Senior Project Manager (m/f/x)

ZipRecruiter; München; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join ZEISS as a Senior Project Manager SAT-X, where you will co-drive strategic transformation initiatives within the Services Accounting & Tax department. This pivotal role involves managing extensive projects, ensuring timely delivery, and aligning with governance frameworks. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in financial transformations and project management certifications, with expertise in SAP ERP systems, preferably S/4HANA.

Qualifikationen

• Sustainable experience in financial transformations and process governance.
• Established history of leading extensive projects within global environments.
• Fluency in English; German is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Co-Lead and manage end-to-end strategic transformation projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and quality standards.
• Drive alignment with ZEISS-wide governance frameworks.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem-solving

Ausbildung

Project management certification (e.g., PMP, Prince2)

Tools

SAP ERP systems

S/4HANA

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

We are a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, age, social background, philosophy of life, disability, or other factors.

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Welcome to ZEISS - a company that combines innovation and responsibility! Our corporate divisions are diverse and make a decisive contribution to the strategic and sustainable success of the ZEISS Group.

The Senior Project Manager SAT-X is a key role within the SAT-X pillar of the Services Accounting & Tax (SAT) department, responsible for co-driving strategic transformation initiatives, including the implementation of process governance, ERP roll-ins (e.g., S4/HANA), and future global and regional projects. The individual will ensure that projects are executed on time, within scope and budget, and in alignment with process governance principles. This position is pivotal in establishing SAT-X as a global process excellence hub.

• Co-Lead and manage end-to-end strategic transformation projects within the department (e.g., process governance integrations, mass roll-ins, regional process standardizations).
• Ensure that projects are delivered according to the established timeline, budget, and quality standards, while handling scope adjustments as required.
• Act as an interface across various departments and stakeholders, local affiliates, and IT partners.
• Drive alignment with ZEISS-wide governance frameworks and process excellence standards.
• Spot and manage project risks, ensuring that critical issues are escalated and resolved promptly.
• Establish and track KPIs, ensuring that project performance is informed by data and communicated to senior stakeholders.
• Assist in formulating best practices for global finance transformation.

• Sustainable experience in financial transformations, process governance, or shared services.
• Established history of leading extensive projects within global environments.
• A project management certification (e.g., PMP, Prince2) would be an asset.
• In-depth understanding of SAP ERP systems, preferably S/4HANA.
• Exceptional abilities in stakeholder engagement, communication, and resolving issues.
• Ability to speak English fluently; German is a desirable skill.

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