Project Mgr Iii-gen

**What's Next? Join ZF**:
ZF is a global technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, enabling the next generation of mobility.

ZF allows vehicles to see, think and act. In the four technology domains of Vehicle Motion Control, Integrated Safety, Automated Driving, and Electric Mobility, ZF offers comprehensive product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate and enhancing safe mobility.

**Project Mgr III-Gen**:

- Country/Region: MX- Location: Reynosa, TAM, MX, 88788Req ID 66259 MSSC Reynosa, Mexico

ZF is a global technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, enabling the next generation of mobility. ZF allows vehicles to see, think and act. In the four technology domains of Vehicle Motion Control, Integrated Safety, Automated Driving, and Electric Mobility, ZF offers comprehensive product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers.

We are looking for a new colleague to join our Program Management Department in Mexico (Gomez-Palacio or Reynosa) Main responsibilities and focus on GM and Tesla customer projects.

**Position Summary**:
The Project Manager III is responsible for managing, without the need for significant direction, predominantly Category 2 and 3 projects within the business unit in accordance with ZF‘s new product introduction management process requirements. Additional responsibilities, in accordance with PMI standards, are the management of all aspects of a project over the entire life by the following process groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing. The primary scope involves medium risk/complexity, new or future business awards and program launches, but also includes existing programs and life cycle management that have major changes directed by the customer or VAVE cost reduction activities or supply chain interruptions. The Position guides the implementation and validation of these design and process changes to support and improve the SBS product line competitiveness.

The Project Manager - III mentors and trains less experienced team members the Program Management standards and processes (GDPEP/PMI) under, with and by the ZF way principles and provide direction and example. Optional the PM III position may provide guidance and supports the development of PM-I and PM-II peers in regards of their achievement orientation, superior organizational commitment, concern of order, quality and accuracy of work products and deliverables.

**Position Responsibility**:
This Position is responsible to manage the Projects and Cross-Functional Project-Team activities independent in the regional area according to global guidelines and as provided by the global PM-department and PM-office and provides feedback in
- and out-of function as well as to all Management Stakeholders and the customer through clear and transparent status reporting.

The Project Manager III
- Leads a cross functional SBS-Team and provide functional and project related direction. Manages project team performance, supports their activities through supportive leadership and manages day to day under limited supervision.
- Ensures successful launches of programs in terms of timing and quality and commercial success. Responsible to meet financial KPI under given budget and in time.
- Deepens relationship and ensure an effective co-operation of regional PMs with global OEM customers as well as all Internal Stakeholders of the SBS Product Line (Operations-, Engineering
- and Purchasing-, Quality-, Logistic
- and Sales-Team).
- Enhance Program Management capabilities (knowledge, methods, tools, and people) regional in Mexico and align with global PM team members on product
- and process-changes and their implementation strategies and define, improve, and implement PM tools and reporting standards and communicate them to the team.
- Professionally supports and fast tracks communication between with regional operations team and customer to strengthen further SBS in NA and regional in Mexico.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences/ engineering technology or business management required. Master’s degree preferred.
- 8+ years of advanced experience in the automotive industry, primarily in Program/Project or Launch Management functions with strong Engineering or Quality background.
- 3+ years of experience in management of a team or group of people and exhibit proven leadership capabilities with strong teamwork, cooperation, and relationship building skills while developing others.
- Must have profound product and working knowledge - especially in the own SBS Product Line of ZF and extensive experience in Engnieering Change