R&D Project Manager
Are you a passionate about projects? Do you have experience in project management and product development? Can you see the big picture, handle changes efficiently, and focus on delivering results? Then this position is for you.
Join Profoto as our R&D Project Manager in Sundbyberg!
What we are looking for
We are looking for a well-organized and communicative person who can lead project teams in both large and small projects and who wants to grow together with us. The project teams will have people from various disciplines working together to innovate and deliver world class products. You have a good understanding of how to develop and manufacture the key elements of our products, i.e mechanics, electronics a software.
Key responsibilities
- You will lead product development projects all the way from product idea to volume manufacturing. This normally also includes delivery of a full product system solution with App and/or other needed SW support products
- You will lead internal and external project resources as well as our European and Asian partners
- Your work is truly cross functional and requires interacting and networking on all levels both within and outside Profoto
- You lead the plan, follow-up and report progress for project scope, schedule, resources, budget, and risks
- You will be an important player contributing to our continuous improvements in how to work in our projects and development processes.
Requirements
In order to be successful in this role, we expect that you have a high educational background and experiences in leading product development projects, as well as:
- Relevant Master of Science degree or equivalent
- Relevant experience within a product development organization, preferably including SW, electronics and mechanics.
- English, written and spoken
- Project Management and product development methodologies
- Knowledge of product manufacturing and quality management
- Ability to understand product system dependencies and lead and coordinate different projects to deliver a working system solution
- Proven skills for stakeholder management, both on management level and operative level
- Strong desire for driving and embracing change
- Action oriented worth a strong sense of urgency
- Occasional travel to European and Asian manufacturing partners will be a part of your job.
- Swedish work permit
Your profile
You will be a member of our Project Management team and part of our R&D organization of 40 professional experts all based at our headquarters. To be a great fit to our team you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with high achieving coworkers. As a person you are structured, systematic, and socially skilled and you like to work in team and cooperate with other people. You have extensive experience working with product development projects including electronics, mechanics and sw and you have the capability to lead and motivate your project team into the right direction in hence of time, cost and quality.
Want to join Profoto – The Light Shaping Company?
If you feel you have what it takes to become the R&D Project Manager, please send an application with your CV, personal letter, and education records from university and high school grades. Interviews will take place on a continuous basis, so apply today!
What we offer
Innovation has secured our position as the leading choice for the world's best photographers. So, our culture is creative, entrepreneurial, forward thinking and agile. That's why we're looking for the very best and the very brightest to help make us better. Talented and driven people who are keen to enter a growing and fast-paced environment where responsibility is given early.
We are committed to growth and we want our people to grow with us. To achieve this we offer an ambitious, high quality and demanding culture where we value to have fun together as we build a world class company with a premium brand. We strongly believe and therefore offer our employees freedom and trust, coaching leadership and strong individual development.
- Department
- R&D
- Role
- Project Management
- Locations
- Stockholm Head Quarter
Stockholm Head Quarter
What we offer
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Strong career development
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Continuous change
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Challenging fast-paced environment
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Smart & passionate colleagues
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International opportunities
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Work life balance
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Customer focused world-class company
Behind the scenes at Profoto
At Profoto we have high standards and only hire the best. We invest heavily in the development of our people to ensure we are an employer of choice for those who value professional development and continuous challenges.
About Profoto
50 years ago, our founders Conny Dufgran and Eckhard Heine resolved to make the very best flash for the very best photographers, and they succeeded. That’s a standard that we don’t only aim to maintain but to surpass.
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