Contract Logistics Customer Onboarding Lead Project Manager

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

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The Lead Project Manager for Hyperscaler is a senior leadership role. The  Lead Project Manager is the project owner of one or multiple Anchor projects and is leading teams of project managers and other professionals to ensure the successful completion of the project. The  Lead Project Manager  acts as a champion to the project with delegated project delivery accountability from the steering committee and therefore requires the following competences; ability to strategic thinking, effective resource management, and the ability to monitor and evaluate project performance to ensure alignment with organizational goals. 

How you create impact

Accountable for the successful delivery of projects, ensuring business objectives, timelines, and financial goals are achieved.
Lead and support project managers and cross-functional teams to drive efficient execution and stakeholder alignment.
Manage project budgets, resource allocation, and governance to optimize performance across initiatives.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks while developing contingency plans to address schedule or budget deviations.
Maintain effective communication with customers, stakeholders, and Steering Committees, presenting project progress, milestones, and outcomes.
Monitor and report on project performance, financial results, and key metrics using project management tools and real-time data.
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What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience
• PMP preferred
• 2-5 years Project Manager experience
• International experience a plus
• 5-7 yearsLeadership experience
• Hyperscaler experience

What's in it for you

Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI- (Remote/Hybrid/On-Site) select one

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.  Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Individuals with a disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

This position relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.