Project Manager for PLM & IoT System Solutions (m/f/d)

CONTACT Software GmbH; Ingolstadt; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working from home

Fresh fruit and beverages

Training catalog

Office and team events

Job summary

CONTACT Software GmbH in Bremen, Germany seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead software projects with intercultural teams, collaborating with developers and solution architects on PLM and IoT solutions.

You will manage planning, risk, change requests, and stakeholder expectations; provide leadership to expert teams and routinely present status to steering committees and management. Fluency in English is required for all communications.

Qualifications

• Completed degree in IT/related field.
• Experience leading complex software projects.
• PM certification preferred (PMI, IPMA, PRINCE2, PMP, Scrum, AgilePM).
• Experience with traditional or agile PM approaches.
• Fundamental understanding of software development.

Responsibilities

• Implementation and continuous enhancement of modular software in customer projects.
• Plan, steer and control project activities using risk, change requests and stakeholders management.
• Lead and coordinate expert teams and maintain strong partnerships with customers.
• Prepare and present current project statuses to steering committees and management.

Skills

Project leadership

Intercultural teams

PM methodologies

Customer requirements management

English communication

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Are you experienced in leading software projects and enjoy working with intercultural project teams? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and continuously expand your expertise? Then join our team as a Project Manager! As a Project Manager, you will work collaboratively with a team of application developers and solution architects on our customer projects and take the lead in all phases of the projects from planning to the implementation of our innovative PLM and IoT system solutions.

Your Responsibilities

• Implementation of our open and modular software portfolio and continuous enhancement of existing system solutions in advanced customer projects.
• Planning, steering, and controlling of project activities using risk, change request and stakeholder management techniques.
• Professional leadership and coordination of expert teams, fostering a trusting and collaborative relationship with our business partners.
• Preparation and presentation of current project statuses and results to the steering committee and our management team.

Your Profile

• Completed degree in (Business) Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical or scientific field with a strong IT focus.
• Experience in leading complex software projects and intercultural project teams, along with proficiency in managing customer requirements.
• Comprehensive knowledge of traditional or agile project management, preferably with certification (e.g., PMI, GPM (IPMA), PRINCE2, PMP, Scrum, or AgilePM).
• Practical experience in using project management tools from previous projects and a fundamental understanding of software development.
• Consultancy expertise in one of the areas of Product Lifecycle Management, ideally with industry experience in the automotive or mechanical engineering sector.
• Strong assertiveness, adaptability, and mobility in project operations, as well as a proactive, systematic, and solution-oriented approach to work.
• Excellent communication skills with clients and project partners, with a confident command of the English language in written and spoken form.

What We Offer

• Exciting projects in an international IT environment based on the most powerful platform for PLM, collaboration and IoT
• Flat hierarchies, within a rapidly growing organization with an informal workplace culture that extends up to management level.
• Individualized and professional onboarding with a mentoring program and support from the other members of your team
• A wide range of training courses from our training catalog for your professional and personal development
• Corporate gym discounts, participation in a variety of different sports groups as well as regular team and company events
• Choice of working from home, at one of our branch offices or in a hybrid working model
• An open corporate culture and a culture of appreciation in which your own ideas are not only allowed but welcomed
• Flexible working hours with time tracking and 30 days of vacation (for a 5-day week)
• Fresh fruit and a variety of hot and cold beverages at our branch offices

Sound interesting?

Then we should get to know each other. Join us and become an important part of our international success story. We look forward to receiving your application CONTACT Software GmbH Ms. Dana Theil Wiener Str. 1-3 28359 Bremen, Germany