Project Director

We are looking for a Project Director (F/M) to strengthen the SII subsidiary in India. Reporting to the Director of the subsidiary, you will be in charge of running project with tier 1 customer and structuring the delivery of the company.

Responsibilities

Your missions:

Your main accountability is to ensure your projects are delivered on quality, on time and at cost. In order to do so, you will need to focus on four aspects:

• The deployment of Extended Delivery, the SII Project Management framework and suite of tools which allows us to deliver efficiently within the SII global ecosystem
• Run local operations, in particular handling of teams across Aeronautics, Automotive, Banking, Telecom and Industrial Automation (and more in the future…)
• Defining and rolling out the technical skills strategy of the company
• Championing the development of project managers, team leaders and technical managers

In order to do so, you will be a privileged interlocutor of our delivery teams, our customers (decision makers, operational leaders …) as well as the global project management and business management entities of the group.

The projects you will work on will all be for tier 1 Indian and western customer, operating either as bespoke Indian entities or Offshore Delivery Centres of our European or North American SII entities.

In addition, you will support the business development. In particular, you will support key prospection meetings, identify opportunities with existing customers or projects and you will support the bid process. As part of the bid process your accountabilities will include the definition of the operating models, the creation of the technical answer, the definition of the ramp ups, skills management methodology and verification and validation processes.

Qualifications

You have a master's degree in computer science or an engineering degree. You have solid experience in technical/cross-functional project management and at least 5 years of experience in project management. You have established and managed international projects worth several million euros.

Project management certifications (PMP, Prince 2 Practitioner, IPMA C) are a plus.

You have an industry knowledge of at least one of the following: Aeronautics, Defense, Banking, Telecom or Industrial Automation.

Fluency in English is imperative; an additional European language is a plus. In addition to your technical skills, your personality will make the difference: professionalism, rigor and agility required.

Who are we?

The SII Group is at the heart of innovation for key accounts in various engineering sectors. In 2025, we have been labeled Great Place To Work for the 8th year, a label for companies with "+ 25000 employees" where life is good. We are proud to obtain this recognition from our employees!

This success is a reflection of our culture based on our desire to offer all our employees a fulfilling working environment for the development of their skills and careers. Joining SII means embarking on a collective adventure: Let's Tech Together! This promise represents our common ambition: to build a technological future together, in a framework where experimentation and autonomy are encouraged, where innovations are at the heart of our actions, and where each employee finds professional fulfillment and empowerment within an enthusiastic and inclusive collective. As a company with strong human values, we are signatories of the Diversity Charter and are a Handi-welcoming company.

Let's Tech Together embodies who we are and what we aspire to be: a dynamic, innovative and human company. So if these values speak to you, join us!

SII India has been supporting both European and Indian customers for the last 13 years. Today we have the flexibility of a small entity with the assets of a major group. Revamped by the group 2030 strategy, we have doubled our size over the last year, and it is just the beginning. If you want to join a people centric company with opportunities to grow your career and truly shape the future of a tier 1 engineering service provider, this is the place to be. Do you want to be a part of the Adventure?