Project Manager - Danfoss - Vaasa, Finland
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Job Description
You will play a key role in delivering customer‑specific Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) cabinet solutions for demanding marine and electrification applications worldwide. Your work directly enables our customers’ operations by ensuring complex projects are delivered reliably, on time, and to the highest quality standards. By taking full ownership from order intake to final handover, you create a smooth and professional customer experience while safeguarding project profitability. Your leadership helps turn technical complexity into successful outcomes. Every project you deliver strengthens customer trust, reinforces the Danfoss brand, and supports the continued growth of our global Drives project business. Own the full project lifecycle, from order intake to final delivery and handover, ensuring a seamless customer experience and successful outcomes. Plan and execute international VFD cabinet projects, defining scope, milestones, and deliverables to meet customer and business expectations. Manage budgets, resources, and timelines, balancing cost, quality, and delivery across multi‑country projects. Act as the main customer interface, communicating progress, risks, and solutions clearly to customers and global stakeholders. Collaborate across functions and regions, working closely with engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and sales to deliver results and improve ways of working.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Lappeenranta, Finland | 37 |
| Vaasa, Finland | 35 |
| Helsinki, Finland | 29 |
| Tampere, Finland | 23 |
| Remote - Global | 6 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 4 |
| Eden Prairie, United States | 4 |
| Graasten, Denmark | 3 |
| New York, United States | 2 |
| Louisville, United States | 2 |
| Eugene, United States | 2 |
| Neumuenster, Germany | 2 |
| Northern California, United States | 1 |
| Longmont, CO, United States | 1 |
| Beijing, China | 1 |
| South Dakota, United States | 1 |
| Las Vegas, United States | 1 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 1 |
| Utica, New York, United States | 1 |
| Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Tallahassee, United States | 1 |
| Phoenix, United States | 1 |
| Searcy, United States | 1 |
| Georgia, United States | 1 |
| California, United States | 1 |
| Houston, United States | 1 |
| Missouri, United States | 1 |
| Portland, United States | 1 |
| Indiana, United States | 1 |
| Texas, United States | 1 |
| Missoula, United States | 1 |
| Maumee, United States | 1 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 1 |
| Cleveland, Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Denver, United States | 1 |
| Omaha, United States | 1 |
| Pennsylvania, United States | 1 |
| Forest City, United States | 1 |
| Easley, South Carolina, United States | 1 |
| Harrisburg, United States | 1 |
| Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 1 |
| Illinois, United States | 1 |
| Reno, United States | 1 |
| Freeport, United States | 1 |
| Chicago, United States | 1 |
| Riga, Latvia | 1 |
| Nordborg, Denmark | 1 |
| Florida, United States | 1 |
| Grand Rapids, United States | 1 |
| Cleveland, United States | 1 |
| Reggio Emilia, Italy | 1 |
| Minneapolis, United States | 1 |
| Minnesota, United States | 1 |
| Ames, Iowa, United States | 1 |
| Fresno, United States | 1 |
| Los Angeles, United States | 1 |
| Tennessee, United States | 1 |
| Newbern, United States | 1 |
| Longmont, Colorado, United States | 1 |
| Baltimore, United States | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Boston, United States | 1 |
| Arkansas, United States | 1 |
| Medford, United States | 1 |
| Kolding, Denmark | 1 |
| San Francisco, United States | 1 |
| Hidalgo, United States | 1 |
| Iowa, United States | 1 |
| Loves Park, United States | 1 |
| Maumee, Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Seattle, United States | 1 |
| Mountain Home, United States | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Product Manager | 10 |
| Software Engineer | 9 |
| Researcher | 6 |
| Healthcare Professional | 3 |
| Engineering Intern | 2 |
| Product Owner | 2 |
| Test Engineer | 2 |
| Senior Control Engineer | 2 |
| Service Engineer | 2 |
| Logistics Analyst | 1 |
| Technical Support Engineer | 1 |
| Doctoral Candidate | 1 |
| Development Engineer | 1 |
| Service Technician | 1 |
| Sales | 1 |
| Testing Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 1 |
| Supply Chain Manager | 1 |
| Facilities Manager | 1 |
| Intern | 1 |
| Project Management | 1 |
| Research and Development Trainee | 1 |
| Customer Service Trainee | 1 |
| Head of Sales & Marketing | 1 |
| Senior Hardware Engineer | 1 |
| Human Resources | 1 |
| Safety Engineer | 1 |
| Senior HR People Partner | 1 |
| Area Sales Manager | 1 |
| Power Electronics Director | 1 |
| Analytics Engineer | 1 |
| HR People Partner | 1 |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain and Operations Specialist | 1 |
| Plant Director | 1 |
| Marketing Specialist | 1 |
| Field Service Engineer | 1 |
| Payroll Professional | 1 |
| Business Strategy & Corporate Development | 1 |
| Simulation Specialist | 1 |
| Customer Success Engineer | 1 |
| Buyer | 1 |
| System Engineering Trainee | 1 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Summer Trainee, Plant Controlling | 1 |
| System & Application Engineer | 1 |
| Procurement & Purchasing | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Portfolio Manager | 1 |
| Senior Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Category Manager | 1 |
| Development Lead | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 23 |
| Intern | 6 |
| Senior | 5 |
| Mid-level | 4 |
| Manager | 3 |
| Specialist | 1 |
Danfoss appears in 210 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since April 2024. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Lappeenranta, Finland, Vaasa, Finland, and Helsinki, Finland.
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Own the full project lifecycle, from order intake to final delivery and handover, ensuring a seamless customer experience and successful outcomes.
- Plan and execute international VFD cabinet projects, defining scope, milestones, and deliverables to meet customer and business expectations.
- Manage budgets, resources, and timelines, balancing cost, quality, and delivery across multi‑country projects.
- Act as the main customer interface, communicating progress, risks, and solutions clearly to customers and global stakeholders.
- Collaborate across functions and regions, working closely with engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and sales to deliver results and improve ways of working.
Requirements
- Proven experience delivering international projects from order to delivery in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Background in Drives, industrial automation, electrification, or a closely related industry.
- Solid understanding of project management principles and methodologies, applied in real project settings.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to build trust and work effectively across cultures and global teams.
Skills & Technologies
Education Level
None required