Costing Tool Strategy and Deployment Manager

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Costing Tool Strategy and Deployment Manager in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your expertise in costing tools and strategy within a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and dynamic teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of costing processes and tools at Alstom, ensuring their efficiency and alignment with business needs. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, such as Product Lines, Regional Project Offices, and the IS&T team, lead the transformation of our costing tools, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of building and animating a strong network of key users for Mercury (our current costing consolidation tool), but also lead its transformation program to improve efficiency and agility.

We’ll look to you for:

• Strengthening and animating the network of Mercury key users by ensuring effective communication, training, and best practice sharing

• Reshaping the current training path on Mercury with support from the PM Academy team

• Organizing on-demand coaching sessions for non-mature sites

• Leading communication plans for the costing community, including newsletters and webinars

• Driving transformation programs to improve the efficiency of Mercury

• Defining business requirements and analyzing solutions for tool enhancements and interfaces

• Leading development and deployment phases in collaboration with the IS&T team

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• A degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Engineering, or Business Management)

• 10 years of professional experience, preferably in the industry, with a strong background in costing

• Strong knowledge of costing rules, financial principles, and contractual aspects (e.g., bonds and guarantees)

• Experience with cost models and costing tools

• Rigor and analytical skills

• Results- and data-oriented mindset

• Ability to work effectively in an international, multi-cultural, and networked environment

• Transparency, autonomy, and a proactive approach

• Strong communication skills in an international context

• Willingness to travel for business (~20% to 30% of the time)

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with innovative tools and processes for costing and project management

• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to impactful transformation projects

• Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards leadership roles or specializations in costing and project management

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.