Project Manager

ZEISS is technology and innovation. Founded in Germany in 1846, we're an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries generating more than 11.8 billion Euros in revenue with around 46,000 employees across 50 countries around the globe.

As a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is rooted in and committed to responsibility in all its activities. Therefore, 15% of revenue is currently invested in science and R&D. As the pioneer of scientific optics, we continue to challenge the limits of human imagination. With our passion for excellence we create value for our customers and inspire the world to see in new ways. We're looking for a Commercial Project Manager to join us in UK or Lisbon, Portugal.

Your Role

Carl Zeiss Vision International are recruiting a project manager to work within the Global Commercial Function. The Project Management team enable the Global Commercial Function across the respective portfolios that drive commercial strategy into all markets.

The projects in these portfolios are strategic and therefore have a high business impact and visibility at board level. As a result, we are recruiting for a project manager with experience of digital platform and innovative commercial model projects to support the initial project requirements.

This job role will work within projects to manage the development and rollout activities to the next priority markets and to implement the global support concept for the solution that is being rolled out.

The role of Commercial Project Manager will involve:

• Define a project's scope and deliverables
• Leading global, cross-functional project teams in a matrix organisation
• Foster clear and direct communication across the entire project team
• Leverage international perspectives for best project results
• Resource planning and allocation
• Managing project within time, quality and cost parameters
• Appropriately apply methodologies to projects and deliverables, with variable levels of requirement maturity and embrace change to deliver maximum value
• Managing project risks and issues
• Stakeholder management
• Project reporting
• Benefit realisation

Your Experience

As a Commercial Project Manager you will have:

• Experience of delivering projects, applying project management methodologies, tools and techniques appropriately
• Capable of distilling complex concepts into succinct and understandable formats
• Comfortable working in remote and hybrid teams, with a willingness and ability to travel

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience of successful stakeholder management
• Project management qualification
• Experience working within service delivery
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects within a global organisation
• Familiarity working with a UX-focused approach
• Degree qualified

Apply now to take the next step in joining ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets and contribute to the advancement of society.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Kate Campbell