Description: Associate Transformation PMO (f/m/d)

Associate Transformation PMO (f/m/d)

At PALFINGER, we have been lifting goods to a new level for over 90 years. As a global technology and engineering company, we are the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of innovative crane and lifting solutions. Our success is built on the tireless efforts of our 12,350 employees, who bring ideas and energy to our vision.

The Transformation Project Management Officer, based in Bergheim (Salzburg), supports the delivery of high-impact strategic initiatives aligned with the PALFINGER Group Strategy, focusing initially on the “APAC Strategy” and “Supply Chain Optimization” programs. Working closely with Transformation Program Managers and cross‑functional teams, the role ensures robust planning, effective governance, timely reporting, and the adoption of best practices to maintain quality, pace, and alignment across multi‑functional and regional programs.

• Provide structured support for strategic programmes and projects, focusing on OKR management, sprint planning and portfolio analytics to drive performance and identify challenges, corrective actions and improvement plans.
• Ensure quality in programme planning, management and tracking across workstreams in SmartSheet while monitoring and improving milestones, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Manage, coordinate and enhance governance for the programmes. Prepare reports for relevant forums (performance reviews, delivery boards, executive updates, etc.) and support ad‑hoc reporting and visibility.
• Assist in budget tracking, spend monitoring and preparation of financial reporting and business cases and support the development of processes to monitor and track financial and non‑financial programme performance.
• Support workstream leads with tool management while driving performance improvements and promoting best practices aligned with group standards.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a commercial or technical discipline with 5+ years in programme/project management (incl. 3+ years in PMO).
• Strong knowledge of governance, milestone and risk management, and experience with Agile, Waterfall and Lean frameworks.
• 2+ years’ experience with project management tools such as SmartSheet, including adoption support and coaching.
• Proven stakeholder management, cross‑functional collaboration and experience in an international/matrix organisation.
• Fluent in German and English, with strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills.

• Flexible working hours with no core time and the possibility to work from home.
• Further training and international career opportunities.
• Corporate health management “PALfit”.
• Company restaurant with freshly prepared meals and a daily meal subsidy (at the Vienna site: Edenred card).
• Job ticket for travel to and from PALFINGER.
• Numerous employee discounts through Corporate Benefits.

Minimum yearly gross salary according to the Austrian metal industry collective agreement is EUR 52,197.04 based on full‑time employment. According to experience and qualification, the actual salary for this position is significantly higher.

Bergheim, Lamprechtshausener Bundesstr. 8, 5101 Bergheim, Austria

Karina Palyova, HR Service Delivery Manager
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