Global Product Certification Manager

Req ID:419717

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

Alstom is recruiting a Global Certification and Authorization (C&A) Metier Manager. A role in which you will have an impact in our three Product Lines, at Tenders, Projects and Programs levels, by developing and maintaining the capacity and competency of the Certification & Authorization discipline. In this highly visible role, you will develop yourself and your career through a mix of great missions, such as the structuration of the C&A activities, operational activities, and transversal management of the discipline.

In addition, you will have a direct contact with our sites around the globe, with frequent travels, to engage our site teams, collect their needs and their return on experience.

This role reports to Alstom’s Standard & Authorization Director, Dominique Morin.

Concretely, in this role, you will be mainly responsible for:

- Structuring and animating the Certification & Authorization Metier network across all product lines worldwide
- Spreading the central instructions and tools to other functions/métiers and sites through trainings material
- Alignining forces and providing support to C&A Operation who is notably in charge of:

- Identifying the projects within the Product Lines having a Certification & Authorization stake
- Providing support to tenders/projects according to their priorities (Project C&A strategy development, including budget and planning) during tender phase and if required during project execution phase until the end of the warranty phase.
- Clarifying the interfaces with other departments and foster collaboration with them
- Developing Alstom leadership in Certification & Authorization (Core Competence Network (CCN)

You will also strongly contribute to the definition of the métier C&A strategic orientations worldwide and the deployment of the C&A roadmap in collaboration with the product line and will support our managers and projects in terms of resources allocations and projects delivery according to our Quality, Cost and Delay targets.

**Profile**:

- Master Degree (Engineering, Physical Sciences, others)
- At least 5 years of experience in engineering projects, and/or in leadership position/line management

The competencies that will make you successful through this selection process and even after:

- English fluent
- Project planning
- Project or Quality management
- General knowledge of rail vehicles
- General knowledge of authorisation processes
- General knowledge of standards and regulations
- Clear communication skills, ability to foster communications between multiple stakeholders, to simplify a complex material and to influence an audience
- Analytical skills and problem-solving skills
- Solid decision making and critical thinking
- Sense of planning/Anticipation
- Rigorous
- Open-mindedness
- Strong team player
- Curiosity
- Cultural intelligence

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

**Equal opportunity statement**:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

**Job Type**:Experienced

**Job Segment**:Manager, Management