Project Leader with French

Company Description

Created over 30 years ago and based in more than 30 countries, ALTEN Group supports its customers' development strategies in the areas of innovation, R&D and technological information systems. ALTEN works with key actors in the Aeronautics & Space, Defense & Naval, Security, Automotive, Rail, Energy, Life Sciences, Finance, Retail, Telecommunications and Services sectors.

ALTEN Delivery Center Eastern Europe (ADC Eastern Europe) is part of ALTEN Group's offshore delivery centers network, together with centers from other regions such as Morocco, India, Mexico, and Spain.

At the moment, ADC Eastern Europe has 400 employees, three sites (Iasi, Bucharest and Gliwice) and offers engineering and IT consulting services for international clients from the automotive, aero, energetic, finance or life sciences sectors. Our team focuses on cultivating a feeling of belonging to a technical environment based on creativity and constant innovation.

Job Description

What are we looking for?

What could be more exciting than choosing an opportunity that can bring both technical and management skills to another level? We have the right answer for you, it's our new role: Project Leader with French.

Your key responsibilities:

Customer Management:

• Capture and ensure compliance with the technical requirements of the customer / Front office.
• Responsible for validation of delivery acceptance.
• Responsible for organizing and front ending customer / Front office meetings.
• Monitor progress and strategic direction with the Customer / Front office.
• Responsible for Customer Satisfaction.

People management:

• Validate the project delivery needs and the adequacy of the team/team members with relevant stake holders.
• Monitor then technical skills of the team and ensures that appropriate technical/project training is available.
• Support the project director for defining the project organization and service delivery model, in order to meet customer /Front office requirements.
• Track Teams performance and provide inputs to the relevant stakeholders (Competency Team, Human resource etc) periodically.

Project Management & Delivery Model Management:

• Ability to define and execute Project governance model.
• Validate ALTEN technical offer and any modifications (change control).
• Supports and guides the Project Leader 1 and Team Leaders with Project Management activities (resources, risks, delivery schedule, quality, etc.).
• Follow the onshore/nearshore/offshore strategy.
• Reviews and prepares information for customer/Front office reporting/
• Responsible for action plans related to risk management.
• Plan Project cost for entire financial year, periodically validate project costs with plan and take correction action.
• Defines and maintains the project organization and roles and responsibilities.
• Approves the project plan and delivery processes.
• Manages the margin of the projects.
• Provides operational reporting for monthly review.
• Responsible for project metrics (OTD, RFT, Productivity & Project margin)

Qualifications

Required skills:

• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering.
• Past experience in Automotive Industry, Bill of Materials domain (BOM)
• Proficiency in the French language at a B2 level for effective communication
• Technical Project Management background: estimation, project planning, risk management, monitoring, and control.
• Demonstrable experience in coaching and leading teams, and managing projects autonomously, being a key factor in client meetings.
• Experience working independently, being result oriented, having an entrepreneurial mindset, and strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills in stakeholder management and natural leadership.

Additional Information

If it sounds like a great opportunity, look below to see what's in it for you:

• Home/office working possibilities - Enjoy flexible working hours and the ability to choose if you want to work from home or pop into the office, you are free to choose;
• Career Growth Opportunities - Immerse yourself in a world of exciting potential for advancing your career, where professional development and personal growth are nurtured within our organization.
• We do things better together - teamwork, supportive people & positive dynamics.
• Innovative Work Environment - Join a team that fosters creativity, encourages innovative thinking, and values out-of-the-box solutions.
• Cutting-Edge Technology - Work with state-of-the-art tools and technologies, allowing you to stay at the forefront of automotive software development.
• Continuous learning and opportunities - you'll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas and frameworks from your peers as you work on different projects challenging you to stay at the top of your game;
• Training and Development - Access ongoing training programs and workshops to enhance your skills and stay updated with the latest industry trends.
• 25 annual leave days - we value downtime to recharge and reset, ensuring that everyone at ALTEN Delivery Center Eastern Europe has work/life balance;
• ...and, so you can see we mean it, we have implemented the Floating Days policy - we grant our colleagues paid days off as a substitute for the public holidays that fall on weekends;
• Loyalty bonus
• Health and Wellness (Medical Subscription, Eyes Glasses Vouchers, 7Card and Bookster);
• Meal tickets