(Senior) Project Manager (m/f/x)

Our vision - your future

Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself.

Your mission

Take end-to-end responsibility for our portfolio of large-scale, publicly funded European AI research projects, from kick-off to final reporting

Steer all work packages across multiple projects: plan scope, milestones and deliverables, track progress and resolve dependencies between partners

Manage multi-partner consortia of industrial companies, research institutions and associations across several EU member states

Act as the primary contact for funding bodies and project management agencies, owning interim and final reports, change requests and proof of use

Own project financials in close alignment with Finance, including budget planning, cost tracking, personnel planning and eligibility of costs

Ensure compliance with national and European funding and state aid requirements, including documentation, dissemination and open-source obligations

Work closely with our Machine Learning team to translate project objectives into technical work plans and make sure deliverables land on time and in quality

Coordinate dissemination activities such as publications, open-source releases and events across the dataspace ecosystem (e.g. Catena-X)

Identify project risks early, escalate where needed and drive mitigation

Your profile

5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years in publicly funded R&D projects with multi-partner consortia (e.g. IPCEI)

Ideally, you have already acted as consortium coordinator and bring experience with dataspaces and a project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2)

Solid knowledge of German and European funding frameworks and their financial rules (e.g. AGVO)

Strong technical affinity: you can discuss AI, machine learning and data architectures with engineers at eye level, without writing code yourself

Proven ability to run several complex workstreams in parallel with a high level of structure and reliability

Excellent stakeholder management skills and comfort working with senior representatives from industry, research and public authorities

Fluent German and English, written and spoken

Why us?

Hybrid working model

Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours

Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR)

Free choice of hardware

Monthly lunch subsidy (up to 115 EUR)

Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options

Workation to work remotely from different locations within the EU

We offer every employee a pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship

Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere

A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral

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