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Founded in Germany in 1846, ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries across 50 countries.\nAs a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is committed to responsibility in all its activities. As a pioneer in scientific optics, its employees across the globe continue to push the boundaries of what is possible. With a strong focus on quality and innovation, ZEISS creates value for its customers and helps shape new ways of seeing the world.\nWe’re looking for a Project Manager to join us in Lisbon or Setúbal, within our Strategic Facility & Technology Planning department. This is a full-time, 2-year fixed-term contract.\nYour Role\nAs Project Manager you will plan and coordinate cross-functional projects in the field of ophthalmics, from planning through to implementation. You will ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and in compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.\nThe role of Project Manager will involve:\nPlanning and executing projects in the ophthalmic field, including new products, process improvements and facility or production layout projects.\nDefining project scope, milestones, schedules, critical paths and resource requirements, while maintaining and updating project plans.\nCoordinating interdisciplinary teams across R&D, Engineering, Production, QA/RA, Supply Chain, IT, Marketing and external partners within a matrix organisation.\nIdentifying and tracking project risks, issues and dependencies, and defining and following up on countermeasures and corrective actions to achieve project targets.\nManaging change requests and assessing their potential impact on project timelines, costs and quality.\nPreparing and leading project meetings, documenting decisions, actions and progress, and creating and consolidating management-ready presentations in alignment with project leadership.\nMaintaining high-level project governance and providing clear, structured status reports and decision proposals to stakeholders and management.\nEnsuring compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements in collaboration with QA/RA.\nYour Experience\nA university degree or university of applied sciences degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences, Business Administration or a related field.\nApproximately 3-7 years of experience in project management or project coordination, ideally within optics, ophthalmics, medical technology or a comparable industrial environment.\nSolid project management skills, including planning, tracking, risk and issue management, and basic budgeting.\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical partners.\nA structured, reliable and solution-oriented approach, with a high level of ownership and the ability to manage multiple priorities.\nGood command of English.\nIt would be desirable if you had:\nA basic understanding of, or strong interest in, ophthalmic lenses, eyewear optics and related manufacturing processes.\nAwareness of quality and regulatory requirements for optical or medical products; experience with MDR and/or ISO standards would be an advantage.\nProficiency with project and collaboration tools such as MS Project or equivalent, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft 365; experience with Jira and Confluence would be an advantage.\nAdditional language skills.\nYour Benefits\nIf you join ZEISS, you will have the opportunity to work in an internationally recognised technology company at the forefront of optics and optoelectronics. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of ophthalmic technology.\nAs part of ZEISS, you will benefit from:\nAn international and collaborative working environment.\nThe opportunity to work on innovative ophthalmic projects spanning technology, manufacturing and product development.\nA culture focused on quality, innovation, professional development and continuous improvement.\nRole Details\nLocation: Lisbon or Setúbal, Portugal\nDepartment: Strategic Facility & Technology Planning\nEmployment Type: Full-time\nContract: 2-year fixed-term contract\nApply now to take the next step in joining ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets and contribute to the advancement of society.\nYour ZEISS Recruiting Team:\nAbbie Walters","description_format":"text","description_chars":4449,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Portugal","iso":"PT","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Hardware","Manufacturing","Electronics Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-06T10:10:44Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":54,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.602,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:5","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/zeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/zeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T21:00:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5391,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":5290},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=5290"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fzeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fzeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fzeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/zeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fzeiss-project-manager-strategic-facility-technology-planning"}]}