Projects Administrative Assistant

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Troy, MI, USA
In-Office
Junior
Automotive
The Role
Supports project managers with scheduling, PMO practices, project planning, resource coordination, milestone tracking, customer communication, schedule reviews, reporting, and issue escalation. The role helps deploy scheduling standards, coach project team members, validate activity timing, resolve planning gaps, and ensure project objectives and targets are achieved.
Summary Generated by Built In

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join us and take part in the autonomous and connected car revolution at Valeo. 


What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. 


About the Role:

Assist the Project Managers or the Site Project Manager/Director in order to ensure scheduling and scheduling tool deployment, such as:

  • Take over some PM specific tasks related to Scheduling and set-up related work products 
  • Could take lead on customer communication for project planning issues
  • Train, coach and support PMs and PTMs to establish mature PM practices (e.g. Scheduling activity (L1 and L2))
  • Deploy L1/L2 best practices or Group Templates / standards included in PMO (project management office) training
  • Ensure that L1/L2 are supported by appropriate resources / competences to meet plan done by team
  • Ensure robust link between L1/L2 function to avoid coordination issue or missing information to reach milestones
  • Support operational teams and ensure follow-up and resolution of identified improvement on schedules 
  • Support operational teams to set up scheduling routine review within current Project reviews 
  • Check and validate Project Team Members’ activities and proposes timing scenario to achieve milestones
  • Escalate gaps versus targets on above tasks to Department Quick Response Quality Control (QRQC) or PA to get Project Steering Committee (PSC) support if Project team is not able to tackle issues at their level
  • Must be able to support link with resources management functionalities
  • must comply and deploy action plan to meet PMO community objectives in phase with Group strategy ensuring reporting & target achievement 
     

What You Should Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
  • 0-2+ years of experience in related field.

Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.


Join us!

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!


Diversity by nature

At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talent. Are you looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about Valeo : https://www.valeo.com


Job:

Junior Project Manager

Organization:

Program

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-09-22

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development
More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
  • 0-2+ years of experience in a related field
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future

Valeo US Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Valeo US and has not been reviewed or approved by Valeo US.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is positioned roughly in line with large automotive manufacturers’ ranges, with competitive bases described for engineers, technicians, and select salaried roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare Strength: Medical coverage uses major carriers such as Blue Cross/Anthem, and premiums are described as reasonable for many roles, alongside core offerings like life insurance and an employee assistance program.
  • Retirement Support Retirement Support: A 401(k) with employer match around 5% is referenced, with structures that have included automatic contributions plus match depending on location and time, and current postings list 401(k) matching as a core benefit.

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The Company
HQ: Paris
32,700 Employees
Year Founded: 1923

What We Do

Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2020, the Group generated sales of 16.4 billion euros and invested 12% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2020, Valeo had 187 plants, 20 research centers, 43 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 110,300 people in 33 countries worldwide. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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