NAXCON GmbH, headquartered in Weil am Rhein with additional offices, including Stuttgart, is one of Germany's leading engineering and IT service providers.
Our experts possess extensive expertise in software and hardware development, modern electronics, and cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In addition to delivering high-quality engineering solutions for our customers, we are passionate about driving our own innovation projects as well as research and development activities. Renowned companies from a wide range of industries place their trust in our expertise, reflecting the outstanding knowledge, professionalism, and commitment of our engineers.
Position: Senior Project Manager – PMO
Location: Berlin, Bonn, München, Nürnberg (You can choose one of these locations)
Field: Defence
Type: Full-time/40% Remote
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager / PMO professional to lead complex IT projects and highly complex sub-projects within a large-scale IT infrastructure environment.
The role covers the end-to-end management of complex projects, from solution development through implementation and commissioning. It combines senior project leadership, PMO activities, project controlling, risk and dependency management, stakeholder management, reporting, and coordination of project teams.
The position requires strong experience in both traditional and agile project management methodologies, as well as excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently lead complex IT projects and highly complex sub-projects.
- Take overall responsibility for the planning, coordination, and execution of projects from solution development through implementation and commissioning.
- Manage project schedules, milestones, dependencies, requirements, deliverables, budgets, and project activities.
- Perform comprehensive project planning and controlling.
- Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to agreed objectives, milestones, requirements, delivery units, contributions, and budget.
- Identify, assess, and manage:
- Project risks
- Dependencies
- Changes
- Configurations
- Escalations
- Perform comprehensive PMO activities, including risk management, database maintenance, project coordination, and reporting.
- Plan, organize, moderate, and document project meetings and workshops.
- Maintain project information and documentation in:
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Atlassian Jira
- Manage stakeholders across different organizational levels.
- Coordinate conflicting objectives and interests and support effective decision-making.
- Lead communication with project stakeholders, management, customers, suppliers, and project teams.
- Participate in committees and governance meetings.
- Prepare regular project reports, presentations, and management information.
- Create and maintain project guidelines, specifications, and other required documentation.
- Support quality assurance activities and ensure structured project documentation.
- Coordinate administrative project activities, including meeting coordination, employee onboarding and offboarding, list maintenance, and data reconciliation.
- Support special project topics and additional strategic or operational activities as required.
- Ensure transparent, consistent, and traceable project information throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications
- Successfully completed degree in:
- Computer Science / Business Informatics
- A comparable IT-related discipline
- Engineering
- Business Administration / Economics
- Alternatively, a recognized vocational qualification in an IT or commercial field.
- German: C1, according to CEFR.
- Recognized project management certification, such as:
- IPMA Level B
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- PMI PMP
- Formal training or certification in agile methodologies.
- Strong knowledge of general project management methodologies and agile approaches.
- Practical experience with:
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Project
- Atlassian Jira
Professional Experience
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- At least 6 years of professional experience leading highly complex IT projects.
- At least 2 years of experience working in agile projects.
- Proven experience applying established project management methodologies.
- Experience managing projects from solution development through implementation and commissioning.
- Strong experience in project controlling, including:
- Schedules
- Milestones
- Requirements
- Deliverables
- Budget
- Dependencies
- Risks
- Experience in senior stakeholder management and conflict-of-interest management.
- Experience with PMO activities and project governance.
- Experience preparing project reports and management documentation.
- Experience working with project management and collaboration tools such as MS Project, SharePoint, and Jira.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Proven leadership capabilities.
- Professional and confident communication style.
- High sense of responsibility and ownership.
- Strong solution-oriented mindset.
- High level of initiative and independence.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent coordination and organizational skills.
- Reliable and structured approach to work.
- Ability to plan and track both personal and team activities systematically.
- Ability to manage complex situations and communicate them clearly to different target groups.
- Strong ability to work with stakeholders and resolve conflicting interests.
- Ability to present project information consistently, clearly, and without contradictions.
Additional Requirements
- Travel:
up to approximately 25% of working time.
- Mobile working: approximately 40% on average.
- Willingness to undergo the applicable security screening, if required.
- Profiles should include nationality information for security-related eligibility checks.
- Applicable country restrictions and security requirements must be observed.
Project references, where required, should document the industry, project title, project description, duration, and detailed responsibilities performed.
What we offer:
- International Working Environment: Join a diverse and multicultural team where people from different backgrounds and cultures collaborate to achieve outstanding results.
- German Language Development: Whether you are a beginner or an advanced speaker, we provide a supportive environment to help you improve your German language skills.
- Dedicated Point of Contact: You will have a personal contact within the company who will support and guide you throughout your employment.
- Professional Growth: Our engineers have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across different industries, continuously expanding their expertise and developing new skills.
- Regular Team Events: We organize regular company events to strengthen team spirit, encourage collaboration, and create a positive working atmosphere.
- Competitive Compensation: We value our employees and offer an attractive compensation package that reflects your qualifications, experience, and performance.
