Sophia Antipolis, Provence-Alpes-C Côte d'Azur, France On-site Employment

Thales is hiring a Project Manager

About the Role

Thales's UCS Engineering Directorate is seeking a Project Manager or experienced Scrum Master. You will lead teams of developers, business analysts, and IVVQ engineers to deliver secure, innovative, cloud-native web and mobile applications for critical sectors including defense, energy, health, and finance. This role sits within a Directorate of over 1000 engineers.

What You'll Do

  • Participate in and animate team meetings including daily stand-ups, retrospectives, demos, and sprint planning.
  • Prepare and animate steering committee meetings (cotechs, copil, coexec) for client and internal visibility.
  • Monitor and update project progress, schedule, and budget.
  • Prepare macro-estimations for developments and plan them into sprints.
  • Monitor integrations, deliveries, and overall project quality.
  • Animate internal brainstorming sessions to identify value-adds.

What We're Looking For

  • An engineering degree or equivalent Bac+5 qualification.
  • Successful professional experience as a Project Manager or experienced Scrum Master.
  • Experience managing teams of development engineers, business analysts, and IVVQ engineers.
  • Significant technical background in the software development world.
  • Knowledge of agile methods, including SAFe.
  • Experience in project management within a fixed-price context.
  • Passion for managing a diversified project portfolio.
  • Autonomous, dynamic, and proactive with natural leadership abilities.
  • Capacity for adaptation and versatility in a complex context.
  • A good level of English.

Team & Environment

You will lead teams composed of development engineers, business analysts, and IVVQ engineers. This role is part of the UCS Engineering Directorate, which comprises over 1000 engineers.

Benefits & Compensation

  • An attractive compensation package.
  • Continuous skills development through training paths, internal academies, and communities.
  • An inclusive, caring environment that respects work-life balance.
  • Be part of a company with a recognized societal and environmental commitment.

Work Mode

This is an onsite position located in Sophia Antipolis, France.

Thales, entreprise Handi-Engagée, reconnait tous les talents. La diversité est notre meilleur atout.

Required Skills
Project ManagementScrum MasterTeam ManagementAgile MethodsSAFeDevelopment EngineeringBusiness AnalysisIVVQ
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Thales

Thales is a global high-tech leader in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly €4 billion annually in Research & Development, including in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G.

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Department Project and Program Management
Category management
Posted 14 days ago