Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities:

• You take end-to-end responsibility for complex reuse and platform projects with a high degree of organizational and technical complexity within the product development environment, operating within defined governance frameworks.
• You manage schedules, resources, and budgets, assess critical deviations from project objectives, and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
• You perform structured analyses of complex project risks and develop sustainable mitigation and escalation strategies.
• You lead interdisciplinary project teams within the product development organization as part of your project management responsibility, without direct disciplinary authority.
• You facilitate complex decision-making processes and alignment workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
• You ensure transparent and audience-appropriate communication with management and all project stakeholders.
• You provide guidance and mentoring to Junior and Professional Project Managers.
• You contribute to cross-project exchange forums and actively support the continuous evolution of project management methodologies.
• You actively shape change management initiatives and drive the further development of governance structures and decision-making processes.

Your Qualifications:

• You hold a degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or a comparable field. Alternatively, you have completed at least three years of relevant vocational training, supplemented by advanced qualifications and extensive professional experience in a product development environment.
• You have many years of experience leading complex projects in technology-driven or product-focused environments.
• You possess deep expertise in both traditional and agile project management methodologies and are able to apply them effectively within complex organizational structures.
• You have experience managing substantial project budgets as well as coordinating multiple sub-projects.
• You have contributed to cross-project knowledge-sharing initiatives and collaborative exchange formats.
• You are able to analyze complex risk scenarios in a structured manner and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• You have the ability to facilitate demanding negotiation and decision-making processes involving diverse stakeholders.
• You communicate clearly and confidently in both German and English.