Project Manager
- Компания: Thales
- Город , Kyiv,
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- Размещено: 2026-01-23 16:28:24
Описание
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.Primary Purpose of the Role:
The purpose of this job is to provide overall strategic direction and leadership of a specific project or projects.
It requires the excellent management of the relationships with internal and customer stakeholders.
As project manager, this person will be responsible for delivering projects against existing contractual obligations, on time, within budget, and fully compliant with requirements and regulations.
The project manager will manage and coordinate with a multi-functional project team, ensuring
the work is structured,
resources and their responsibilities are allocated,
work is robustly scheduled,
budgets are assigned and managed,
risks and opportunities are identified and mitigated/capitalised,
the project status is well understood and briefed to management and the customer,
and a relentless focus on delivery and customer satisfaction is maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
Principal Relationships:
Reports to the Programme Director (Manager 1) and the Sector Lead (Manager 2).
Interfaces with senior management teams (bid and project teams and managers, domain, BL and GBU leadership teams).
Interfaces with senior stakeholder and customer representatives (internal and external to Thales).
Interfaces with other PMs and leaders within the Sector, Product Programme Managers, Functional Heads, the IAS UK and Thales UK Executive teams.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
Apply leadership and direction to ensure the successful delivery of the project (or projects). This will typically include (but is not limited to) the following:
Assume ultimate accountability for specific projects.
Monitor and control the performance of the programme using effective planning methodologies and appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs).
Report at senior business level on the performance of project and bid delivery.
Ensure a programme-wide strategy and vision is developed, maintained and well-communicated.
Provide strategic organisational, market and business context to drive the successful outcomes of the projects.
Be the overall point of reference to ensure that key relationships are being effectively managed and that vital customer, industry and business knowledge and networks are being effectively utilised to deliver the projects.
Work across organisational boundaries to ensure that best practice and consistency in project management is being applied.
Provide pro-active advice and direction to the project and bid management community within the programme.
The role will also involve occasional ad-hoc duties that are not listed above but are necessary to respond to the needs of the business. These ad-hoc duties will be consistent with the nature of a leadership position within Thales.
Maintain an effective strategic relationship with the relevant product teams.
Key performance Indicators against Responsibilities and Tasks (professional only):
Ensure all aspects of programme governance are in place:
Budget management – margin and revenue maintained.
Planning – Delivery schedule maintained.
Quality – Metrics available demonstrating adherence to Quality plan.
Business winning – Order Intake and GMOI targets.
Skills
Essential
The ability to adapt leadership style to achieve the desired results from interactions with team members and stakeholders.
The ability to provide strategic overview and direction to drive the successful delivery of projects across complex multi-faceted organisational and stakeholder boundaries.
An ability to successfully lead teams during change.
Excellent professional project management knowledge.
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business.
Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills with written presentation and report writing skills.
Strong, organisational, leadership skills.
Commercial, financial and business acumen.
A positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills.
The ability to adapt personal style of management and communication to achieve the desired results from interactions with team members and stakeholders.
Native Ukrainian & English fluent is required.
Security clearance will be required.
Desirable
Domain-specific experience.
Experience:
Essential
Evidence of the development and flow down of successful project management strategies in a complex multi-faceted organisation.
Evidence of the ability to lead the delivery of successful complex projects.
Working effectively as part of a strategic business management team.
Team leadership.
Excellent client and stakeholder management.
Desirable
Experience in communicating and collaborating with MoD.
Management of complex supply chains, multi-entity delivery, and industrial cooperation.
Ex-Military background will be a value addition.
Values & Behaviours:
As a minimum standard these should be consistent with the descriptions of Thales values and behaviours:
1. Imagine the Future
2. Inspire to Engage
3. Deliver User Centric Solutions
4. Act with Agility
5. Grow Others and Self
6. Include Others
Qualifications:
Nice to have
Project management certification
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