Diretor de Projeto

Smappee stands for Smart Appliance for Energy Efficiency. At the core of everything we do, we aim to facilitate energy efficiency in an innovative, easy, and fun way. Our cutting-edge technology empowers businesses and individuals to take control of their energy consumption, reduce costs, and contribute to a sustainable future. We're on a mission to make energy management smarter, more efficient, and environmentally friendly. Our offering focuses on energy management solutions and electric vehicle charging. With a global reach and a dynamic, rapidly expanding team, we're driving innovation and sustainability to power a brighter future.

Smappee is looking for a results-driven Project Director to lead our Project Management Office and enterprise project portfolio. Combining strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, you will ensure the right projects are delivered in the right way, while continuously improving execution, governance and organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Portfolio strategy & governance

• Own and continuously optimize Smappee's enterprise project portfolio, ensuring initiatives are strategically aligned with business priorities and available execution capacity.
• Partner with the senior leadership to evaluate, prioritize, sequence and challenge new initiatives based on business value, dependencies, risks, resources and financial impact.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance, providing clear visibility into project status, capacity, risks, budgets and delivery performance.

Strategic project leadership

• Personally lead the company's most business-critical, cross-functional and high-impact strategic initiatives.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, while balancing quality, customer impact and organizational priorities.
• Drive alignment across R&D, Product Management, Operations, Sales, Marketing and other business functions.

PMO excellence

• Build and continuously improve project management methodologies, governance frameworks, tools and reporting standards.
• Challenge existing ways of working and drive continuous improvements to increase organizational effectiveness, speed and scalability.
• Define and monitor portfolio KPIs to support data-driven decision making and continuous improvement.

Leadership

• Lead and coach the (small) Project Management team, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous development.
• Provide direction, support and mentoring to Project Managers while directly managing selected strategic programs.
• Promote collaboration across departments and create strong stakeholder engagement throughout the organization.

Requirements

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science or a related field.
• Extensive experience leading complex, cross-functional programs and project portfolios within a technology, hardware or software environment.
• Proven success in establishing or leading a PMO or portfolio management function.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to translate business strategy into executable project roadmaps.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior leadership while building strong partnerships across the organization.
• Excellent financial and business acumen, with experience balancing budgets, resources, capacity and execution priorities.
• Proven experience driving organizational change, process optimization and operational excellence.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-growing, continuously evolving scale-up environment.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• PMP, PgMP, PMI Portfolio Management (PfMP), PRINCE2 or equivalent certification is considered an asset.

Benefits

At Smappee we believe in a modern and dynamic work environment where you can be yourself and truly inspire people to contribute to a better planet. What can you expect exactly?

• An inspiring office environment at cleantech hub Snowball: a place where companies with a heart for sustainable innovation can get inspired and grow
• A place where you can focus on a good work-life balance with flexible working hours and a home office day
• Personal growth with multiple career and personal development opportunities in an organization that is constantly evolving
• A chance to participate in team activities, companywide events and monthly drinks with your colleagues at the HQ
• Remuneration according to experience.
• An ideal location along the E17, spacious parking, electric car chargers and bicycle storage
• A job where you can truly contribute to a better planet