Project Leader (F/M)

At ARaymond, we create cutting‑edge fastening and assembly systems for the machines and products that keep the world moving. Founded in Grenoble in 1865, and still headquartered in the city to this day, we’re a family‑run business with a proud history of innovation – including the invention of the press stud. Human values have driven our success for over 160 years, embodied by our servant‑leadership model that empowers employees and puts their wellbeing first. Today we employ more than 8,500 people in 25 countries worldwide. We’re committed to leading in sustainability for the global fastening and assembly market.

Connect with ideas that solve big challenges

Join our global engineering team to develop ideas and products that shape a better future. Feel inspired in our culture of innovation and creativity, generating over 1,000 new fastening solutions every year.

Role And Responsibilities

• Provide functional support to the teams dedicated to the projects for which the project manager is responsible.
• Lead projects from the ideation until the project transfer completion.
• Supervise the design, prototyping, testing and validation phases, including the desirability, feasibility and viability of the idea/project.
• Define goals, deliverables, and milestones.
• Develop with the management team the project schedule and budget.
• Identify the necessary resources (human, material, financial).
• Ensure the operational monitoring of the project.
• Lead project meetings and participate in steering committees.
• Visit our various internal clients of the ARaymond group entities at the appropriate times to ensure the proper execution of projects.
• Identify innovation opportunities (patents, new technologies, partnerships).
• Manage intellectual property aspects during the project.
• Participate in trade shows, conferences, professional and/or client networks.
• Collaborate with laboratories, universities or competitiveness clusters.

Education And Experience

You are an experienced project manager with a track record in agile project leadership and curiosity about disruptive innovation. Your background in engineering (school or university) and passion for innovation fuel your enthusiasm to put your technical and organizational skills at the service of a community of experts committed to developing tomorrow’s solutions.

Skills

What we need

• In‑depth technical background in one or more of the following disciplines: Mechanics, Mechatronics, Materials Characterization, Plastics, Thermal, Fluidics, etc.
• Agile project management skills.
• Leadership, team facilitation and stakeholder management.
• Good level of English (B2/C1).

What Makes You Distinctive

• Sense of communication, listening.
• Sense of organization, rigor and autonomy.
• Knowledge of Innovation Management, especially in lower TRL.

Your strengths

• Ability to manage risks and propose alternative solutions.
• Knowledge of the German language.

We offer

Rayce, our disruptive R&D center is very close to the Saint‑Louis train station (3 minutes walk). Hybrid work possible.