Key Skills

Job Description

Vention Technologies is seeking a proactive and highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, end-to-end product development from initial concept to final production. In this role, you will orchestrate multi-disciplinary teams, manage stakeholders on various levels, and seamlessly zoom in and zoom out, taking various perspectives in achieving results. What you will do Lead Complex Projects: Steer high-impact, multi-disciplinary hardware, software, and IoT development cycles from initial sketch and prototyping through to final production. Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary, trusted communication link between high-profile clients, internal engineering, and external manufacturing partners. Control Delivery & Budgets: Take full ownership of project timelines, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and budgets using agile methodologies, leveraging the Wockel® platform for maximum efficiency. Team Mentorship: Guide, mentor, and coach junior and medior project managers and engineers, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. Job requirements Who you are Experience: A minimum of 5+ to 8+ years of proven track record in technical project management, successfully delivering hardware/software integrations or complex embedded systems. Education: HBO/WO level of thinking and working, ideally with a degree in an engineering, electronics, computer science, or technical business field. Certifications: Possess industry-recognized project management certifications, such as PMP (PMI), PRINCE2 Practitioner, or Agile/Scrum Product Owner / Scrum Master. Skills: A highly structured, proactive organizer, fluent in both Dutch and English, strong client focus, who effortlessly understand the language of clients and high-tech engineers. Culture Fit: Driven by deep technical curiosity, intrinsic ownership, seamless cross-functional teamwork, and a genuine passion for continuous (personal) growth. What's in it for you? Development Cycle: Experience the full end-to-end development cycle, seeing your ideas transition directly from concept into actual physical production. Work-Life Balance: Enjoy unlimited vacation days as long as we can count on you and your projects are running smoothly. Company Culture: Connect through weekly, monthly, and quarterly company gatherings, including our legendary team outings and milestone celebrations. Workplace & Health: Work at a well-equipped, state-of-the-art office at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, complete with sit-stand desks and healthy communal lunches. Benefits & Mobility: A competitive pension scheme, comprehensive commuting allowance, and instant access to shared company cars for business trips. Personal growth: Personal growth: An inspiring environment, with highly skilled and energised professionals that challenge you taking to next step in growth.

Core Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary hardware, software, and IoT projects from concept and prototyping through production, managing timelines, budgets, resources, and risks. Act as the primary link between clients, engineering teams, and manufacturing partners while mentoring project managers and engineers.

Requirements

Requires 5–8+ years of technical project management experience delivering hardware/software integrations or complex embedded systems, along with HBO/WO-level education, ideally in an engineering or technical field. Candidates should hold a recognized project management certification, be fluent in Dutch and English, and demonstrate strong organization, client focus, technical curiosity, ownership, and teamwork.

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation Days
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Commuting Allowance
• Access to Shared Company Cars
• State-of-the-Art Office
• Sit-Stand Desks
• Healthy Communal Lunches
• Company Gatherings and Team Outings
• Personal Growth Opportunities