Project Manager R&D IT M&A

The Client

The R&D IT M&A deals with IT projects arising out of company mergers, acquisitions, divestures, etc.. The Client's R&D IT provides various applications and services to the Client's R&D community to enable the worldwide design community to collaborate in an effective way and ensure high quality designs of new products. The R&D IT team provides services for hardware design/CAD environment and a number of “off the shelf” product creation applications to support Configuration Management, Change Control,requirement management and product lifecycle management. Approximately 12000 R&D Engineers located at the various sites worldwide use the applications that are provided by the R&D IT team.

Function

We are looking for a project manager R&D IT M&A in a mid-term assignment to

Take care of the project management tasks and drive the projects to completion
Provide regular status reporting on the projects
Inform he project board of any change or issue
Work with the stakeholders to make sure the project deliverables meet the requirements
Manage different project tracks and manage the dependencies between the different projects
One of the main challenges for 2017/2018 is to run multiple IT mergers, acquisitions and divestures in parallel.

Knowledge and Experience

At least 8 years experience with project management, the Prince2 methodology, and agile way-of-working is a must
Maturity to handle IT projects involving 2+ separate companies
Able to manage project pressure
Go getter attitude
Knowledge of and experience with ITIL processes is a plus
“Basic” knowledge of Design Data Management processes like Configuration Management and Change control is a must
Knowledge of the semiconductor R&D services and tools (Engineering Compute, Enovia dPDM, CollabNet TeamForge and DesignSync etc..) is a plus, but not mandatory

Problem solving Capabilities
Results oriented
Ability to organize own activities and finish activities independently
Able to get team work together

Personal Characteristics
Energetic, eager, finisher, go getter
Quality driven
Independent, pro-active and takes up responsibility
Able to analyze and resolve issues in a structured way

Specific Educational Requirements
HBO/WO

Social Skills
Good communication and presentation skills
Networking skills
Team player

Language Skills

English, Dutch