What You Will Do As a German-speaking Project Manager at OTIV, you will lead 2 ambitious projects with a leading German railway undertaking to develop, test and implement remote control and autonomous trains. Your responsibilities include coordinating teams and different partners, setting project goals, and ensuring efficient resource use. You will facilitate collaboration and monitor progress to overcome challenges and meet milestones. Your can-do attitude will drive the successful implementation of cutting-edge technologies, revolutionizing industrial transportation.

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Lead and manage our 2 remote-control and train automation projects from kickoff to project delivery, defining timelines, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation, including risk mitigation.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary teams to develop, test and implement cutting-edge technologies.
• Monitor project process and address potential risks to ensure timely completion.
• Identify potential commercial opportunities during the completion of the project and ensure future co-development projects.

Requirements Who you are

• Degree in Business Administration, (industrial) engineering, or similar.
• 5+ year of experience in project management/business/corporate development in a deep-tech startup/tier-one strategy consultancy, corporate strategy department.
• Knowledge of and experience in the fields of railway, logistics, self-driving technology or software/platform-as-a-service businesses is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of and experience in complex projects with large accounts.
• Strong skills in project management.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent in English and German. Fluency in any other European language is a strong plus.
• Hands-on / solution-oriented mentality and analytical / data-driven mindset.
• Enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced start-up environment.
• You want to be part of our Crew of Changemakers driven by Grit in the pursuit of Excellence!

Benefits What We offer

• Full time offer with competitive salary package.
• International environment in a disruptive start-up with opportunities to grow.
• Early riser or night owl? Either way, you’ll fit right in our flexible working hours system.
• Hybrid working policy (3 days office and the possibility to work 2 days from home), with an office in beautiful Ghent (Belgium).
• Collaborative, transparent, and fun-loving office culture.
• Team events and quarterly offsite.
• 30 days of vacation.