IT Project Manager (m/w/d) | Retail

You want to accompany complex IT projects not only, but also take end-to-end responsibility? In this role, you will be responsible for steering demanding software and digitalization projects in a stable, growth-oriented retail environment.

Tasks

• Total responsibility for IT and software projects (Frontend, Backend, Hardware) throughout all phases – from initial planning to go-live
• Leadership and coordination of interdisciplinary project teams (Development, Business, external partners, Management)
• Steering of time plans, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies
• Active stakeholder and expectation management on customer and management levels
• Ensuring transparent communication, structured reporting, and clean project documentation
• Continuously developing project management standards, governance models, and decision-making processes
• Sovereign navigation between agile, classical, and hybrid project approaches

Qualification

• Multiple years of experience as IT Project Manager or project-based product development with responsibility for complex software projects
• Good understanding of software development processes, architecture fundamentals, and technical risks
• Fundamental knowledge in Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, Hybrid-PM
• Ideal experience in E-commerce, Retail, or platform environment
• Hands-on mentality, decision-making strength, and high ownership
• High communication, organization, and moderation skills
• Structured, solution-oriented, and self-reliant work style
• Readiness to spend 1-3 days per week on-site with the teams
• Very good German and English language skills

Benefits

• A modern office in the heart of Düsseldorf
• Four locations in Germany, as well as a Workation Office in Lisbon
• Open-door policy and duz culture throughout the company
• Hybrid work & flexible working hours
• 30 vacation days
• Structured further education programs
• Workation option in European countries
• Jobrad & mobility subsidies
• A culture characterized by reliability, appreciation, and teamwork

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