Senior Project Manager – Program Excellence, Lystrup

Do you excel at building strong partnerships, and do you want to contribute to the future of the security industry, working at the cutting edge of technology transfer? This is your unique opportunity to join our team!

We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As our new Senior Project Manager, some of your focus areas will be to head our strategic projects as well as to execute on our customer delivery projects. This will involve projects where [xxxxx] act as prime contractor / system integrator e.g. within critical infrastructure projects, diverse windfarm and airport application projects, where safety and security are the common denominators.

As our new Senior Project Manager, you must also be prepared to run and follow-through on our Transfer of Technology projects (ToT) when they, as is today, occur with years of intervals. Here you will be supporting, training and supervising a local Prime in making [xxxxx]’s products and ensuring a managed ToT-process and sustainment for the lifetime of the agreed program.

Transfer of Technology is an active sales activity that aims at creating an increased market access and to gain competitive advantage. It works as a tool for getting possibilities to sell in Countries with Offset-requirements and legislation requiring a certain percentage of indigenous work (often in government contracts).

To manage expectations and secure alignment, you will build strong partnerships and manage projects in close cooperation with customers, subcontractors and internal teams. You will be working across support functions within and throughout the entire supply chain, to deliver solutions that align with our business goals and our customer expectations.

Moreover, you will become part of our Program Excellence team that values innovation, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence. We are working in a collaborative, dynamic, and informal environment. Depending on project and especially ToT activities, yearly travel days from 20-60 must be expected.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your main responsibilities include:

• With direct contact to our customers and end users, you will follow through and ensure that your stakeholders are continuously kept in the loop
• Lead cross-functional teams in a matrix structure, ensuring efficient collaboration and the successful delivery of projects within agreed timelines, budgets, and scope
• Create understanding and commitment by addressing targets, uncertainties and risks and by handling subsequent corrective actions on time
• Support contract negotiations, prizing and calculations and offset agreements
• Take ownership of the Transfer of Technology (ToT) processes, maintain as is and develop, as needed

Bring your world class expertise into play

You are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement

• You have an engineering approach and hold a bachelor’s degree in production-, electronics- or mechanical engineering
• You have through experience and through past positions achieved solid technical background, on top of which, you have chosen a project management career path with a least five years of experience
• Experience from working internationally will be a benefit
• You can navigate in a political landscape and are curious to understand cultural behavior
• You have good understanding within production processes used for electronics and mechanics and understand R&D working processes and basics
• You have basic understanding about quality- and configuration management within Security and Defense

We are looking for a dedicated, passionate and proactive leader with a systematic and service-oriented approach to problem-solving. As a person, you enjoy working in an environment where two days are rarely the same. You have the innate ability to keep a cool overview when coordinating, following up and managing complex technical B2B projects with cultural dimensions, bringing structure to dynamic environments. With strong communication skills, you navigate seamlessly from the shop floor to top management.

Moreover, you are curious by nature and enjoy training others and creating connections to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders alike – including a versatile group of technical experts. You understand that stakeholder management is not just about skills but also about having the right attitude and personality.
We highly value employees who bring energy, empathy, and a positive mindset to work every day, as these qualities significantly contribute to fostering a positive work culture.

We are an international company representing world class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.
When joining [xxxxx], we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.

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Benefits at [xxxxx]
At [xxxxx], we prioritize the well-being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health.

International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world
Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid by [xxxxx]
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.
Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark
Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arrange a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together
Competence networking across professional experts in [xxxxx]: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization

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We encourage all individuals to apply for our job openings, as we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to these DEIB principles means we value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of each team member. We strive to ensure that every employee has equal opportunities to succeed, feels respected and valued, and experiences a strong sense of belonging within our organization.
We encourage you to leave out photo, age, and name.

If you would like to take on the challenge of working in an innovative company, we look forward to receiving your application. A resume is required, while a cover letter is optional. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.[xxxxx].com. Applications will be processed continuously

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Do you have any questions regarding the position?
Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: mrr@[xxxxx].com

Bear in mind that both candidates and the candidate’s adult household members, for this position must be able to obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service. This entails among other issues:

• Full household as a minimum have stayed within NATO/EU countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
• None of the full household have committed serious criminal offences.

[xxxxx] group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. [xxxxx] | Allies in innovation

The high-tech and innovative [xxxxx] Group develops products and systems for defense, non-defense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry.

Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, [xxxxx] has subsidiaries and operations across Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia Pacific as well as a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, [xxxxx] Inc., with offices in Washington D.C., Georgia and Texas.