Technical Project Leader - TES

Understanding the Business - Strong understanding of customers’ applications: in-depth understanding of customer requirements, (mal-)practices in order to develop fitting products and define effective testing plans for specifications. - Matrix organization: clear understanding of the matrix organization and knowing how to manage tasks, team members and internal and external stakeholders. - Technology expertise: full understanding of relevant technologies and technology trends to develop the right products including IP protection. Understanding and defining what needs to be done - Planning and structuring: translate complex tasks into manageable work packages for yourself and test technicians to deliver targets in quality and on time. - Decision making: understanding and manage trade-off between innovation, technical feasibility, customer value, performance, quality, cost. Collaborating closely and listening to requirements from different departments (Supply, Marketing, Quality, …). - Bring innovation: never stops questioning without losing focus on important tasks. Generating new ideas & innovation. Promoting creative ideas adding value to business & avoiding over-engineering Getting things done - Operational discipline: efficiently executing development tasks and testing plans in efficient in time and on quality. Tracking progress and adopting approach where necessary. - Effective communication: capable to communicate topics in timely and clear fashion. Inclusion of all team members and relevant stakeholders. Ability to create a sense of urgency. - Assertiveness: keeps going until the target state is reached – unwilling to give up. Is capable to push in diverse environment for getting the problem solved. Working inclusively with others - Foster collaboration: creates win-win situations with peers and (project) team members by understanding others point of view. Is capable to listen to all team members to generate advantageous exchange opportunities. Creates a sense of trust and establishes a positive team spirit. - Networking: creates broad and sustainable network within geographically dispersed as well as different organizations internally (cross-functional) and with other BUs. - Leverage diversity: uses diversity and variety of opinions to solve problems or develop products and testing plans. Exposes himself and others to diverse situations and is willing to ask for support or help. Developing yourself and others - Feedback: actively collects and embraces feedback from stakeholders. Willing to provide constructive feedback to peers and team lead. Self-reflective, aware of strengths and weaknesses. - Learning agility: Develop and implement excellence standards and sharing know how with colleagues across distance and departments. Capability to develop new skills based on job demand. - Conflict ability: does not avoid conflict, but sees it as a chance to improve self and others with flexibility to attend to individual needs.