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Thales

Project Manager

Thales
Luxembourg · Full-time · Not Applicable

Acteur spatial mondialement reconnu dans les domaines des télécommunications, de la navigation, de l’observation de la terre, de l’exploration et de la réalisation d’infrastructures orbitales, Thales Alenia Space est une Joint-Venture entre les groupes Thales (67%) et Leonardo (33%).

YOUR DAILY LIFE

By joining us, you will be part of a team of creative people designing and developing key digital features of space systems and experimenting innovative solutions for ground segments. Our development environment is cloud native and software as a Service oriented. We work in an agile way, with an entrepreneur’s mindset, and foster excellence in user experience.

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams to ensure project success, managing work packages effectively, and delivering high-quality software products that meet customer needs.

More specifically, your main missions will be to:

  • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
  • Manage work packages, defining scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Act as the primary liaison between the development team and stakeholders, gathering requirements and translating them into actionable tasks.
  • Monitor project progress and performance, identifying and mitigating risks to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Communicate project status, updates, and key metrics to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Aid in defining the product vision and roadmap, communicating the long-term vision and goals for the product to foster strategic alignment.
  • Prioritize and maintain the product backlog, ensuring that the team is focused on delivering the most valuable features.
  • Foster Stakeholder Engagement to gather requirements on the product.
  • Contribute to market analysis and business development, and participate in the definition of product strategy and business objectives.


YOUR PROFILE

Graduate of an Engineering/Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent qualification, you have proven experience in project management and product ownership within the software industry ?

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Strong understanding of agile and hybrid methodologies as well as work package management.
  • Proven experience managing and orchestrating project activities, ideally in a complex technical and multinational environment.
  • Technical background in, and a strong understanding of modern and cloud based software products, and/or space technologies; therefore, you can interface productively with engineering and delivery teams.
  • In-depth knowledge of project management techniques and tools applied to costing, risk analysis, scheduling, organising work (Jira) and monitoring technical and financial progress and variances.
  • Demonstrated expertise in setting agreements, drafting contracts and managing partners and subcontractors.
  • As a key interface with customers and stakeholders, you have a deep understanding of business drivers and you are focused on customer satisfaction and value creation.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Delivery and results-oriented, you can work with limited supervision and commit to deadlines.
  • Ability to navigate under ambiguity and are able to remain composed under business pressure


We are looking for skilled and ambitious people as we continue to build up our team and create a positive and collaborative work environment. If this role sounds interesting to you, don’t hesitate to reach out to us and learn more!

Recognize yourself ? Then this is the job for you!

WORD FROM THE TEAM

”Together, we will take a role in setting up a new company driven by an entrepreneurial mindset.

We will experience new ways of working and create innovative digital technologies for Space.

You will become a member of the dynamic Luxembourg space and digital Eco-System, and work for n inspiring group of 80.000 people present in 68 countries!”

Thales, entreprise Handi-Engagée, reconnait tous les talents. La diversité est notre meilleur atout. Postulez et rejoignez nous !

Key Skills

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Posted
Apr 05, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Not Applicable
Location
Esch-sur-Alzette
Company
Thales

Industries

Aviation Aerospace Component Manufacturing Defense Space Manufacturing

Categories

Project Management Information Technology

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