Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) (limited contract)

Your responsibilities:

• Take overall responsibility for complex projects with a high degree of organizational and technical complexity within defined governance frameworks.
• Manage project schedules, resources, and budgets, assess critical deviations from project objectives, and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
• Conduct structured analyses of complex project risks and develop sustainable mitigation and escalation strategies.
• Lead cross-functional project teams within the scope of your project responsibilities, without direct disciplinary management responsibility.
• Facilitate complex decision-making and alignment processes with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure transparent, audience-appropriate communication with management and project stakeholders.

Your qualifications:

• Successfully completed a degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or a comparable field, or completed at least three years of job-related vocational training supplemented by advanced qualifications and extensive relevant professional experience in a development environment.
• Proven track record of leading complex projects in technology-driven or product-oriented environments.
• In-depth knowledge of both traditional and agile project management methodologies, with the ability to apply them effectively in complex organizational structures.
• Experience managing large project budgets and coordinating multiple sub-projects.
• Strong ability to analyze and effectively manage complex risk situations in a structured manner.
• Demonstrated capability to facilitate challenging negotiations and decision-making processes.
• Confident and effective communication skills in both German and English.