R&D Project/Program Manager (Freelance)

You are responsible for: Lead & Drive Services & Solution Development Projects & Programs.

Your responsibilities include:
Formulating the project plan (both in ppt for management summary and documents as project management plan), in accordance with the goals and timing, set by management; 
The plan includes resources, costs, risk assessment and quality aspects. 
Leading, managing, coordinating with cross-functional groups for the execution and release of Solution and Services Projects (In international context) & manages the constant communication with Local & Global Leadership Team - (both in ppt for management summary and documents following good document practice)
Providing business management with regular project performance status, variances to plan and identification of corrective actions and reports (both in ppt for management summary and documents following good document practice)
Executing the processes and standards in adherence to compliance with safety, regulatory- and environmental requirements as well as local laws, Philips General Business principles and other policies.
Driving operational excellence of project execution to achieve first time right predictable project execution.

Orchestrating/ Facilitating

brainstorming workshop sessions with multiple experts and setup

a structured transformation. 
Project for developing Scalable Services & Solutions 

Apply lean & Agile development principles.

You will be a part of 
the Services & Solution development team (Reporting to the Services & Solution development Program Manager) and work closely together with Services Innovation and development teams.

We are looking for
- New Services (or Product) Development Experience as a Project Manager ( from development, to verify & validation via pilots, deployments(NPI) in markets)Prior Philips experience with Philips development processes like PDLM-s (Product Development & Lifecycle Management for Services & Solution Development) is highly preferable.
- Would understand how different deliverables/ swim-lanes are linked to each other in a project. Alternative worked for companies with similar development processes.
- Solid Project management experience (both Agile and waterfall, V model knowledge and able to link different development deliverables with different function).
- Nice to have a consultancy background who can make conceptual visualizations of brainstorming sessions (here is a I2M consultant part).
- Highly preferred someone worked in Innovation, development and Services environment (Idea2Market, and at least understands Market2 Order & Order2Cash activities)
- Highly preferred someone who has worked in corporate culture like Philips (or comparable organization), and is used to leading in a matrix organization.

- Bachelor/Master degree in a technical field (MBA is highly preferred).
- 5 years' experience in the relevant domain (Services, Solution development)
- Strong Track record in project management Fundamentals (PMP certified highly preferred).
- Conceptual thinking capabilities (Translate Global Architecture to requirements and Design and determine production impact) AND hands-on can-do mentality.
- Profound understanding of process FMEA's, design reviews, process validation and knowledge of service process design.
- Strong presentation skills I,e, can make high quality slides of current Problems, strategy moving forward, progress updates to management etc.
- Good ppts and document writing skills, embrace good documentation practices and project- and stakeholder managements skills.
- Ability to lead a team of professionals in global context.
- Fluency in English language (Dutch language skill is always nice to have).
- Proven experience with efficient and effective problem solving techniques.