IT Project Manager – System Integration – Germany/ Remote
£50k – £55k per annum – home-working with European travel.
Our client are looking for an experienced, bilingual (English & German speaking) Project Manager to join a dynamic and fast-growing organisation on an ambitious journey to build a global platform. Operating across multiple projects, you will play a pivotal role in delivering post-merger integrations, ensuring newly acquired businesses are successfully onboarded and aligned.
This is a home-based role, however the ideal candidate will be based in and happy to travel to sites across Germany. The ideal candidate will be fluent in both English and German languages.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage delivery of post-acquisition communication plans, ensuring critical first 30-day milestones are achieved.
* Communicate and implement group policies across newly acquired businesses, ensuring compliance and understanding.
* Document existing processes and system usage to support integration activities.
* Oversee third-party vendors to ensure delivery aligns with scope, budget, and timelines.
* Develop and execute deployment plans for system integrations, including communications, downtime, and go-live coordination.
* Maintain and review project plans, ensuring accurate tracking of activities within project management systems.
* Identify, escalate, and manage risks and issues, including mitigation actions.
* Coordinate training sessions, including scheduling and attendance, to support successful project delivery.
* Handle and process system and people data to enable seamless integrations.
* Support the development of communications, training materials, and documentation.
* Manage issue logs post-deployment to ensure timely resolution and successful go-lives.
* Lead the delivery of functional integration projects across Finance, IT, HR, and Operations.
* Produce project and programme-level reporting.
* Provide general administrative support to the integration function as required.
Key Skills required:
* Experience in project delivery roles, delivering post-merger integrations.
* Formal project management qualifications (e.g. APM or PRINCE2).
* Strong understanding of risk and issue management.
* Proven ability to create, manage, and update project plans across multiple workstreams.
* Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
* Excellent organisational and time management skills.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Confident stakeholder manager, with experience engaging at all levels and with third-party vendors.
* Proactive, can-do attitude with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Salary:
The salary on offer is up to £55k/ annum, plus benefits including remote working opportunities.