Application Project Lead

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Application Project Lead
 

What can you expect?
Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

At Adient, we are proud to offer hybrid working to our employees, which involves being able to work remotely for up to 5 days per week based on the agreement within specific department.

What will your responsibilities be?

  • Develops project plans and manages small to mid-size projects without support from the PMO.
  • Manages assigned IT projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and project scope.
  • Manages project risks through assessment, identification, and mitigation of potential risks.
  • Partners with Business and Project Managers to ensure a successful change management process.
  • Develops comprehensive User Acceptance Testing Plan with use case scenarios so that the requirements and test cases are unambiguous, aligned, consistent, and not in contradiction with each other. Documents all test results and partners with developers for test resolution efforts.
  • Performs release management activities to promote application changes into production.
  • Demonstrates strong Change Management Skills.
  • Participates in production and/or system launches with IT and business resources to ensure production environment is done accurately.
  • Quickly analyzes whether system launch was successful and identifies production-related issues with stakeholders.
  • Leads internal project status meetings, identifying action items and documenting appropriately.
  • Works on multiple projects as a Project Lead and at times leads and/or executes small application enhancements activities.
  • Manages resource assignment and/or prioritization of operation project tasks.
  • Communicates with team, contractors, third-party vendors, stakeholders to ensure successful completion of the project.
  • Works closely with IT Project Managers and the project team members to identify application support requirements and ensure smooth transition of development projects to HRIT DevOps support teams.
  • Works collaboratively within a delivery team at all levels including stakeholder management, with considerate ability to take ownership of tasks and complete them with minimal direct supervision.
  • Works with IT Purchasing to issue RFI, RFP, RFQ techniques to identify, select, and engage with vendors to ensure competitive market advantage.
  • Works closely with the Global HR BRM and HR business partners to roadmap business capabilities to IT capabilities to identify opportunities for delivering technology solutions that will enable the organization.
  • Possesses HR system knowledge, preferably Workday, to effectively manage and support HRIT projects.

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

  • Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Human Resources, Business Administration or related discipline.
  • At least 6 years of functional experience in Business Analysis or related field.
  • At least 3 years of project management experience is a plus.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated fluency in business processes and process differentiation.
  • Advanced training on elicitation and elaboration of requirements from a verified source.
  • Business Analysis certification or PMP certification is a plus.
  • Experience with HR, Benefits, Health & Safety, Payroll or T&A systems is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) preferred.
  • Knowledge of industry testing tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps or similar).
  • Strong interpersonal skills and understanding of cultural differences and ability to impact across cultures.
  • Speak English fluently and strong written skills in English.
  • Excellent business communication and change management skills and ability to work with those who use English as a primary or secondary language.
  • Strong and presentation skills with the ability to present technical matters in a simple, clear and concise manner to the targeted audience.
  • Thinks creatively, conceptually and analytically and considers the wider consequences of each decision.
     

Which benefits do we offer?

  • Base monthly salary starting from 2500 EUR gross. Our salary is fair and competitive and can be higher than the starting minimum in the advert
  • 13th salary
  • Language and proficiency courses
  • Meal vouchers (fully paid by employer)
  • Flexible working hours, possibility to work remotely including days from abroad
  • Extra holiday entitlement
  • Inclusive allowance scheme including Health support allowance, Jubilee allowance, Housing allowance
  • Referral bonus
  • Employee Assistance Program "Felix"
  • Volunteer days
  • Active life with colleagues, full of various sports activities
  • Various CSR Activities
  • Modern relax areas, play room
  • Coffee and tea at the workplace

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kristián Psotný on +421257271162.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Bratislava Business Centre

Organisation: 
Adient