Program Manager

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Manage operationally and functionally the Projects he/she is assigned to

Manage important Projects portfolio (program) eg. high OI sales or complex involving many Customer plants, many Project Teams led by different Project Managers

Is responsible for the achievement of the Project portfolio KPI in terms of profitability (both product/development vs Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), Quality and Production Preparation

Secure Project resources portfolio and arbitrate on resource allocation with the function support.

Ensure involvement of P2 Project teams in case of P2 not completed in P1

Solve all project issues requiring any type of support of all suitable functions via the Project Escalation

Check and validate Project Managers and Team Members’ activities and proposes timing scenario to achieve milestones

Could conduct concept competitions to obtain customer orders (prefer: on case by case...)

Define and manage his/her budget including the budget of Projects part of his/her Program-System Project

Define scope of the program

Prepare decision making process for relevant committees and challenge his project team readiness

Prepare and submit CAA and IAR (Program-System level) and challenge the P1 Project Managers of the Projects part of his/her Program-System Project ; manage Program business extension as well

Ensure all program changes are managed (internal and customer) and coordinated through Program / system projects

Ensure the application of Design to Cost methodology

Escalate at the right level and with relevant speed/anticipation the gaps versus targets

Lead AAI and development of all PM’s reporting to Program-System development and all project team members if he has.

Coach P1 Project Managers

Contribute to Working Groups to improve PM methodology

Can be Assessor of PMA

Is functionally responsible of all PTMs, set project objectives, ensure appraisal of Project Team Members

Manage communication with Customers on Project development progress

Keep customers updated on Project progress.

Prepare/validate reports on Project development progress to PSC, PMC and to all Governance stages when required

Manage customer relationship (local and central) and coordinate communication with all P2/P1 projects associated

Ensure perfect management of crisis if any

Promote Valeo Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) within the System/Program Project teams and control their application

Respect Valeo Code of ethics

Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements

Ensure Project (System-Program or not) development in compliance with CLEAN and other applicable Valeo standards

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• 2026-11-03 Join Us !
• Being part of our team, you will join:
• - one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• - a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• - more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• - a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com