengers alike.

As a Project Manager P1 (m/f/d) in Valeo Pianezza you will have the opportunity to work with the most powerful carmaker companies, in the electronics development working in an international and multicultural environment.

Mission

• Ensure Project performance objectives (Quality, Cost, Profitability, Delivery and Timing) in the management of Projects. Ensure Project or System coordination to achieve all projects launch(es) in compliance with Valeo and Customer expectations. Your responsibilities:
• Manage operationally and functionally the Projects he/she is assigned to
• Manage OEM/OES Projects (Component, System with known technology components, …)
• Is responsible for the achievement of the Project KPI in terms of profitability (both product/development vs Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), Quality and Production Preparation
• Secure Project resources and control them
• Solve all project issues requiring any type of support of all suitable functions via the Project Escalation
• Define and manage his/her budget including the budget of Projects part of his/her Project/System
• Manage customer relationship (local and central) and coordinate communication within his team

Mandatory skills and experience:

• Engineering Master degree
• English and Italian language full professional level knowledge
• Minimum 4 years experience in similar roles in structured Automotive Companies
• Product Development process knowledge and practice
• Financial skills about Product cost structure, pay back
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams

Package

Permanent Contract

CCNL Metalmeccanico, B3

Base Gross Annual Salary 50.000 €

Valeo sees the diversity of its employees as a key asset across all of its businesses, in all its forms – including gender diversity, disability diversity, cultural diversity and intergenerational divers ity.

Don´t miss the opportunity of joining us and take advantage of being part of an international company that commits to ethics, transparency, empowerment, professionalism and teamwork. Is that you? We want to know you!

Job:

P1 Project Manager

Organization:

Customer Program

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-07-27

Join Us!

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com