Program Manager Small Separators/Marine

We create better everyday conditions for people. We do this by contributing to a more sustainable future through engineering innovation. We love what we do and we’re good at it. But now we want to be even better! We’re looking for a passionate Program Manager Small Separators/Marine Program to our Research & Development department.So, what are you going to do today?

Who you are
About the jobAlfa Laval have a great ability to capture new business opportunities in new markets by identifying customer needs and then developing our separator and systems in order to meet those demands. At the moment, Alfa Laval is investing heavily in development new generations of separator systems.To speed up this development we have decided to substantially increased R&D budget with a large amount of new recruitments. This is the greatest investment in high speed separators in a century! We also need to work in a different way to deliver faster. The two main components in this are how we organize ourselves and how we focus on the tasks. We therefore create three strong programs with a great deal of autonomy, reporting to a high-level steering committee, together with dedicated resources from different line organizations.
The Program Manager is the leader for the overall program. She/he sets, together with our product manager, the goals and objectives of the program and is involved in how it will affect the business.
Your role is to:

Map out and define projects that need to be completed to reach the overall goal
Set the overall time plan within the total program
Set forecast and budget for the total program
Follow up and drive progress together with the other project managers, in the total program
Prioritize resources usage within the program to achieve set milestones, deliverables and toll gates
Be manager over one or more highly skilled project manager
Run project(s) within the program yourselves

You will report directly to the Head of Research & Development, and be a vital part of the R&D management team.
Qualifications

At least 5-10 years’ experience of project management mainly from managing New Product Development project
Deep business understanding and Experience with technically complex projects creating customer values
Delivery-oriented mindset and an overall understanding of all project elements, such as timeliness, quality, budget and risk management
Industry experience/knowledge
Very good communication skills
Ability to create highly motivated and performing project teams
Coordination and networking skills
Experience from set-based and sprint development method is a plus

For more information, please contact In this recruitment process Alfa Laval cooperates with Dfind Science & Engineering. If you have questions about this position please contact Jan Smith, 072-515 55 15 . (Jan will be on vacation between 10th July and 6th August).
Union information Susanne Jonsson, Akademikerna, + 46 853065823 Bruno Smolic, Unionen, + 46 853065217
Please send your application no later than 10th of September 2017 at: //www.alfalaval.com/career/