IT Project Manager - GIO

Responsibilities

• Lead initiation: objectives, scope, success criteria, stakeholders, governance, delivery approach, high-level plan.

• Own the delivery plan (roadmap/sprints), dependencies, milestones, resources, and delivery risks.

• Drive RAID and change control; document decisions/trade-offs and ensure follow-up.

• Run effective governance and ceremonies (kick-offs, steering, stakeholder check-ins) with clear outcomes.

• Manage requirements and prioritization with business (user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability).

• Coordinate cross-functional delivery, remove blockers, and align teams on deliverables.

• Plan/coordinate testing and releases: UAT, go-live readiness, hypercare, handover to support/ops.

• Manage vendors when relevant (delivery follow-up, basic purchase/contract coordination).

• Provide clear reporting (status, KPIs, risks, budget/forecast) and escalate early.

• Improve ways of working (templates, processes, tools such as Wrike).

Required hard skills

• Strong project delivery skills (agile and/or waterfall): planning, dependencies, milestones, capacity tracking.

• Solid scope/stakeholder management, RAID discipline, and change management.

• Good experience in software delivery lifecycle and release/UAT coordination.

• Requirements structuring (workshops, user stories, acceptance criteria, prioritization).

• Comfortable with PM/collaboration tools (Wrike, Notion, M365, …).

• Good budget tracking and vendor coordination.

• Security/privacy and quality awareness (e.g., GDPR, non-functional requirements).

Required soft skills

• Ownership mindset; drives outcomes.

• Clear communicator; escalates appropriately.

• Structured, pragmatic, and reliable on follow-ups.

• Influences without authority; handles conflicts constructively.

• Calm under pressure; protects team focus while keeping stakeholders aligned.

Nice to have

• PMP / PRINCE2 / Scrum certification.

• Experience in multi-entity organizations and digital transformation.

• Exposure to discovery/UX practices and integration-heavy projects.

• French and/or German.