Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

You will be responsible for the overarching management of large client accounts with multiple parallel IT and software development projects. You will be accountable for deadlines, budgets, resources, quality, and risks, and will provide technical leadership to project managers and project teams.
Your focus will be on robust, cross-project management. You will identify risks and dependencies early and intervene specifically when projects go off track. As a central point of contact between clients, project teams, and delivery management, you will ensure that complex client accounts are managed successfully.

• You will manage large client accounts with multiple parallel IT and software development projects, keeping an overall eye on deadlines, budgets, quality, and risks.
• You will manage and support the project teams within your account and promote their technical development within the scope of ongoing projects.
• You will implement effective risk management and ensure that risks, dependencies, and escalations are identified, assessed, and addressed early.
• You will create transparency through key figures, forecasts, status reports, and sound decision-making foundations.
• You will manage communication with clients at the management level and moderate steering committees as well as critical coordination meetings.
• You will coordinate resources and competencies across projects and set clear priorities.
• You will intervene specifically in endangered projects, stabilize management, and then hand over operational responsibility back to the responsible project manager.
• You will accompany the handover of new projects from sales to delivery and refine scope, expectations, and costing.
• Together with Delivery Excellence, you will further develop project management standards, methods, and best practices.

• Several years of experience in managing complex IT projects, programs, or large client accounts with multiple parallel projects
• In-depth experience in project controlling, budget and forecast management, as well as risk and escalation management
• Experience in the technical leadership and development of project managers and interdisciplinary teams
• Experience in managing demanding clients and interacting with management and decision-making levels
• Ability to quickly grasp critical projects, initiate appropriate measures, and stabilize them sustainably
• Solid understanding of software development projects, IT architectures, and modern development processes
• Entrepreneurial thinking and a good understanding of the economic context of IT projects
• Confident demeanor, strong communication and moderation skills, as well as high decision-making confidence
• Very good German language skills, both written and spoken (min. C1 level)

• Experience in IT consulting, software development, or IT service environments
• Knowledge of Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Plane, Moco, or comparable tools
• Certifications such as IPMA, PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum, or comparable qualifications
• Experience in stabilizing critical or escalated IT projects

• Flexible working hours and the option to work remotely
• Development opportunities including coverage of further training costs
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
• Individual development and respectful collaboration
• Open corporate culture, pleasant working atmosphere & regular team events
• Long-term prospects, company pension scheme & health insurance
• More work-life balance through cooperation with our partner voiio
• Optional subsidy for Urban Sports membership or BVG ticket
• Utilization of discounts through our partner Corporate Benefits