Head of Program Management (f/m/d)

Your Future Tasks at a glance

• Operational Excellence: Oversee the end-to-end execution of all projects, ensuring they meet milestones, budget constraints, and resource allocations. Identify cross-project synergies and manage dependencies to mitigate systemic risks.

• Team Mentorship: Lead Team Leads and senior contributors to foster professional and technical growth.

• Strategic Staffing: Optimize organizational structure and resource allocation across programs to balance capacity, driving throughput and profitability.

• Department Alignment: Act as the primary interface for C-level management, aligning departmental goals with the overall company strategy and reporting on KPIs.

• Governance & Process Design: Define and continuously optimize department processes and interfaces to other departments (Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Quality).

• Conflict & Escalation Management: Serve as the ultimate internal escalation point for critical project roadblocks, and make the call.

• Commercial & Technical Stewardship: Ensure that both commercial governance (contracts, deliveries) and technical maturity (e.g. V-cycle, ASPICE) stay on track across all programs.

Who you are and what you have

• Experience: 8+ years of leadership in Program or Project Management, specifically in automotive, battery, or power electronics. You have successfully led a "team of teams."

• Education: A university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field that combines technical understanding with commercial acumen.

• The "Advocacy" Trait: You are comfortable pushing back. When cross-functional goals conflict, you can mediate and make firm decisions, acting as a buffer for your team rather than just escalating or deferring.

• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams (interacting with HW, SW, Systems, Operations) and manage leaders (Team Leads).

• Communication: Exceptional presentation and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trust with international Tier-1 or OEM customers and navigate C-level stakeholders.

What We Offer

• Impact: A key leadership role (~30 direct or indirect reports) with the autonomy to shape the future of our program management organization.

• Culture: A flat hierarchy that values direct, honest communication and fast decision-making over process for process’s sake.

• Growth: Be at the forefront of the green energy transition, in a high-tech, international, fast-growing company.

• Flexibility: Modern working conditions with a focus on results.

Our Offer & Benefits

The chance to be part of a highly innovative, agile, and unique team with prestigious customers in the automotive and battery storage sector. You will gain a deeper knowledge around connected & electric vehicle batteries, battery management and electronics development and strive in an exciting work environment

Benefits (Full-time Employees):

• Trust-based working hours and hybrid work

• Adequate and competitive compensation

• Pension Plan/Bonus

• Free access to the fitness center right next to us or subsidized EGYM Wellpass

• Free snacks, coffee, drinks and lunch (freshly cooked by our chef) every day

• Public transport ticket

• Bike-Leasing via Business Bike

• Experience various inspiring and fun team events

• ME-branded clothing

• Option to "work from anywhere" (6 weeks/year)