Senior Project and Team Manager (m/f/d)

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Thales people architect and deliver satellite-based systems that help position, connect and observe our planet, and push the boundaries of our understanding of planet’s resources. Our systems are in orbit at 400 km, 20000 km, 36000 km and beyond to the edges of the solar system.

The Thales Group employs over 83,000 people worldwide, 500 of them in Switzerland. Thales’ roots in Switzerland date back to the mid-19th century. Since that time, we have become an authoritative and trend-setting provider of high-tech solutions, key technologies, systems and services in the fields of Transportation Security, Defense & Security, Satellite & Space Technology and Digital Identity & Security.

Thales Alenia Space Schweiz AG in Zurich, with its 75 employees, is the Swiss branch of the internationally operating Thales Alenia Space, Thales Alenia Space Switzerland has over 20 years of experience in the development and construction of opto-electronic systems for space and has established itself as a leading supplier of small and high-performance opto-electronic observation and communication systems for the European and global space industry.

For our Space business at our location in Zürich we are looking for an experienced

Senior Project and Team Manager (m/f/d) (Ref. No. R0143716)

You Will Enjoy Having This Responsibility

In this hybrid role you would act as a Bid & Project Manager (60%) as well as a Teamlead (40%) for our very experienced project management team.

It Also Involves The Following Tasks

Bid & Project Manager: (60%)

• Ensure transition to the project phase and prepare, organize and validate the project launch
• Establish and update project requirements baseline, project execution baseline and project key decision data
• Initialize the project: identify the key project stakeholders, define the project team, organizes the project structuring activities, start up project activities and identify and allocate the source project requirements
• Manage the financial aspects of the acquisition strategy
• Lead the project launch review and involve all stakeholders
  

Teamlead: (40%)

• Manage and develop the project management team (6 project managers)
• Coach the team, support project activities and ensure first level of escalation (internally and externally)
• Plan the resources in coherence with budget and project needs
• Develop and maintain project reporting
• Orginate and implement project best practices
• Ensure department compliance with company and project rules
  

You Have

• University degree in engineering or similar
• Certified project manager (of advantage)
• 10+ years of project management experience in complex development projects with multi-disciplinarily teams
• Long-term experience within Space, Aerospace, Defense industry would be huge benefit
• First experience as a team leader is wished
• Very profound communication skills in English (able to lead negotiations)
  

You want to learn more? The Talent Acquisition Team is looking forward to hearing from you.

Phone: +49 (0)7156 353 36203

Look forward to the collegial climate of a Swiss SME and the international reach of a global corporation with employment conditions that leave nothing to be desired. Thales lives diversity in everyday life, values work-life balance and where possible enables flexible working.

For more information on Thales as an employer, visit www.thalesgroup.com

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