Project Manager (m/f/d) – Innovation Projects
Innovation doesn’t happen by accident.
It requires clear direction, disciplined execution, and strong leadership across functions.
As Project Manager for Innovation Projects, you take ownership of Doka’s high-impact initiatives and turn ambitious ideas into market-ready solutions > on time, on budget, and with measurable business impact.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading Complex Innovation Projects: Take full responsibility for planning, steering, and delivering major innovation projects—ensuring clear scope definition, structured execution, and consistent alignment with business objectives.
- Cross‑Functional Project Leadership: Lead interdisciplinary project teams across product development, sales, engineering, supply chain, quality and other supporting functions. Ensure smooth collaboration, strong communication, and clear ownership throughout all project phases.
- Structured Planning & Execution: Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including milestones, timelines, resource needs, and budgets. Proactively identify risks, define mitigation strategies, and ensure project transparency and control.
- Meeting Deadlines, Budget & Quality Requirements: Ensure projects are delivered on time, within approved budget, and in full compliance with technical, safety, and quality requirements. Monitor progress continuously and initiate corrective actions when needed.
- Customer‑Oriented Project Scoping: Work closely with Product Managers, markets, and customers to define project requirements, validate user needs, and ensure that resulting solutions create tangible value and competitive advantage.
- Driving Decision-Making & Project Momentum: Facilitate decision-making across stakeholders by providing clear data, structured analysis, and transparent trade-offs. Maintain project momentum and ensure decisive progress toward key deliverables.
- Stakeholder Management & Communication: Act as the main communication interface between project teams, management, and external partners. Deliver concise updates, prepare decision documents, and ensure alignment across all levels.
- Ensuring Compliance with Standards & Processes: Apply Doka’s project management and innovation process frameworks, governance processes, and technical standards to ensure consistency, reliability, and professional execution across all innovation projects.
- Handover to Implementation: Ensure a smooth transition from development to market introduction by collaborating closely with Product Managers, sales, engineering, operations, and go-to-market teams.
Qualifications
We are looking for a results‑oriented senior professional with strong leadership capabilities and a proven track record in successfully managing large-scale innovation projects. In addition, we seek the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, construction management and/or related disciplines
- 7+ years of experience in project management, preferably in the construction, formwork or building materials industry
- Proven experience in leading complex, cross-functional projects from concept to market launch
- Excellent project planning, budgeting, and risk management skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities across all hierarchy levels
- Experience collaborating in global teams and working with international markets
- A structured, proactive, and results-driven working style with high ownership and accountability
- Fluent English and German are required
- Willingness to travel internationally (up to 20%)
Additional Information
We offer ...
Work within a successful and financially stable international corporate group
Flexible working hours
Attractive training and development opportunities
Subsidized lunch in our in-house fresh kitchen
For commuters: company-operated shuttle bus to and from the train station
Comprehensive social benefits
A salary in line with the market is offered for this position, which is based on the specific qualification and adequate professional experience.
We are required by law to state a minimum salary. The minimum annual gross salary for this position is 53.899,00 EUR according to the collective agreement (woodworking industry).