Our vision - your future
Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself.
Your mission
- Take end-to-end responsibility for our portfolio of large-scale, publicly funded European AI research projects, from kick-off to final reporting
- Steer all work packages across multiple projects: plan scope, milestones and deliverables, track progress and resolve dependencies between partners
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Manage multi-partner consortia of industrial companies, research institutions and associations across several EU member states
- Act as the primary contact for funding bodies and project management agencies, owning interim and final reports, change requests and proof of use
- Own project financials in close alignment with Finance, including budget planning, cost tracking, personnel planning and eligibility of costs
- Ensure compliance with national and European funding and state aid requirements, including documentation, dissemination and open-source obligations
- Work closely with our Machine Learning team to translate project objectives into technical work plans and make sure deliverables land on time and in quality
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Coordinate dissemination activities such as publications, open-source releases and events across the dataspace ecosystem (e.g. Catena-X)
- Identify project risks early, escalate where needed and drive mitigation
Your profile
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5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years in publicly funded R&D projects with multi-partner consortia (e.g. IPCEI)
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Ideally, you have already acted as consortium coordinator and bring experience with dataspaces and a project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2)
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Solid knowledge of German and European funding frameworks and their financial rules (e.g. AGVO)
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Strong technical affinity: you can discuss AI, machine learning and data architectures with engineers at eye level, without writing code yourself
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Proven ability to run several complex workstreams in parallel with a high level of structure and reliability
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Excellent stakeholder management skills and comfort working with senior representatives from industry, research and public authorities
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Fluent German and English, written and spoken
Why us?
- Hybrid working model
- Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours
- Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR)
- Free choice of hardware
- Monthly lunch subsidy (up to 115 EUR)
- Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options
- Workation to work remotely from different locations within the EU
- We offer every employee a pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship
- Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere
- A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral
About us
Cofinity-X GmbH is based in Cologne and was founded in 2023. It is a joint venture of BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen and ZF. The vision of Cofinity-X is to run an open marketplace for the provision of own and third-party business applications and further services that enable secured and standardized data transfer along the automotive value chain in accordance with the Gaia-X and Catena-X principles with initial focus on the European market.
(Senior) Project Manager (m/f/x) in Köln Arbeitgeber: Cofinity-X
Cofinity-X ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der eine ausgewogene Work-Life-Balance und flexible Arbeitszeiten bietet. Mit einem jährlichen Weiterbildungsbudget von 1.500 EUR und der Möglichkeit, in einem modernen Büro mit Blick auf den Kölner Dom zu arbeiten, fördert das Unternehmen die persönliche und berufliche Entwicklung seiner Mitarbeiter. Zudem ermöglicht das hybride Arbeitsmodell und die Option auf Workation innerhalb der EU eine innovative und anpassungsfähige Arbeitsumgebung.
