As part of the Technology & Business Process team, you will act as the project manager (m/f/d) leading cross-functional, often strategic projects across EMEA. You will manage internal and external project team members across all parts of TTI EMEA – technical teams, business analysts (m/f/d), key users (m/f/d) and business stakeholders (m/f/d).

In addition, you will be responsible for our SAP upgrade alongside a senior technology leader (m/f/d) – a critical project to leverage SAP-enhanced features.

Key responsibilities:

You will work as a ‘hands-on’ project manager (m/f/d) in a variety of business projects and initiatives across EMEA.

Specifically, your role will involve:

• Project Management: Implement SAP Upgrades
• Strategic Planning: Create comprehensive project roadmaps that align with business goals
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks to ensure projects remain on track
• Budgeting and Financial Acumen: Ensure projects are delivered within financial constraints while maximizing ROI
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholder groups to ensure alignment and informed decision-making
• Agile Methodologies: Adjust to evolving project needs and deliver iterative improvements quickly
• Project Management of cross-functional/strategic projects in EMEA, specifically: - Support BPOs (m/f/d) and other senior executives (m/f/d) in the initiation of project ideas and project briefs with an understanding of the strategic drivers of a project and support the feasibility review of a project concept
• Plan a project, this includes setting goals and objectives, defining roles and responsibilities of project team members and producing schedules and timelines for the project
• Manage a project, i.e., coordinate the project teams (internal and external) and ensure that the project is kept on track and on budget
• Identify and evaluate project issues and risks and escalate to project sponsors (m/f/d) and/or the steering committee in a timely manner
• Report on the regularly the project status to the project teams, the project sponsor (m/f/d) and/or the steering committee
• Facilitate project workshops and meetings
• Ensure the proper handover of the project to operations and close the project
• Ensure the maintenance of comprehensive project documentation, e.g., project brief, project plan, progress reports, issue and action tracker and cutover plans
• Ensure that the EMEA Project Management guidelines are followed
• Promote good project management practice and enhance the organization’s project management capability across the EMEA organization, specifically: - Develop project management guidelines and templates for the EMEA organization
• Develop and carry out regular project management training
• Provide ad hoc advice to stakeholders (m/f/d) and support for their local projects
• Ensure that these stakeholders (m/f/d) understand the EMEA project management guidance and methodologies

Your profile:

• Proven experience in project management regarding IT systems and business application and/or business process implementation; project experience overall
• Experience in both waterfall and agile methodologies
• Solid technical background, with a detailed understanding and proactive experience in SAP Upgrade, software development and web technologies
• Solid knowledge of project management tools a must; experience with Microsoft 365 tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Microsoft Planner, Azure DevOps) is an advantage
• Competence to communicate (orally and in writing) clearly and effectively with both IT and business stakeholders (m/f/d), with proven experience in acting as the "bridge” between the two parties
• Ability to develop strong relationships to liaise effectively with stakeholders (m/f/d) and project members
• Experience as business analyst (m/f/d) prior to becoming a project manager (m/f/d) a bonus
• Project certification a bonus (e.g., Prince2 or PMP)
• Experience and knowledge in implementation of enterprise applications such as SAP, Workday, Salesforce or Microsoft 365 product suite a bonus

Bereitgestellt in Kooperation mit der Bundesagentur für Arbeit.