IT PROJECT MANAGER

• Project Management & Delivery
• Take full ownership of IT projects of medium to high complexity (platform rollouts, system integrations, AI deployments)
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, resource plans and risk registers
• Coordinate all project stakeholders - internally (IT, business units, senior management) and externally
• Ensure compliance with quality, timeline and budget targets
• Lead large-scale projects and programmes independently (budget >€500K, multi-country)

• Build and develop the IT project management framework

• Budget Control & Commercial Management
• Own the creation, monitoring and management of project budgets (including forecasting and variance analysis)
• Control costs for external service providers and software licences
• Assess and approve change requests

• Deliver regular budget reporting to the Head of IT and senior management

• International Project Management
• Lead distributed, international project teams across multiple locations and time zones
• Ensure consistent project communication and culture within multilingual teams
• Navigate cultural differences and varying working styles with sensitivity
• Presentation & Stakeholder Management
• Prepare and deliver compelling project presentations at management level (German & English)
• Own portfolio-level reporting to senior management
• Create decision papers, status reports and executive summaries
• Facilitate steering committees and project review meetings
• Act as the escalation authority for projects in critical situations
• Mentor and develop Junior and Regular project manager

• Degree in Business Informatics, Business Administration, Engineering or comparable
• Several years of experience leading IT projects, including internationally
• Experience with budget ownership and commercial project management
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps)
• High degree of initiative, reliability and assertiveness
• PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is mandatory
• Proven experience leading transformation projects (AI, ERP, cloud)
• Strong executive presence and experience at boardroom level
• Excellent facilitation and conflict resolution skills
• Business-fluent German and English; intercultural competence and willingness to travel

Room for Vision: You’ll contribute your ideas and actively bring them to life in forward-looking projects using smart technical tools. We support your professional and personal development from the very start with an onboarding program, ongoing training and development, and one-on-one coaching. A mentor will support you during your onboarding. With a team-oriented work environment, we create a setting where you can fully develop your skills.

The Obermeyer Group is a leading, independent German planning firm and has been an expert in comprehensive planning and specialized planning for over 60 years. With more than 1.200 employees worldwide, Obermeyer provides planning services primarily in the infrastructure sector. As an internal business partner, we support all Group companies in their day-to-day operations. Our services include procurement, finance and accounting, central controlling, IT, legal, human resources, marketing, and communications.