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ZF is a global technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, enabling the next generation of mobility.

ZF allows vehicles to see, think and act. In the four technology domains of Vehicle Motion Control, Integrated Safety, Automated Driving, and Electric Mobility, ZF offers comprehensive product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate and enhancing safe mobility.

Operating in the context of Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, the carve-out management office (COMO) covers operational project management, as well as carve-out governance and methodology. To scale up, we’re recruiting a project office, including the head of the project office.

Carve-out projects are complex and challenging, include all functions of the company and run in a volatile, time-pressured M&A environment that is exposed to all hierarchy levels. These projects may present a great opportunity for anyone with a can-do attitude, who is curious and eager to grow.

If you like working in a collaborative team, which values open exchange and flat team-hierarchies based on trust: we may have a great job for you – check out the details and requirements below!

What you can look forward to as Project Office Head (m/f/d):

• Support building up the carve-out office and onboarding of the office resources

• Lead the team of project office resources dedicated to support carve-out projects

• Use mentoring, coaching and teambuilding techniques to create a sense of belonging and high motivation in a pressure-driven environment with dispersed teams

• Ensure proper staffing and distribution of resources to carve-out projects while maintaining flexibility in peak periods or unexpected events

• Manage the performance and efficiency of the team and implement measures of constant team improvement and motivation etc.

• Manage turnover and back-up solutions in case of a shortfall of resources

• Ensure proper training measures and a high level of skillset within the team despite some turnover and a virtual setting

• Lead and coordinate onboarding of new resources and their constant development

• Ensure data are maintained properly by the team and levels of confidentiality are high

Your profile as Project Office Head (m/f/d):

• Master degree level or equivalent

• Proven track record in leading a project office

• Extensive experience in managing a team> 10 resources, also virtually/onsite/offsite

• Very high skillset in mentoring, coaching and teambuilding to be able to lead a team of dispersed people working on different projects

• Intercultural competency & solid experience (participation) in projects of complex international scale

• Good level of project management knowledge, methods and tools

• Full business English and Polish proficiency; German is a plus

• Adaptability, values teamplay, open exchange and flat team-hierarchies based on trust

Why should you choose ZF in Czestochowa?

• Work in a dynamic and international environment

• The ability to manage your career at ZF structures

• Hybrid mode of work

• Flexible working hours

• Private medical care

Be part of our ZF team as Project Office Head and apply now!

What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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