Automotive Regional Issue Manager
Project/Program Manager
Gotlands län 10360 Contract On-Site Accepting Candidates Oct 2, 2026

Automotive Regional Issue Manager

Location : Sweden - Contract position

About the Role

Technicon Design Sweden is seeking an experienced Project Quality & Governance Lead to support our clients complex automotive product development projects in a global environment. This role is responsible for ensuring project quality, governance compliance, issue management, and milestone delivery across international teams. The successful candidate will drive cross-functional coordination, maintain transparency in project reporting, and support the achievement of key development milestones.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own project quality processes and NPDS deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Drive milestone and gateway governance activities in collaboration with Project Leadership, including deliverable reviews and compliance monitoring.
  • Act as deputy to the Project Leader when required.
  • Manage execution, follow-up, and implementation tracking within project management and issue-tracking systems, including SWIM, GQMP, JIRA, and New Star.
  • Compile project status metrics and prepare management presentations and progress reports.
  • Prepare quality, issue, change request, and milestone status reports.
  • Organize project meetings, document decisions, and ensure timely follow-up and closure of actions.
  • Maintain project documentation and integrate regional activities into global and short-term project plans.
  • Collect, monitor, and follow up on actions assigned during project meetings.
  • Coordinate issue resolution and action tracking with cross-functional teams across multiple regions.
  • Support Change Review Board (CRB) preparation, reporting, and decision-making activities.
  • Review milestone readiness and project status with key stakeholders and quality teams.
  • Align issue-tracking systems, project data, and quality status across international project teams.
  • Report and coordinate issue management activities during vehicle testing and validation events.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within the automotive industry.
  • Proven experience working within or closely alongside product development projects.
  • Strong leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple functions, teams, and geographical locations.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to summarize complex information and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with project governance, quality management, and issue-tracking processes.

Technical Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office 365.
  • Experience using JIRA or similar issue-tracking tools.
  • Understanding of automotive product development processes and project governance methodologies.

Desirable Skills

  • Native or fluent Mandarin language skills would be advantageous.
  • Experience working within multinational and cross-cultural development environments.
  • Familiarity with Change Request management and quality governance processes.

Personal Attributes

  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities.
  • Highly organized with strong planning and coordination skills.
  • Proactive, structured, and capable of driving actions to completion.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment.

Travel Requirements

  • Occasional international travel required.
  • Approximately 1–3 trips annually may be expected.

Selection Criteria

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced automotive project professional who enjoys driving quality, governance, and cross-functional collaboration in a global product development environment.