Senior IT Project Manager

Summary

Join Xebia, a global leader in digital solutions, and contribute to innovative projects for clients like UPS, McLaren, and Aviva. As a Project Manager, you will build and maintain client partnerships, ensuring on-time and within-budget project delivery. You will manage project risks, lead diverse teams, and foster effective communication. This role demands at least 10 years of project management experience, Agile certifications, and a strong understanding of SDLC. The ideal candidate will have experience with multinational teams and a proven ability to manage complex projects. Xebia offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• At least 10 years’ experience in the planning and management of projects or of a size of at least 5 million EUR, including risk and issue management, mitigation and issue resolution
• Certification in Agile e.g. Scrum Master and any project management methodology such as PM2, PMI or PRINCE2 at practitioner level
• At least 5 years’ experience in agile software development, managing cross-functional or matrix teams of at least 10 specialist profile
• Experience in leading multinational teams
• Customer and team focus
• Good understanding of SDLC and software engineering practices
• Flexibility in adapting working method to clients’ limitations
• Self-reliance, independence, ability to make decisions
• Strong sense of ownership
• Focus on making things happen
• Very good command of both spoken and written English
• Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients, with deep understanding of clients’ goals and expectations
• Accountable for planning and executing delivery on time, within budget and expected quality
• Tracking delivery progress, identifying and managing risks
• Wearing different hats (Agile/waterfall project manager, scrum master), depending on the needs
• Building and managing successful project teams, including provider-client blended teams
• Ensuring effectiveness and transparency of work
• Taking care of effective communication between team members and clients
• Maintaining high standards of ethics, integrity, and quality of management

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the design and implementation of computational biomedicine systems in either clinical decision support, clinical trials, or biomedical research is a plus