Improvement Project Leader

Project Management Processes & Governance

• Develop, document and continuously improve project management standards, processes, structures and workflows in collaboration with functional departments and process owners.
• Set up training material and coach project managers on resource planning, scheduling, cost control and StageGate preparation using established methods and tools.
• Support PM-related audit preparation through up-to-date process documentation and traceable implementation evidence.

ProjectWorx, Functional & Tool Administration

• Act as the functional key user and central contact for PM tool usage, administration and application standards.
• Set up projects and maintain administrative project structures in PWx, BeeCore and PLM.
• Provide ongoing user support and administer ticketing workflows in systems such as k2help.
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst on requirements, issue analysis, testing and release implementation, focusing on PM-specific validation, user readiness and adoption.

Template Management & Governance

• Develop, populate, maintain and optimize project and sub-project templates, including ME, Machine, C&A and Invest, together with functional departments.
• Establish template governance covering ownership, version control, approvals, change tracking and periodic reviews.
• Ensure consistency between templates, PM processes and tool configurations.
• Train and support users in selecting, completing and applying templates correctly.

Training, Coaching & Knowledge Management

• Develop and maintain a cross-site training and development concept for project managers, sub-project managers and tool users.
• Create and maintain training documentation, practical guides, examples and e-learning content.
• Provide onboarding, ongoing coaching and targeted training following process or tool changes.
• Establish and maintain the department’s SharePoint site covering tools, processes, templates, training and team information.
• Convert recurring questions and lessons learned into accessible guidance and knowledge articles.

Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve PM efficiency, tool usability and process adoption.
• Define measures of training effectiveness, process compliance and tool adoption, supported by the existing reporting and analytics team.
• Evaluate improvement outcomes and coordinate follow-up actions.
• Maintain clear documentation and communication of process, template and tool changes.

Project Data Governance & Lifecycle Support

• Coordinate project master-data quality and consistency across PWx, CM, BeeCore, PLM and SLM with designated system and data owners.
• Establish and maintain project-data standards and validation rules with the responsible stakeholders.
• Coordinate data corrections and monitor resolution of inconsistencies across systems.
• Support consistent project records and administrative structures across Acquisition, Evolution, Serial and EOB handshakes.
• Coordinate timely financial-data updates with Finance and project owners; financial approval remains with the responsible function.

Your profile

• Degree in engineering, industrial engineering, business administration, information systems or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in PMO operations, PM process management or functional administration of project management tools.
• Strong practical knowledge of resource planning, scheduling, cost control and StageGate processes.
• Experience as a PM-tool key user or functional administrator; ProjectWorx experience is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in training delivery, user coaching and stakeholder facilitation.
• Experience with process documentation, template governance and controlled changes.
• Working knowledge of SharePoint and ticketing systems; BeeCore and PLM experience is an advantage.
• Ability to coordinate improvements across business functions, IT and external suppliers.
• Strong English communication skills and a structured, service-oriented working style.

Your benefits

• A modern office in the 11th district is waiting for you to support your creativity with fun community places, cafe rooms, an own cinema and a skybar
• We support you with flexible working hours and home office opportunity
• Competitive salary and wide range of other benefits (cafeteria & bonus) are provided to you
• You can be part of a successful and growing company in the field of technology
• You can learn new languages in small groups, selecting from 5 languages
• We organize leisure time activities (board games, sport activities)

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with around 98,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2023/2024, the company generated sales of €35 billion in 47 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technology know-how, the businesses develop innovative solutions for the challenges of the future, especially in the fields of climate protection, the energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future.

In the Hungarian development center with our engineering team of 1000 we are present as an innovative and significant partner in one of the fastest growing and most exciting segment of the automotive industry, in the field of electromechanical steering systems. With outstanding quality and high-tech developments we meet the needs of renowned car manufacturers and our developments can be found in 25 % of the manufactured cars all over the world. Our engineers work on new challenges that can change the future of automotive.

Contact

Be part of a more than 20 years old success story that was born in Budapest but got international with thyssenkrupp. We are proud that the dedication of our colleagues and the innovative knowledge made our Budapest development center truly successful.

We have a place for you in our dynamically growing company if you value professional development and would like to be part of a cheerful international environment.

You can work on challenging developments in the automotive industry together with the leading car manufacturers all over the world.

Get to know more about us and bring your unique self to our company!

thyssenkrupp Components Technology Hungary Ltd.

1117. Budapest, Budafoki street 56/C