Software Upgrade Project Manager - Maternity Cover (12 months)
Locations: Crawley, Madrid, Agrate Brianza, Boulogne Billancourt, Hamburg
Time Type: Full Time
Posted On: Posted Yesterday
Job Requisition ID: R2024-2033
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Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?
We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.
The Software Solutions department in Elekta provides software consultancy for customers in the Europe region. The Software Upgrade Project Manager is responsible for the project management of software upgrades.
What you’ll do at Elekta
In this exciting and diverse role, you will be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and dedication to our customers. Technical knowledge of the product, including the hardware on which it runs and the application’s software, is required. It is expected that the individual will be self-motivated enough to maintain and update this knowledge.
This role requires hybrid working in any of the Elekta offices in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, or Crawley, the United Kingdom. Travel will be expected throughout the region for onsite meetings.
This is a maternity cover full-time role for 12 months with a possibility to extend based on need.
Responsibilities
* Hold kick-off meetings with customers and/or distributors remotely or onsite.
* Ensure that the customer is fully aware of the implications of any upgrade work being undertaken before that work commences. Provide and maintain all documentation required to support a software upgrade.
* Be available as required to take calls from customers, Elekta engineers, and distributors pertaining to an upgrade.
* Escalate to management any technical issues that are likely to become significant, including potential issues preventing new software rollouts.
* Ensure that Business Units and distributors are kept updated with the progress of any issues being dealt with.
What you bring
* Degree level or relevant experience in a related field.
* Experience in project management or planning technical IT projects.
* Strong computing and IT knowledge.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to effectively interact with customers.
* Ability to travel up to 20%.
* Ability to work in a team environment.
* Flexible and accommodating approach.
* Ability and desire to promote Elekta’s professional image.
Why should you join Elekta?
In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone to have access to the best cancer care. You will be part of our international innovative team and given the opportunity to learn and develop.
Overview of some of our benefits for the United Kingdom:
* Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays).
* Holiday Purchase Scheme.
* Private Medical Insurance.
* Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package.
* Life Assurance.
Hiring process
We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.
Your Elekta contact
For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Nidhi Sarkar, at nidhi.sarkar@elekta.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer
We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where Elekta operates.
About Elekta
Here at Elekta, you will make a difference. We are a MedTech company that provides software and hardware to hospitals and clinics all over the world.
We have a responsibility toward our partners and customers to deliver solutions in a secure and sustainable way, ensuring that our employees feel they bring value, wherever in the organization they may work.
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