Project Manager at Metso

• We are seeking a Development Project Manager to join our aftermarket Process and Data Management, Project Management team. You will be responsible for driving challenging development project initiatives contributing to Metso´s future strategic and operative capabilities, which include the development of existing and to-be-defined processes, related data flows, operations and driving the change management of the project topic within 2 aftermarket business areas and related operational functions. Your role plays a crucial part in ensuring Metso´s capability to continue driving aftermarket growth and excellence to support our customers, which will contribute to improve our capabilities to support our customers and improve the operational execution. In this position, you will report to Director, Project Management.
• This position is mainly located in Finland or in other Metso European or Africa locations, but we are happy to offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options. Position will include traveling up to 20% of the time.

Team you belong to

• You will join a team of project management experts who are passionate about leading the development & collaborating with the Metso stakeholder groups needing the project management support, to ensure better future for the company. We are currently working on multiple high priority projects and continue building up the Project Management function.
• We work closely with internal stakeholders, such as Services and Consumables Leadership Teams, business lines, Metso Market Areas, global aftermarket business functions and internal functions within Process and Data Management team. Our team culture is all about Getting it done – Together with High ambition - Always. It is also crucial that we are communicating openly and involving the stakeholders into the work we do to ensure early commitment and good collaboration. The members in our team are in Finland in Espoo and Tampere.

What you’ll do

• You´ll oversee defined and agreed development projects and ensure the drive of the project scope, timeline, resource management and costs related to it.
• You will closely collaborate with the project management team, process, data and deployment owners and other needed project team members to ensure project plan execution and good collaboration related to change and deployment management.
• You will ensure good project management & governance activities to be in place and ensure clear and transparent project delivery and status information flow towards agreed project management.
• You will also work closely within the Project Management team to continue to improve our project management capabilities for our stakeholders to benefit from.

Who you are

• Previous experience in managing development projects
• Proven ability to manage large-scale end-to-end processes and value streams linked to the Aftermarket business
• You are an outgoing and energetic person with a positive and patient mindset, comfortable working in a multicultural environment with different stakeholders
• Written and spoken communication skills are essential, and it always helps to have good listening skills and the ability to document different viewpoints of the project team and management in a clear format. 
• You are strong in creating structure and clear direction in the ongoing actions. This will help you assess the high-priority action items.
• As a collaborative leader, you navigate different stakeholders with ease, collaborating across diverse cultures and environments.