Project Manager (Project Management, Problem Solving, Stakeholder Management)

Group: Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Description

About Us

Mercedes-Benz Tech Malaysia (MBTMY), established in 2003, is a global technology hub within the Mercedes-Benz Group. We play a key role in the company’s digital transformation by delivering innovative digital solutions across the entire value chain.

With over 300 technology professionals, MBTMY contributes to a wide range of areas including software engineering, data and analytics, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, DevOps and artificial intelligence. From enhancing in-car digital experiences to improving global vehicle sales platforms and advancing AI and security initiatives, our teams help drive high-impact technology solutions for Mercedes-Benz worldwide. Our culture is built on agility, collaboration and continuous learning.

We provide an environment where innovation can flourish, supported by strong technical leadership, cross-functional teamwork and a shared commitment to quality and excellence. We also offer flexible hybrid work arrangements, allowing team members to balance remote work with in-person collaboration at our vibrant Wisma Mercedes-Benz office in Puchong. A space designed to inspire creativity, innovation and meaningful connection.

Job Description

• Lead end-to-end cross-functional projects from planning through delivery and closure, ensuring agreed scope, timeline, budget, resources, quality and project goals are achieved.
• Establish and continuously improve the project organization, governance, RASIC, roles, decision interfaces, ways of working, communication channels, meeting structures and escalation paths.
• Create and maintain integrated project and rollout plans across relevant products or carlines, including milestones, work packages, dependencies, resources and handovers.
• Maintain a holistic view of project health, including progress, quality, defects, releases, budget, resources and risks; define mitigation actions and escalate critical gaps or decisions.
• Manage project-level changes affecting scope, schedule, budget, resources or key performance indicators, and recommend, approve or escalate decisions within the agreed authority.
• Act as the central project interface across MBTMY teams, Mercedes-Benz stakeholders, plants and external delivery partners, ensuring timely alignment, transparent reporting and effective issue resolution.
• Ensure project execution and documentation comply with applicable Mercedes-Benz development processes, quality requirements and governance standards.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management or a comparable field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant project management experience, including leading cross-functional projects in an automotive, software, technology or engineering environment.

• Project management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 is preferred; an Agile certification such as PSM, CSM or PMI-ACP is an advantage.

Specific Knowledge / Skills

• Strong project planning, prioritization, facilitation, analytical and structured problem-solving skills.

• High degree of self-initiative and ownership, with the ability to work independently and proactively close information gaps in complex or evolving situations.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict-management skills, including the confidence to constructively challenge stakeholders and drive timely decisions.
• Clear management-level communication, reporting and escalation skills, with the ability to translate complex project information into decision-ready recommendations.
• Strong cross-cultural collaboration skills; experience working with China-based stakeholders and adapting communication and alignment approaches is an advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin.
  
  

Responsibility and Scope for Decision-Making

• Accountable for end-to-end project delivery, project governance and transparent project control.
• Authorized to steer project priorities and work packages, manage changes within the agreed authority, and recommend or escalate decisions affecting scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and delivery.
  
  

Organization: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Primary Location: Malaysia-Selangor Darul Ehsan-Puchong

Work Locations: 16A Jalan BK 1/13 16A Jalan BK 1/13 Puchong 47180