Project Manager - Automation

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Automation team and lead a portfolio of strategic projects across productivity improvements, material changes, and business resilience initiatives. In this role, you will manage multiple cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate is a proactive and results-driven project leader with strong stakeholder management skills, experience navigating complex environments, and the ability to translate project plans into successful business outcomes.

What You'll Do

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and manage multiple projects of varying complexity within the Automation portfolio.
• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive project plans, schedules, resource plans, and budgets.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with business objectives. The person will also oversee the budget and its allocation.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance project delivery methods.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Build strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Establish and manage communication plans that keep stakeholders informed of project status, risks, and key milestones.
• Facilitate project meetings, decision-making sessions, and governance reviews.
• Escalate critical risks, issues, or delays as appropriate to senior leadership.

Change Management & Compliance

• Serve as the Change Owner for project-related changes within established governance processes.
• Prepare and present change proposals to Governance Boards for review and approval.
• Lead the preparation, submission, and approval process for Change Control Records (CCRs).
• Ensure adherence to the Convatec Quality Management System (QMS), relevant SOPs, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain project documentation, decision logs, and audit-ready records throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional projects while meeting timelines and budget requirements.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks.
• Experience working with stakeholders across multiple functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
• Knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and resource management.
• Strong risk management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and drive projects forward with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with stage-gate project models and structured project delivery frameworks.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance requirements and good documentation practices.
• Experience within regulated industries is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Medical Device Regulations and Design Control principles is considered an advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP (Project Management Professional), or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 25% travel, including domestic and international travel to Convatec manufacturing sites and supplier locations as required.

Languages

• English: Required (written and verbal)
• German and/or Spanish: Good to have

Working Conditions

• Remote working arrangements.
• Collaboration with global teams may occasionally require flexibility outside standard working hours.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-impact automation projects that contribute directly to operational excellence, innovation, and business resilience while working with diverse teams across a global organization. You'll play a key role in driving meaningful change and delivering solutions that support our mission of improving lives through innovative healthcare technologies.

At Convatec, we're pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. If you're ready to make a real impact, apply today and help us bring our Forever Caring promise to life.

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About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch:

Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With over 10,000 colleagues, we provide products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention, treatment for hard to heal wounds, at-risk skin and ulcerated tissue to supporting debilitating conditions, improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2025 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit: