Project Manager-Front Arena

Job Title: Project ManagerFront Arena

Location: Frankfurt Germany/BeNeLux/Sweden

Working Model: Hybrid (23 days onsite per week at client location)

Duration: 6 month contract or 9 Month Fix term employment

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strong Delivery Competence

Be accountable for all aspects of endtoend program delivery.

Able to create and maintain the largest and most complex plans (high level and detail).

Able to adapt delivery processes to the client/ situation.

Able to manage defect logging and tracking with Development teams and coordination on product delivery and patching cycles.

Commercial and Financial Management Knowledge

Able to manage budgets implementing financial management processes needed.

Able to review implementation estimates for contracts and project execution for a large project and/or program.

Able to understand the commercial bigger picture and able to advise clients on the best course of action while considering cost effort risk and potential outcomes.

Strong Governance and Stakeholder Management

Able to run governance with functional sponsors and contributors for the largest and most complex project or programs.

Proven stakeholder and client management skills able to influence at senior executive levels.

Effective Leadership and Team Management

Able to effectively manage multidisciplinary teams of developers analysts testers infrastructure and support.

Able to develop strategies independently for complex situations translate into concrete steps and assign responsibilities to various team members and/or other project managers.

Scope Management

Able to translate business scope and objectives into an overall project or program plan.

Able to understand the client landscape and align solutions accordingly.

Able to develop or adapt scope change process to the client/situation.

Able to apply strategies methods and tools to communicate scope changes with clients for the program.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in computer science management information systems or business administration or the equivalent combination of education training or work experience. CAPM PMP Prince or similar Project Manager certification is preferred but not required.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to audiences of various levels in the organization (e.g. executive management individual contributors).

Excellent analytical decisionmaking problemsolving interpersonal team customer service negotiation conflict management and time management skills.

German speaking.

EXPERIENCE

10 years of project management experience in financial technology including leading largescale (1000 days) projects successfully.

3 years of project management experience managing clientfacing projects is required. Experience in a Professional Services or Consulting Practice is preferred but not required.

Previous clientfacing budget management experience is required.

Knowledge of financial services industry is required.

Proficiency in industrystandard process methodologies (e.g. Agile) is required.