Senior Project Manager (CEO Office) (gn)

Your mission

Department: Management

Reporting line: Co-CEO

Hours: 32 to 40 per week

Salary: €56.000 - €63.000€ per FTE

Fixed term:

Location: Berlin (office), remote days included

Languages: English and German (C2)

Acting as a strategic right hand to the CEO, this role orchestrates executive governance, drives critical cross-functional initiatives, and optimizes organizational decision-making to ensure the executive team operates at peak efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive Operations & Governance

• Own executive cadence: Structure and facilitate the "rhythm of business," including yearly planning, quarterly reviews, and regular management meetings

• Manage the process for KPI reviews and goal tracking to ensure alignment with company strategy

• Manage Executive side of staff planning processes in close cooperation with our Funding Management and People Team

2. Project Management

• End-to-End delivery: Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects from ideation to execution (e.g., non product-side of prevention courses or internal initiatives)

• New funders: Support early-stage operational steps for new/potential funders and internal perspective before they are handed over to specific departments

3. Stakeholder Management & CEO Support

• Act as an interface for the CEO regarding critical functions, specifically FUM, Fundraising, and People topics

• Bandwidth optimization: Pre-process information and manage stakeholder expectations to allow the CEO to focus on high-leverage activities

4. Organizational Excellence & Process Design

• Operational backbone: Establish and refine internal processes, specifically improving decision-making frameworks

• Tooling & workflows: evaluate the right tools to ensure scalable, transparent workflows across the organization

Your profile

• Several years of relevant professional experience (5+ years)

• You owned roles as e.g. (Senior) Project Manager, Staff Manager, Chief of Staff, Operations Manager in preferably one of the following backgrounds: Management consulting, operations, real estate, architecture or program management

• Proven experience in managing complex projects with internal and external stakeholders including senior leadership

• Exceptional navigation of sensitive dynamics

• Strong ability to structure and prioritize complex issues and prepare them for decision-making

• Hands-on mentality: You take initiative and see things through from initial draft to implementation

• Very good written and spoken German and English skills

• You communicate with empathy, firmness and always in alignment with the social impact mission

Why us?

• Purpose: Together, we have a positive and lasting impact on children and young people in need and are constantly expanding the support offered by krisenchat

• Top equipment: You decide whether you want to work with a Macbook or Thinkpad and can equip yourself as you wish thanks to our generous budget for remote work

• Workflex: Sun seeker? Enjoy up to 182 days EU and 30 days non-EU Workflex for maximum freedom and flexibility

• Vacation: Relax with 27 days (+ 24.12. & 31.12.) of annual leave and flexible educational leave

• Corporate benefits: Enjoy our exclusive offers through our special corporate benefits

• New Work: We focus on innovation and agile working methods and create a dynamic environment that promotes your creativity and offers space for personal development

• Office: You are always welcome in our beautiful office in Berlin

For joining our purpose-driven colleagues, please send us your CV and brief motivation letter. We highly encourage people to apply even if they don’t meet every single requirement listed. If you bring passion, relevant skills, and a willingness to learn, we’d love to hear from you!