Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to take full delivery and execution ownership for a cross-functional initiative within Client. The consultant will lead planning, execution, communication, testing coordination, go-live activities, and hypercare, ensuring adherence to client’s governance and ways of working. The role requires strong structure, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to drive alignment across internal and external delivery streams.

Key Responsibilities Project Planning & Governance:

Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and deliverables. Manage stage gates according to clients governance model.

Delivery Oversight:

Track progress against milestones. Ensure design, build, testing, and cutover readiness are completed on time. Coordinate all testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression).

Change & Communication Management:

Drive user adoption and business readiness. Coordinate training activities. Ensure documentation and knowledge transfer are completed. Support planning and execution of hypercare.

Go-Live & Hypercare:

Approve go-live checklist readiness. Coordinate cutover activities across teams. Ensure post–go-live support. Close the project formally with lessons learned.

Cross-Functional Leadership:

Drive communication between teams and stakeholders. Own project planning, reporting, and follow-up. Ensure alignment across environments and delivery streams (internal and external).

Requirements (Skills & Experience) Must-Have Competencies:

Proven experience as a Project Manager in complex IT or business transformation projects. Strong understanding of project governance, stage gates, and structured delivery models. Experience managing testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression). Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple delivery streams and stakeholders. Strong communication and facilitation skills, comfortable engaging with both business and IT teams. Experience leading projects through go-live, cutover, and hypercare. Ability to manage documentation, readiness activities, and structured knowledge transfer.

Preferred Competencies:

Experience with automotive or other large enterprise environments. Background in financial systems, ERP, or workflow-related projects. Experience working with external suppliers or multi-vendor setups. Ability to work independently while following automotice governance and standards.