Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. aixigo is a software company specializing in digital investment advisory and wealth management solutions. The company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex implementation projects end to end, manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, stakeholders, and project teams, and improve project management practices.
Responsibilities
- Your role is to lead complex implementation projects. You are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of large and/or complex projects
- Your tasks include clarifying the scope and defining objectives and milestones
- You are also responsible for obtaining effort estimates and creating project schedules and resource plans
- You will be responsible for project control and cost calculation, as well as monitoring budgets and risks. In addition, you will proactively manage dependencies and change requests
- You will conduct project meetings and steering committees and prepare project documentation and reports
- You will coordinate the project team, ensure adherence to delivery standards and methodologies, and take responsibility for conflict management
- You will act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders and sponsors, both internally and on the client side. You will manage escalations and facilitate decision-making
- In addition, you will support the continuous improvement of aixigo’s project management practices
Skills
- You have successfully completed your studies in economics, STEM fields, or a related discipline
- You have 7+ years of professional experience in IT project management of complex projects and a proven track record of delivering projects in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- You have a keen interest in, or experience with, the financial sector
- You possess strong risk management and problem-solving abilities
- You demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, and have experience working with senior leadership and executive sponsors
- Furthermore, you have strong skills in process design, documentation, and project management
- You are a confident communicator in German and English (French is a plus), work independently, are a true team player, and have a keen awareness of the needs of your stakeholders
- French is a plus
Benefits
- Great creative freedom and a variety of opportunities for further development in a very trusting and appreciative environment
- The choice between different work models (office or hybrid) with flexible working hours, a working time account, overtime regulations and modern and ergonomically equipped workstations
- State-of-the-art collaboration tools for efficient hybrid working (e. g.,Stackoverflow for Teams)
- A family-friendly and relaxed atmosphere where ideas are created together with the best colleagues on earth!
- Unlimited employment contracts
- Company pension plan
- Bonus payments
- A future leadership program
- Development budgets
- LinkedIn Learning
- Sports events
- Childcare support
- Cafeteria
- Health campaigns
- Bring your dogs to work
- Sufficient and free parking spaces
- Bicycle leasing
- IT hardware leasing
- Tire changing service
- Company and sports events
- Team excursions and teamchallenges
- Parcel service
- Drinks
- Fresh fruit and vegetables
- Cookies
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