Job Description

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities. 

Your Key Responsibilities


As an IT Project Manager within Schaeffler’s Group IT – Business Enablement – Project Excellence Hub team, you take full responsibility for delivering complex, business-critical projects within Schaeffler’s IT landscape. You combine strong execution skills with strategic thinking — aligning technology, business needs, and organizational goals. You act as a trusted partner for management and stakeholders, ensuring that every project contributes measurable value to our digital transformation.

  • Lead IT and business projects end-to-end — from concept and planning to successful delivery and closure

  • Align project goals with business strategies, ensuring measurable impact and long-term value

  • Coordinate and guide cross-functional project teams, including external partners or sub-project managers

  • Manage project scope, timing, budget, and quality, ensuring transparency and governance compliance

  • Anticipate and mitigate risks early, ensuring consistent delivery performance

  • Collaborate closely with business and IT leadership to shape priorities and enable informed decision-making

  • Apply project management methods (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall) to achieve delivery excellence

  • Contribute to the ongoing evolution of project management practices within Group IT

    • Your Qualifications

  • Excellent English Language Proficiency (both, speaking and writing); additional languages are a plus

  • Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in IT project management, ideally in international and cross-functional contexts.

  • Experience managing multiple small – medium – large size projects simultaneously

  • Competent with managing projects related to: SAP R/3 or S4/HANA experience required
    Software / application development experience is beneficial
    3rd party software integration experience is beneficial
    IT Infrastructure experience is beneficial

  • High sense of ownership, structure, and accountability

  • Strong understanding of project financials, governance, and organizational processes

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong focus on business partnering & relationships

  • Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management and analytical skills

  • Experience working with Agile and traditional delivery frameworks

  • Experience with Planview (IT Project Portfolio Management) is beneficial

  • Experience with SAP-PS IT Project cost management is beneficial

  • Competent with MS Office suite (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

  • University degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.

  • Certified PMP and/or ScrumMaster and/or PMO experience is preferred

    • As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

    Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

    Your Contact

    Schaeffler Transmision, S. de R.L. de C. 

    Ana Paula Lechuga 

    Keywords: Experienced; Professional; Full-Time; Unlimited; Project Management, PMO & Agile Roles; 

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