Senior Project Lead

Berlin Bytes; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension scheme

New MacBook Pro and Double 4k Screen Setup

Team lunches and breakfasts

Occasional Workations

Job summary

A creative software development agency based in Berlin seeks a Senior Project Lead. The successful candidate will lead complex software development projects from inception to completion while owning strategic client relationships. Responsibilities include cross-functional team collaboration, P&L management, and stakeholder communication. The role requires over 5 years of experience and a completed relevant degree. The company offers flexible office arrangements, a dynamic work environment, and competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering and/or leading complex digital projects.
• Proven P&L ownership including budgeting and revenue recognition.
• Solid understanding of modern software delivery and common web platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project ownership from discovery to delivery.
• Drive execution alongside a cross-functional team.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and handle escalations.

Skills

5+ years of experience in leading digital projects

Proficient in project scoping and pricing

Bilingual communication (German/English)

Strong analytical and commercial skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Completed university degree in business informatics, administration, or equivalent

Tools

Agile/hybrid methodologies

PMP/PMI/PRINCE2 certifications

Job description

Co-Creating Digital Platforms with Ambitious Teams → that Users Love, Ops desperately Need & Stakeholders Trust | Founder @ Berlin Bytes

We are Berlin Bytes. As a creative software development and consulting agency, we help businesses navigate the complexities of the digital landscape and unlock lasting value. Together with our clients we design, build, and scale innovative digital solutions & enterprise applications that deliver tangible results.

We are looking for a Senior Project Lead who will lead complex full-cycle software development projects from inception to completion and own strategic client relationships. In our agency setup, this hybrid role combines account ownership, both commercial and strategic, with hands-on delivery leadership.

Key responsibilities

• End-to-end project ownership: Take complete ownership over complex full-cycle software development projects from discovery to final delivery.
• Cross-functional work: Drive execution in close collaboration with a cross-functional team of frontend and backend engineers and designers.
• Account and commercial: Own project P&L; handle forecasting, pricing, revenue recognition, and invoicing with Finance/Legal; spot and drive upsell/expansion by shaping tailored solutions, building proposals, and drafting SOW for your existing accounts.
• Stakeholder Management: Advise senior executives, track value/outcomes, and manage critical escalations.
• Delivery and governance: Manage scope, roadmap, quality, and risk; plan staffing and coordinate internal/partner teams.
• Hands-on leadership: Ensure high-quality discovery, roadmaps, backlogs, and acceptance criteria; focus on documentation and enable team success through clear guidance and resources.
• People and capability: Ensure scalable growth within the team by coaching PMs and creating path to shift project delivery ownership.

What you bring

Must-haves

• 5+ years of experience delivering and/or leading complex digital projects, with at least 2 years involving account and commercial ownership in an agency, professional services, or consulting environment.
• Completed university degree in business informatics, business administration, or equivalent experience.
• Proven P&L ownership: budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, invoicing, and change control.
• Proficient in project scoping, estimation, and pricing strategies, including drafting and negotiating SOWs for time-and-materials, fixed price, and retainer models.
• Confident stakeholder and escalation management up to C-level with clear, bilingual communication (German/English).
• Solid understanding of modern software delivery (agile/hybrid, SDLC, cloud/SaaS, APIs/integrations) and common web platforms (ecommerce/CMS).
• Strong analytical and commercial skills: margin focus, scenario planning, and risk/revenue management (incl. T&M revenue risks).
• Experience with resource planning/staffing and cross-team coordination.

Nice-to-haves

• Certifications: PMP/PMI/PRINCE2; PSM/PSPO/SAFe; ITIL.
• Ability to consult and train clients in the use of advanced applications and complex systems, ensuring optimal implementation and value realisation.
• Experience with MarTech/CRO/Analytics and AI-powered solutions; knowledge of data protection/GDPR.
• Practice coordinating vendors/partners on the client side.

What we offer

• Office located directly at Backfabrik.
• Home Office: We are a team and value the personal face-to-face interaction. Therefore we prefer our team to come into our office around 2-3 days per week. You will have a full-time desk available for you in case you want to come in every day. Occasional Workations are of course fine!
• Company Pension scheme.

The usual perks

• New MacBook Pro, Double 4k Screen Setup.
• Company Day and Party once a quarter.
• Coffee/Tea option optimised for quantity and quality.
• Snacks and fruits.
• Team lunch and breakfast once a week.
• Dog friendly office.

Job Practical Details

• Location: Berlin
• Commitment: Full-Time
• Level: Senior
• Salary: up to €90k (base + bonus component)
• Holidays: 27 days per year

General interview process consists of: One Introduction call, a Tech Case Study and an interview with Managing Directors.

We're excited to meet you!

Please note, while we do appreciate the time and effort you have invested into applying for our position, we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates due to the sheer volume of applications. If you do not hear from us within 21 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for your understanding.