ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The position of Innovation & Engineering Project Leader supports the structuring, management and communication of the network's Innovation & Engineering roadmap and in close collaboration with local managers & leaders (Innovation, R&D, among others).
 

Innovation & Engineering Roadmaps

• Monitoring the progress of Innovation & Engineering projects
• Consolidation of inputs and reporting to the CTIO

Innovation/Engineering Committees & Governance

• Support for the preparation of arbitrations (summary, scenarios, decisions to be made)
• Assistance in the management of critical project reviews (milestones, quality, technological maturity)
• Preparation of committees (Engineering, Innovation, Strategic Reviews)
• Writing of materials (slides, notes, arbitration reports)
• Follow-up of decisions and associated action plans
• Consolidation of key indicators (impact, resources, project progress)
• Preparation of materials for the Presidency, Business Units, Executive Committee

Indicators & Communication

• Creation of consolidated dashboards to be shared with entities, GSBU and Management
• Contribution to internal communication on key initiatives

Facilitation & Animation

• Animation of certain cross-functional initiatives
• Interface with the regions / Business Units / support functions (IT, HR, Finance...)
• Framing and animation of working groups
• Support in the prioritization of requests to the CTIO
• Support in the animation of the internal network with Engineering / Innovation relays

PROFILE

• Higher education degree in engineering, innovation, or project management
• 7 years’ experience in project coordination, governance, or strategic planning
• Strong writing and synthesis skills
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work transversally
• Proficiency in dashboarding and executive reporting tools
• Animation of transversal projects.
• Technical background (R&D or Innovation) and ability to dialogue with technical and Experts. 
• Good interpersonal skills, cultural openness to the international.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Ability to synthesize, 
• Appetite for new technologies (including Data & AI).
• Oral and written communication (linguistic and visual).
• Languages Chinese Indian or German would be a plus