Global Engineering PMO Lead to Oatly

The Oatly Way

Oatly is a company built on the idea of change. Our mission is to help people upgrade their everyday lives and the health of the planet by making tasteful oat-based food products accessible to a wider audience in a world-class manner. It's why we come to work every day. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, the Oatly brand is available in more than 20 countries globally.


Why work with Oatly?

Are you keen to put your excellent engineering project management skillset to work by building factories to drive a shift to a more sustainable food system? Maybe even have some fun and develop your own skills along the way? Then you’re in the right place. Keep reading and see if it’s a match for both of us. We hope so!

Here’s what you would do:

As a Global Engineering PMO Lead, you will be driving our total Engineering project portfolio.

The role is reporting to Global Director Engineering PMO and is placed in Landskrona, but the team also meets up in our Malmö office and, of course, works from home- according to our hybrid working model.

As a Global Engineering PMO Lead you’ll mostly be focusing on:

Creating transparency across engineering project portfolio to surface and resolve systemic issues, ensure project quality, manage interdependencies and provide guidance and structure for project managers and regional representatives.

Besides overseeing the Engineering project portfolio, the role is also responsible to develop and maintain the way of working for Engineering projects globally, together with regional Engineering PMO responsibles.

More in detail, you’ll be responsible for:

- Ensuring the successful development of projects, on time and within budget

- Driving Engineering PMO process and facilitate meetings, maintaining and further developing the Engineering Project Stage Gate process and templates



- Securing transparency across project portfolio to resolve systemic issues

- With the support of the Oatly Project Management system; be responsible for collecting and reporting on project and portfolio progress dashboards to stakeholders

- Creating a collaborative atmosphere in the Engineering project portfolio structure

-In addition, the role is a superuser and part of the center of excellence for the Oatly Project Management system (Planview)

This is the job today - but who knows what tomorrow brings? Oatly is still growing and transforming, so being comfortable with continuous change will really help you grow in the role.

Does this sound like you?

Here’s the kind of experience, qualities, and approach that we’re looking for in the role:

Engineering or Technical Project Management experience with understanding of critical path scheduling and supervision of it. It's a huge bonus if you have experience from Food/Pharma or other regulated industries!

Experience of driving and delivering Engineering or Technical project portfolio

Experience with clear and concise communication of project metrics, utilizing MS Office, and other project management tools (we’re using MS Project and Planview- experience of these tools are a plus!)

Experience of leading cross-functional and cross-company teams, meaning that your communication and organizational skills are strong and inspiring

Structured with demonstrated knowledge of how to measure success in quantitative as well as qualitative terms.

Self-motivated and willing to take initiatives to secure progress

Natural approach to stakeholder engagement, supporting and coaching in leading the way forward, gaining trust and providing clarity

Comfortable with ambiguity in the process of building something lasting from the ground up.

Fluency in English both verbally and in writing is a prerequisite.

Master of Science or equivalent.

..and of course, a high tolerance to oat-puns, because those are not going away any time soon!

We welcome people from all backgrounds that think sustainability, health and transparency are mega-important. So, send in that CV, cross your fingers, and whisper a little prayer to the powers that be. It will be fun, or at least a good time. Promise!

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