A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the execution of large-scale industrial equipment projects valued at €25M+, managing the full project lifecycle from contract handover to customer acceptance. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, software, and customer organizations, ensuring successful delivery in a global environment. The role requires strong project management and Agile expertise, as well as close collaboration with customers and partners in Asia, particularly Japan, including extended travel during key project phases.
You Will Make an Impact By:
Project Leadership and Execution
- Lead strategic capital equipment projects valued at €25M+, with full accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk management, customer satisfaction, project governance, execution planning, change management, and contractual compliance.
Cross Functional Leadership
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, software, manufacturing, supply chain, service, and customer organizations, ensuring stakeholder alignment, effective collaboration, and timely decision‑making across global locations.
Agile Project Management
- Apply Agile and Scrum methodologies to complex engineering and product development workstreams.
- Facilitate Agile planning and execution activities, drive transparency through metrics and dashboards, and balance Agile development practices with milestone‑driven project delivery.
Customer and Commercial Management
- Serve as the primary customer escalation point, building strong relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers while managing expectations, contract negotiations, claims, and change-order discussions.
Risk and Opportunity Management
- Identify and mitigate project risks, develop contingency and recovery plans, and drive continuous improvement through structured lessons learned.
International Collaboration
- Lead global projects across Europe, North America, and Asia, fostering effective cross‑cultural collaboration and supporting localization and customer‑specific requirements.
Skills You Bring:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field.
- High project/program management experience in industrial equipment, automation, manufacturing, or related industries, with a proven track record of delivering complex global projects.
- Experience applying Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery methodologies in complex engineering environments; Agile certifications and SAFe experience are an advantage.
- Experience working with customers, suppliers, and project teams across Asia, particularly Japan, with knowledge of regional business practices and cultures.
- Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 30-50%) and spend extended periods in Asia during critical project phases.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, problem‑solving, decision‑making, and intercultural communication skills, with the ability to influence, drive results, and operate effectively in complex global environments.
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Senior Project Manager (m/w/d) in Berlin Arbeitgeber: MKS Inc.
MKS/Atotech ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Software Engineers (w/m/d) nicht nur spannende Herausforderungen in der industriellen Automatisierung bietet, sondern auch ein unterstützendes Arbeitsumfeld, das auf Teamarbeit und Innovation setzt. Mit umfangreichen Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten und einer Unternehmenskultur, die Wert auf persönliche Entwicklung legt, profitieren Mitarbeiter von einem dynamischen Umfeld, das ihre Karriere vorantreibt. Zudem ermöglicht die internationale Ausrichtung des Unternehmens interessante Reisen und den Austausch mit Kunden weltweit, was die Rolle besonders abwechslungsreich und bereichernd macht.
