IT Project Manager*

Locations in Germany: Darmstadt, Saarbrucken or Munich

For our new IT PMO, we are looking for an IT Project Manager* to join our global team. The IT PMO reports to the Program Manager*.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Management:
  • Define project scope
  • Plan resources, people, budget
  • Create project plan including timeline
  • Project controlling and reporting
  • Documentation
• Sourcing of IT projects: define internal and external sourcing channels with required skills and availability
• Partner management
• Receive and manage project/business requests and analyze and validate them applying IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture principles
• Identify training requirements, implement lessons learned to remain up to date on the technology side, following Software AG’s IT strategy
• Attend trainings and use project management framework and methodology (coming from Software AG’s Transformation, Process and Projects Office)
• Handover to “business as usual”/operations after project closure

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven track record in project management for at least one of the following areas: IT Security, cloud (Azure and AWS), application harmonization, infrastructure
• Proven knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Jira/Confluence
• Project management experience and organizational skills
• Coordinating people from various other business units, work in a multicultural matrix organization
• Strong communication skills
• Fluent in English and a very good knowledge of German
• Ability and willingness to travel both domestically and internationally
• Willingness to continuously learn and stay up to date with technology

Additional skills to complete your profile:

• Project management certification (e.g., PMP) is a plus
• Management of global teams is a benefit
• Agile and lean practices are a plus
• IT background
• Cost management/budget

INTERESTED?

Please only apply online. Your application should include a short motivation letter, a CV and your references.

Your contact:

Yvonne Exeler, Manager HR Recruiting & Onboarding DACH, Tel.: +49 (0) 681 210 - 3727

* f/m/d – diversity matters!