Head of Project Management Office [Sweden]

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Introduction

Being the Head of the Project Management Office is most likely one of the most fun, interesting and challenging jobs one can have in the company. You will work with a team of very competent leaders that drive our customer projects and assignments. Being able to motivate, engage and fully make use of the teams' collective knowledge will be your day-to-day business.

You will be in the center of our operations and your team will be working closely with our fantastic customers every day of the year. Making our customers happy and keeping control of our projects is the main task for you and your team.

You will be part of the management team and as such you will bring the experience from your team into our strategic discussions that builds our company in the coming years.

Company Story

Sigma Connectivity is a tech house with all the resources needed to bring a product to market under one roof. We run projects that innovate, transform businesses and design new products and services within the areas of IoT, consumer products, MedTech, CleanTech and production technology. Together with world-leading organizations, we continually push the boundaries of technology to deliver connected solutions. We operate globally from 10 sites and have expert teams in North America, Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Poland.

We are looking for

We are looking for a person that has both structure and people management skills. The ability to lead and engage the team as well as building trust with our customers will be valuable skills that we expect you to bring with you.

Our customers are technically skilled, demanding, and super interesting. This means that we think you will be curious about technology and what our customers want to achieve so that you build trustworthy relations with them.

Job description

As Head of Project Management Office you will be part of the Management, and report to the CEO. You will be responsible for leading and manage the Project Management Office team to deliver projects and assignments that meets the needs of our customers and to develop and deliver a strategic vision and direction for our Project Management Office. You will be responsible for the deliveries to our customers as well as for securing that we can deliver according to planned Quality, Cost and Time.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

As the successful candidate you will have a positive attitude, strong leadership and communication skills, as well as experience from organizations delivering in project structures. You will have documented experience leading people, building teams, and setting structures and processes.

As Head of Project Management Office you will lead a team of between 15 and 20 highly experienced and competent Project Managers who run customer projects/assignments that are varying in size from a few persons up to 35. You will be responsible for defining the processes and tools which our project managers use in their daily work and will ensure that we have the right competence and capacity to meet our commitments and develop and grow our employees.

As part of the Management team, you will be a part of setting the direction for our business and bring the delivery and project management perspective into this work. You will monitor our projects’ execution and support the project managers where necessary. Together with our sales team you will be expected to interact directly with our customers as part of project steering groups, and during the sell-in phase being involved quotation and customer agreement work, building confidence in our ability to deliver on commitments.

Required experience

• 10-20 years of experience within product development with a focus on project management
• Experienced, confident, and proven leadership in an international context
• Knowledge of the electronics industry and its trends
• People management, leading and motivating others
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify opportunities and solutions
• Experience from consulting or similar position in IT industry with proven sales and customer interface experience
• Superior communication and presenting abilities - in writing, listening, and speaking.

Education - Degree in engineering.

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS, PERSONAL TRAITS AND EXPERIENCE

We are looking for:

• Proven leadership experience and experience building teams,
• A solid background in project-oriented delivery,
• Experience with defining processes for product development,
• Strong communication skills in English,
• Experience from product development of electronics products including both Hardware and Software

WE OFFER

What we offer:

• A chance to be part of a multicultural company where teamwork, diversity and passion are cornerstones of daily work
• Opportunity to develop cutting edge technology for market leaders and some of the most demanding customers
• An environment where one project does not necessarily look like the last
• Extensive hardware and software knowledge and all the equipment to build and test complete products and solutions
• Being part of a wonderful and experienced team where you will never work alone.
• The Sigma Connectivity company culture.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information please contact

My Janghed Askler,
+46 722279914
My.Janghed.Askler@sigmaconnectivity.se

• POSITION

  Head of Project Management Office

• COMPANY

  Sigma Connectivity

• LOCATION

  Lund, Sweden

• PUBLICATION DATE

  2023-05-17

• EXPIRATION DATE

  2023-06-16

• CONTACT

  My Janghed Askler, My.Janghed.Askler@sigmaconnectivity.se, +46722279914

 

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