Senior Project Manager

Berlin, Germany

SUMMARY:
This position is with our European Operations Office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages complex software development projects
Collaborates with the customer on assessing, defining, documenting and initiating projects
Leads the project team to surpass customer's expectation of the services provided. Manages internal and often customer-provided resources
Delivers medium and large scale projects and programs with full project life cycle management
Acts as SPOC for the customer for all project related matters
Maintains total accountability for the success of projects within the scope of overall program.
Communicates program/project status to key stakeholders and senior management of overall status against constraints (scope, cost, and schedule)
Responsible for financial aspects of assigned projects including KPI reporting relative to project progress.
Strictly applies Change Management controls
Establishes collaboration and manages interactions between functional organizations impacted by the project
Participates in strategic planning sessions with both client and management to determine the scope and objectives of each project.
Applies knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile (SCRUM), and Six Sigma (Lean) methodologies and software practices as required.

LEADERSHIP

Maintains a permanent leadership posture throughout the customer engagement
Exudes confidence and inspires through communication, knowledge, actions, and ability to resolve conflict
Is proactive in all aspects of the daily task engagement
Risk averse posture is key.
Utterly committed to Customer success
Ability to build, nurture, and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization from IT staff to senior/executive management.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/MIS/Business Administration required.
MBA preferred.
Advanced English language abilities especially in business settings
10+ years of project management utilizing project management methodologies in successively more responsible leadership roles required - preferably in large technology organizations
Prior experience leading global, enterprise-wide implementations involving implementation partners preferred.
PRINCE2 Practicioner certification required
PMP certification a plus.
Lean & Six Sigma certification or completed training preferred.
Agile/Scrum certification is a plus
Strong negotiating, influencing, and conflict resolution skills