About the job

Are you ready to manage a transformation that truly matters?

We are looking for a Project Manager to take a key leadership role in a Cross-Border PMI. As Our Next Project Manager you will shape how our PMO drives execution across the organization. The role is initially a six-month assignment, offering full end-to-end ownership of one of the company’s most strategically important initiatives, with strong potential to transition into a permanent position thereafter.

Operating at the heart of the organization, you will work closely with executive leadership, functional heads, and international teams to turn M&A strategy into structure, momentum, and real business results. If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy leading change, and want to make a visible impact, this role is for you.

 Key responsibilities

• Orchestrate and drive a cross-border M&A integration from initial planning through full execution

• Define and drive the integration strategy, roadmap, milestones, and governance structure

• Coordinate and align multiple parallel workstreams across countries, functions, and cultures

• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, operational readiness, timelines, and value realization

• Drive structure, clarity, and execution discipline within the PMO framework

• Act as a central point of contact for senior stakeholders, ensuring clear, proactive, and transparent communication

• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and decision-making in a complex and fast-moving environment

• You will be supported by and reporting to an experienced project sponsor team

Qualifications needed

• 10+ years of experience as a PMI Project Manager in an international setting

• Proven track record of cross-border and international project delivery, preferably in integration, change management or transformation initiatives

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly engage, align, and influence stakeholders at all levels

• Experience in leading change and managing the people impact of cross-border transformations

• Strong capability in senior stakeholder management, including executive-level decision-making forums

• Pragmatic, resilient, and solution-oriented approach

• Strong personal drive – a hands-on doer with high accountability and execution focus

• University degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, or similar

• Experience from manufacturing or industrial environments, Automotive experience is a strong advantage

• English spoken and written

• Ideal location Gothenburg Head Office, with some remote work possibility

Your Application 

Apply now, we are looking forward to your application! The process onwards may contain tasks to complete, interviews, reference and background checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds. What unites us is our common ambition to make Frauenthal Automotive an outstanding company, to work for and to do business with. 

About Frauenthal Automotive

Frauenthal Automotive is an international automotive supplier specializing in advanced metal components and systems for leading global OEMs and Tier1. We combine deep industrial expertise with a strong focus on quality, reliability, innovation, and operational excellence.

As part of the RCP Group, Frauenthal Automotive benefits from financial stability, strong partnership and a strategic focus on sustainable growth. Our international footprint offers a collaborative, cross-border work environment where employees are trusted with responsibility and encouraged to make an impact.

At Frauenthal Automotive, you will join a company where professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement are at the core — and where your contribution truly matters.