Senior IT Project Manager - Agile Delivery

DHL
Bonn, Germany
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Bonn, Germany

Tech stack

Confluence
JIRA
Continuous Delivery
Scrum
Data Streaming
Enterprise Application Integration
Cloud Platform System
IT Architecture
Information Technology

Job description

Do you want to lead large international IT initiatives, shape digital transformation across continents and work in a highly dynamic and agile environment? Do you enjoy empowering teams, driving delivery and managing complex stakeholder landscapes? Then we look forward to getting to know you.

Your tasks

  • Lead and deliver large-scale international IT projects and programs in a fast-paced global environment
  • Drive agile delivery using Scrum, Kanban or SAFe, ensuring transparency, continuous delivery and continuous improvement
  • Shape project scope, milestones, roadmaps, resourcing and financial planning in alignment with business and IT strategy
  • Identify, communicate and mitigate project risks, dependencies and escalations, ensuring proactive stakeholder alignment
  • Collaborate closely with global product owners, business units, operations teams and IT architecture
  • Ensure project compliance with DHL Group security, architectural and governance frameworks
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies and coach teams to foster collaboration, ownership and high performance
  • Prepare and deliver senior leadership updates, steering committee presentations and decision-making materials

Requirements

  • 8-12+ years of experience managing complex IT projects or programs within multinational environments
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-country agile deliveries with distributed teams and diverse stakeholder groups
  • Strong expertise in agile methodologies and proven involvement in agile transformation initiatives
  • Experience managing large budgets, vendor relationships and external delivery partners
  • Solid understanding of enterprise integration patterns, cloud architectures and security fundamentals
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior leadership and facilitate cross-functional alignment
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively and drive strategic project outcomes
  • Fluent English skills; additional languages are an advantage

Preferred

  • Experience in eCommerce, logistics or parcel operations
  • Familiarity with DHL Group products, data flows and operational platforms
  • Knowledge of scaled agile frameworks such as SAFe
  • Experience using Jira, Confluence or similar tools
  • Coaching or mentoring experience within project delivery teams

Benefits & conditions

  • A culture based on respect, openness, integrity and innovation - the foundation of DHL Group values
  • Excellent development opportunities, certifications and continuous learning options
  • An attractive compensation and benefits package in line with DHL Group standards
  • The opportunity to significantly contribute to the digital transformation of global eCommerce logistics

We stand for equal opportunities

About the company

At DHL eCommerce, we develop innovative, reliable and sustainable parcel logistics solutions that enable global trade. As part of the world's most international company, you will join a global network that connects people and improves lives every day.

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