Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams in the successful development and launch of innovative products. In this role, you will manage complex projects through all lifecycle phases – from ideation to commercialization – ensuring alignment with business goals, customer needs, and organizational strategy.

Key responsibilities

Project Initiation & Planning

• Define project scope, objectives, and SMART requirements in collaboration with Product Management
• Align project goals with broader product launch strategy
• Develop comprehensive project plans including resource allocation, budget forecasting, and stakeholder engagement
• Facilitate project kickoff with all relevant stakeholders

Project Execution & Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams (e.g., R&D, Product Management, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Procurement, Production)
• Manage project progress according to internal (e.g., SIG process) and external standards
• Provide regular direction and maintain focus on targets, timelines, and budgets
• Drive proactive risk management and timely reporting

Stakeholder Communication

• Act as liaison between technical and business units to ensure alignment and shared objectives
• Communicate clearly and consistently with R&D leadership, senior management, and key stakeholders
• Facilitate and follow up on essential workshops (e.g., planning, root cause analysis, design reviews, and escalations)

Project Monitoring & Control

• Track and manage project KPIs: timelines, quality, costs, resources, and risks
• Coordinate with finance, controlling, and resource planning teams
• Ensure change management procedures are followed effectively
• Maintain accurate and auditable project documentation to ensure full transparency

Technical Oversight

• Provide oversight for product development and problem-solving activities
• Ensure verification and validation processes are completed in line with requirements
• Support smooth transfer to manufacturing and external suppliers

You Bring These Skills, Experience & Education

• PMI-certified Project Manager (or equivalent certification)
• Proven experience managing product development and launch projects using a phase-gate methodology
• Strong leadership skills with a track record in matrix organizations
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Degree from a technical university (business background is a plus)
• Experience managing large project-/cross functional-teams (>20 members) and R&D project budgets > €3 million OPEX
• Fluent in English and German (written and spoken)
• Strong planning, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities

SIG competencies

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

Our promise

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad – a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we\’ll back you all the way.

About SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.

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