Xylem

R&D Project Manager, Technical Product Owner (m/f/d)

Xylem

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Weilheim • Germany

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About the role

  • Lead interdisciplinary project teams composed of R&D, Product Management, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Quality Management, Customer Service, Service, production planning (AV), assembly, etc.
  • Take the lead in developing the technical project/product definition together with the Product Manager
  • Develop and document the conceptual solution for development tasks, including preparing developer specification documents where required; schedule and cost planning
  • Provide technical and procedural support to members of internal and external R&D project teams in an international environment
  • Extensive project management (coordination of all activities, monitoring progress) including reporting, implementing corrective actions for deviations from plan, and leading the project teams
  • Product launch support for manufacturing and repair, including conducting training
  • Technical product ownership of the assigned product lines across the entire product lifecycle, e.g., handling manufacturing, procurement and quality issues; carrying out tasks and projects in value engineering
  • Technology monitoring (observing, evaluating and identifying technologies relevant to the technical environment of the assigned product lines)

Requirements

  • Degree in engineering or comparable qualification
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position
  • In-depth knowledge of project management and of leading interdisciplinary project teams from a specialist perspective
  • Advantageous: experience in measurement technology and/or optical devices
  • Strong, structured and organized working style as well as analytical thinking
  • Excellent communication skills, flexibility and assertiveness
  • Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken
Benefits
  • Flexible flextime model
  • Performance-based compensation
  • 30 days of annual leave
  • Capital-forming benefits (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen)
  • Company pension plan
  • Structured onboarding and training
  • Long-term development opportunities and career prospects
  • Work as part of a committed and friendly team
  • Varied and responsible tasks in an internationally positioned company with an excellent market position
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementtechnical project definitiondeveloper specification documentscost planningvalue engineeringmeasurement technologyoptical devices
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingstructured working styleorganized working styleexcellent communication skillsflexibilityassertiveness
Certifications
degree in engineering