Project Management Leader

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Job Description:

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Job Summary:

Are you passionate about leading complex projects, driving collaboration, and delivering meaningful results? As a Project Manager Leader, you will play a key role in planning, coordinating, and executing strategic initiatives that support business objectives and drive operational excellence. You will partner with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope, and on budget.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead high-impact projects from concept to completion, identify and mitigate risks, manage project resources, and drive continuous improvement across processes and operations. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with strong communication skills, a passion for problem-solving, and the ability to influence and align teams toward common goals.

Join our team in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, and help shape the future by leading projects that make a lasting impact on our business, our customers, and our communities.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and oversee multiple projects and programs, ensuring successful delivery against business objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Manage, coach, and develop project management professionals while fostering a high-performing team environment.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align priorities, remove barriers, and drive project success.
• Establish and maintain project governance, standards, and best practices across initiatives.
• Monitor project performance, resources, budgets, and risks, implementing mitigation plans when needed.
• Communicate project status, milestones, and key decisions to leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead change management efforts and support the successful implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing project management processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Influence decision-making and build strong partnerships across teams to achieve business goals.
• Ensure effective resource planning and allocation to support project and program objectives.

Education requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Advanced English proficiency is required for this role.

What skills you will have:

Decision Making & Critical Thinking:

• Extensive knowledge of project risk assessment, mitigation planning, and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business challenges and implement effective solutions.
• Proven success in using data and performance metrics to drive business outcomes and project execution.

Influencing:

• Demonstrated ability to gain alignment and commitment from stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.
• Proven success in presenting recommendations, business cases, and project updates to leadership teams.
• Extensive knowledge of change management principles and stakeholder engagement strategies.

Cross-Team Integration:

• Extensive knowledge of leading cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Operations.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative partnerships across business units, sites, and regions.
• Working knowledge of facilitation techniques that drive effective team collaboration and project execution.

Resource Management:

• Extensive knowledge of project budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple projects and priorities while optimizing resource utilization.
• Proven success in leading project teams and coordinating internal and external resources to achieve business objectives.

Additional Information:

• This position is based in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico.
• This role requires an on-site presence five days per week.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.
• Relocation assistance is not available. Any relocation expenses associated with accepting this position will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
• To be considered, please ensure your English résumé is uploaded to your Workday profile.

Final details

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