Project Manager

Description
Type of role

Duration: Assignment of \+\- 6 months

Start date: To be discussed, flexible.

Job Purpose

As a Project Manager, you will report directly to the CEO and take charge of managing our various electric bike motor development projects. Operating within a cross\-matrix organization developing complex technical products, this role overlaps text\-book project management and a Project Management Officer (PMO) function.

Your mission is to keep projects agile, flexible, and running on time, within budget, and adhering to strict project quality targets. You will coordinate cross\-functional technical teams, manage high\-level stakeholder relationships, and actively develop and maintain the company's internal project management processes.

Your Key Responsibilities

Project Planning, Scope \& Structure

• Define Project Scope: Prepare the Project Charter to outline the project scope, goals, overall budget needs, timeline, and quality targets in line with the product development process.


• WBS Ownership: Collaborate with the Product Architect \& Chief Engineer at the project's inception to prepare the product Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Retain sole authorization rights for any subsequent WBS modifications.


• Team Alignment: Support the Chief Engineer \& Product Architect in bringing structure to development projects. Act as a "mirror" to the technical teams during weekly meetings, proactively identifying deviations and steering the team toward target dates.

• Technical Team Orchestration: Coordinate all activities across technical development disciplines, including Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, and Test.


• Quality Gate Accountability: Ensure all responsible team members deliver their respective milestones on or before scheduled quality gates.


• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to internal process optimization, driving efficiency in project execution across the company.

• Key Stakeholder Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners, acting as the primary point of contact. This includes working directly with our key partner, Decathlon.


• Executive Reporting: Periodically prepare and present comprehensive project dashboards and KPIs to the Executive Committee.


• Change Management: Take full responsibility for managing project modifications, including technical specifications, budgets, timelines, and quality parameters.


• Financial Control: Draft, submit, and manage project financial plans. Act as the exclusive point of contact for external customer discussions regarding contracting and financial transactions.


• Risk Mitigation: Perform continuous risk management to minimize project vulnerabilities, identifying dependencies and critical paths to resolve strategic bottlenecks.

What are your qualifications \& Experience?

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an engineering discipline (Electromechanical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering). An MBA or a Master's degree in Finance/Accounting is considered a strong asset.


• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience managing cross\-functional projects or operations, preferably within the automotive or a similar mass\-market manufacturing industry.


• Technical Knowledge: A proven technical background with familiarity in electro\-mechanical product development is an asset Knowledge of logistics and supply chain management is a plus.


• Project Methodology: Excellent project management skills (including project quality management). A recognized certification (e.g., PMP, ACP, PRINCE2) is a plus.


• Financial Literacy: Very good knowledge and understanding of finance, budgeting, and accounting principles.


• Language \& Travel: Fluent in English, ideally with a good level of French.

Who are you?

• Impartial \& Resilient: Ability to stay calm, objective, and independent under pressure, with a proven capability to collaborate effectively with highly opinionated, cross\-disciplinary engineers.


• Leadership Presence: A clear ability to "move the room" and steer diverse teams toward unified objectives according to project needs.


• Results\-Oriented: A driving attitude focused heavily on execution, meeting intermediate/final development targets, and strictly adhering to deadlines.


• Master Communicator: Excellent negotiation, summarizing, and reporting skills, backed by a well\-structured and rigorous approach to problem\-solving.

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