Senior IT Project Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior IT Project Manager (m/w/d)

• Focus: International IT and transformation projects

Description

You will lead cross-functional, international IT and transformation projects—from defining targets through to steady-state operations—deriving goals, priorities, and measures in alignment with the group and IT strategy.

You will steer scope, budget, schedules, quality, and risks, ensure business outcomes, and escalate conflicting goals early with concrete solution proposals.

You will also lead interdisciplinary teams, coordinate internal stakeholders and external service providers, and prepare decision-ready materials for IT leadership, executive management, and steering committees.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end responsibility for cross-functional international IT and transformation projects, aligned with corporate and IT strategy

• Manage scope, budget, timelines, quality, and risks; ensure business results and escalate goal conflicts early with solution options

• Lead interdisciplinary project teams and coordinate internal functions and external service providers

• Manage dependencies between projects, programs, and strategic initiatives

• Create audience-appropriate decision templates for IT leadership, board, and steering committees; condense technical, economic, and organizational topics into solid decision inputs

• Develop and evaluate options, business cases, and scenario analyses; handle stakeholder conflicts constructively; decide under target and resource constraints; maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

Requirements

• Degree in business informatics or equivalent qualification

• Long-term relevant experience, especially in international IT project steering

• Certifications in IT service management (e.g., ITIL) and project management (e.g., IPMA Level C, PRINCE2)

• Fluent German and English (spoken and written)

• Strong customer- and solution-oriented working style

Benefits

• Welcome Day and onboarding program

• Attractive non-tariff compensation

• Flexible, family-friendly working hours (flexitime and life-worktime account) and home office arrangement

• 30 days annual vacation

• Excellent company pension plan

• Job ticket/Germany ticket subsidy, corporate fitness, and bike leasing

• Individual learning and development opportunities and comprehensive health management