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Innovation Project Manager

Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary — thyssenkrupp Springs Stabilizers Hungary Kft

Type of contract:Full-time, Permanent
Experience level:Professionals
Remote work:On-Site
Job field:Production & Manufacturing
Status:Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible
Posting date:2026/01/21
Job number:HU_RS_01384
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Your responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead Innovation Projects: Define project scope, timelines, internal and external resources; ensure progress and report towards development leadership team
  • Strategic Objectives: Together with other project leaders, align the outcome of innovation projects according to our strategic goals; evaluate between standardization and individual solutions
  • Market & Trend Analysis: Stay informed about industry trends, Intellectual property and benchmark to identify potentials for growth and transformation in our company
  • Idea Development: Support in implementing and maintaining our global innovation processes; use advanced methods to effectively create and evaluate innovative ideas
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with local and international teams, including T&I, SAM, QAM, Prototyping, Operations and other relevant stakeholder
  • Operational Exchange: Exchange with our plants in two ways: Support on implementation of innovative findings into the plants and collect ideas and best practices to analyze for global potentials

Your profile

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Engineering, Technical Project Management, Innovation Management, or related field.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of international project management experience, preferably in innovation, product or process development.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills incl. Usage of PM-Software (e.g. PLM); PM certificates are a plus
  • Fundamental knowledge of innovation frameworks (Design Thinking, DOE) and Intellectual Property regulations
  • Business fluent English; German, Spanish, Chinese or Hungarian is a plus
  • Willingness for international travels

Soft Skills

  • Proactive behavior and endurance to push from idea to successful implementation
  • Creativity and solutions based-thinking
  • Well structured and organized work behavior
  • Intercultural adaptability and clear communication style
  • Strong ability to align diverse stakeholders and resolve priority conflicts
  • Ability to inspire and motivate teams towards innovative thinking

Your benefits

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
  • Participation in international projects
  • Successful and fast-growing company

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Your application is welcome, if consistent job and steady working conditions are important for you and you want to maximize your professional development. Beside the interesting tasks and exciting challenges, you can develop your talents in a cheerful international environment. Our dynamically growing company offers opportunities enabling employees to meet the latest inventions and developments of the automotive industry.

Important to us

Health and Wellness

Health & Safety

Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

Pension and Retirement

Pension

We have various financial models to give you individual support.

We have various financial models to give you individual support.

Collaboration and Teamwork

Collaboration

Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

Professional Development

Development

Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

Compensation and Salary

Compensation & benefits

Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity

We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

Work-Life Balance

Work-Life Balance

Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

Creative and Innovation

Creative leeway

We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

Vacation and Time Off

Vacation and paid time off

Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

Sustainability and Environment

Sustainability

We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.

We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.

Onboarding and Training

Onboarding

Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

We value diversity

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.

Company

From receiving your documents to acceptance: the application process

Step 1

Online application

Have you found an interesting vacancy? Then apply online. You won’t need more than 10 minutes. The entire application process – from initial contact to response – usually takes between four and six weeks.

Step 2

Receipt of your application

You will receive confirmation that we have received your application – within a few minutes if you apply online; it may take a couple of days if you apply by email. Our recruiters check your application documents and get in touch with you. For some positions we will conduct a preliminary telephone interview with you.

Step 3

Review by functional department

Our recruiter submits a preliminary selection of candidates to the specialist department for consideration. The department will then look closely to check whether your qualifications meet the requirements of the job.

Step 4

Interview

If you are a suitable candidate for the job, we’d like to get to know you personally in an interview with the specialist department and HR. If you or we need more time, we'll invite you to a second interview.

Step 5

The offer

Once we have agreed the contractual details, we will send you an employment contract. We will of course also let you know if your application is not successful.

Step 6

Starting out with us

Finally the time has come: welcome to thyssenkrupp!

Step 7

Onboarding

When you sign your contract you take your first step into one of the world’s biggest companies. We’re there to support you – right from the start.

Notes on application

You will have submitted your online application to thyssenkrupp in no time! As long as the position is available on our career page, you have the opportunity to apply.

We have adapted the application process to the current situation and conduct our interviews by video (not in the U.S.), telephone and also personally - in compliance with the applicable and necessary distance and hygienic rules. You will receive detailed information on this topic from our recruiting experts during the application process, while you can find general information and application tips here finden.

Further information about thyssenkrupp, our products and locations can be found directly on the company website.

We wish you every success with your application and stay healthy!

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