Senior PMO Manager (f/m/d) – Product & Tech

WebHosting; Karlsruhe; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IONOS in Karlsruhe is seeking a Hybrid Full-time Senior Operations professional to lead PMO activities, spanning from product management interfaces to software development, ensuring clear visibility and management of projects, requirements, priorities and resources.

Join a team focused on robust project management practices, agile collaboration, and driving AI automation across PMO workflows. The role reports to the CTO PMO and partners with multiple functions within IONOS.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium-sized programs and complex projects across the entire lifecycle, leading critical initiatives at the interface between Product Management and Software Development.
• Structure projects by status, effort, risks, dependencies, business value and resource needs; support sponsors with strategic plans.
• Define and establish project management methodology, prioritization logic (business value, effort, urgency, capacity) and refined change management process.
• Plan resources and capacity strategically; resolve resource conflicts across departments.
• Keep delivery status (time, budget, quality) transparent; escalate risks early and report to exec management and stakeholders.
• Align stakeholders across Software Development, IT, BI, Commercial Management, Sales, Finance, Networks and Customer Care.
• Drive AI automation of PMO workflows with Claude and n8n; mentor other Project Managers in planning and risk management.

Job description

Hybrid Full-time Senior Operations

Job Description

About IONOS

At IONOS, we don’t just manage servers – we shape the digital future for more than 6.2 million customers worldwide with our solutions. As Europe’s leading hosting provider and a pioneer in independent cloud solutions, we are building next-generation infrastructure – from sovereign cloud architectures and high-performance GPU clusters to integrated AI automation tools.

What drives us is digital sovereignty for Europe and real impact for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as large enterprises. We work in agile teams, rely on transparent structures, and believe that excellence and innovation only emerge through true team spirit.

Ready for your next step? Become part of IONOS and grow with us.

Do you love bringing structure to complex topics, making projects transparent, and driving real impact from day one? Join our team at our Karlsruhe office. In this role within the CPO PMO, you will work closely with the CTO PMO and cross-functional teams to establish robust project management practices across the company, making sure projects, requirements, priorities and resources are clearly visible and manageable.

Tasks

• Manage medium-sized programs and complex projects across the entire lifecycle, leading critical initiatives across various business areas, primarily at the interface between Product Management and Software Development.
• Structure projects by status, effort, risks, dependencies, business value and resource needs, and support sponsors and idea owners with strategic plans
• Help define and establish our project management methodology, prioritization logic (business value, effort, urgency, capacity) and refined change management process
• Plan resources and capacity strategically, and help resolve resource conflicts across departments
• Keep delivery status (time, budget, quality) fully transparent, escalte risks early, and report clearly to executive management and stakeholders
• Align stakeholders with differing goals across Software Development, IT, BI, Commercial Management, Sales, Finance, Networks and Customer Care
• Drive AI automation of PMO workflows with Claude and n8n, and mentor and coach other Project Managers in advanced planning and risk management

Application Note

We value diversity and welcome all applications – regardless of, for example, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity, physical characteristics, marital status or any other irrelevant factor subject to applicable law.