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Senior IT Project Manager

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  • Level
    Senior
  • Job Field
    Project
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Location
    Berlin
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you lead complex IT projects, manage risks and conflicts, utilize agile methods and modern technologies, and are responsible for communication with stakeholders at the top management level.

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    Your role in the team

    • You independently lead complex IT and transformation projects or programs across all phases (initiation, planning, execution, controlling).
    • You ensure that project objectives regarding time, budget, quality, and scope are achieved, and actively and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and goal conflicts.
    • Furthermore, you lead large cross-functional project organizations with internal and external stakeholders and manage service providers as well as multi-vendor structures.
    • You moderate complex decision-making and escalation situations and manage intricate stakeholder landscapes up to top management level.
    • Furthermore, you create meaningful reports as well as project-related KPIs, business cases, and budget forecasts to serve as a solid basis for decision-making.
    • You further develop governance and control structures, deliberately applying hybrid and agile project methodologies such as Scrum and SAFe.
    • You further develop project management standards, methods, and tools; including modern technologies such as AI, and support colleagues as needed, e.g., through training.

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    Our expectations of you

    Education

    • You have successfully completed a degree in (Business) Informatics, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification.

    Qualifications

    • You excel in strong communication, moderation, and presentation skills, and additionally bring assertiveness and professional conflict management.
    • You manage risks, goal conflicts, and escalations confidently and make clear, resilient decisions even in challenging situations.
    • You work in a structured, pragmatic manner with a high degree of personal responsibility, combining a strategic perspective with consistent implementation strength.
    • You communicate confidently in German (at least C1) and well in English.

    Experience

    • Furthermore, you have at least eight years of experience in independently leading complex IT and transformation projects, successfully managing large, interdisciplinary teams, including lateral leadership.
    • You have extensive experience and ideally certifications in traditional, hybrid, and agile project methodologies, are very familiar with project management and collaboration tools, and possess a deep understanding of software development processes and governance structures.

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    What we offer

    • Shape the future of education in a meaningful environment.
    • Experience optimal work-life balance with 30 days of vacation and flexible working hours.
    • Work flexibly remotely up to 3 days a week and enjoy up to 20 days of workation in Europe (EWR) per year.
    • Work agile in dynamic and cross-functional teams.
    • Enhance your health and well-being with the offerings from evermood and Wellhub.
    • Benefit from attractive advantages such as childcare and after-school care subsidies, discounts on books, company pension schemes, and asset-building benefits.
    • Opt for sustainable mobility with company bike leasing and a reduced Deutschlandticket – good for you and our environment.
    • Enjoy locally-sourced organic food in our in-house canteen during shared lunch breaks with your colleagues.
    • Unleash your potential through personal and professional development opportunities (training, industry conferences, e-learning & networking).
    • Experience strong team spirit at sports events, company outings, and staff festivals.

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    Job Locations

    • Location Berlin

      Germany

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    Cornelsen Verlag GmbH

    Cornelsen Verlag GmbH

    Der in Berlin ansΓ€ssige Cornelsen Verlag zΓ€hlt zu den fΓΌhrenden Anbietern auf dem deutschsprachigen Bildungsmarkt.

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  • Founding year
    1946
  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Media, Publishing
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    Senior IT Project Manager

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    Berlin
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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