Senior Project Manager, Professional Services (German Speaking)

Rubrik, Inc.; München; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubrik Professional Services is seeking a Senior Project Manager who speaks German to lead complex, enterprise customer implementations. You will be customer-facing, acting as a trusted advisor to ensure deployment success, business value realization, and operational efficiency.

You will own high-stakes client engagements end-to-end, driving delivery excellence with minimal oversight and coordinating with Engineering, Customer Support, Sales, and third-party partners.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of direct Project Management experience delivering enterprise customer projects.
• Experience with Financial Services, Government, Healthcare sectors is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex engagements in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken) is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, enterprise customer projects from kickoff to sign-off.
• Define scope, milestones, resources, and budgets; ensure on-time delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies; resolve issues proactively.
• Serve as the single point of contact for customer executives and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Delivery Leadership

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Asana

Google Workspace

Job description

Professional Services Senior Project Manager (German Speaking)

Location: Germany (Remote)

Department: Professional Services (PS)

Language Requirements: German Speaking.

About the Job

Rubrik Professional Services is looking for a high-energy, strategic, and results-driven Senior Project Manager to lead complex, enterprise customer implementations and help shape the future of our delivery practice. In this role, you will be customer-facing, acting as a trusted advisor to ensure deployment success, business value realisation, and operational efficiency. You will own high-stakes client engagements end-to-end, bringing deep project management expertise to solve problems on the ground and drive customer outcomes with minimal oversight.

About You

As a Senior Project Manager in our PS Organisation, you will drive impact primarily through hands-on delivery excellence, leadership, and practice enablement.

1. Client Delivery Excellence

• Drive Complex Engagements: Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, concurrent, enterprise-level customer projects from kickoff to sign-off within fast-paced environments.
• Scope & Milestone Management: Prepare enterprise customers for deployment, establish clear success criteria, track deliverables, set targets, manage resources, and ensure project execution adheres to deadlines and budgets.
• Risk & Issue Governance: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate project risks and technical dependencies, resolving issues autonomously before they escape.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Serve as the single point of contact and escalation owner for customer executives, cross-functional internal teams (Engineering, Customer Support, Sales), and third-party partners.
• Quality & Performance: Execute quality control throughout project lifecycles to ensure deliverables meet or exceed Rubrik's standards and customer business objectives.

2. PMO & Process Optimisation

• Partner with PS leadership to help build, refine, and maintain the PMO governance framework, including standard operating procedures, project methodologies, and key performance indicators.
• Continuous Improvement: Flag bottlenecks and recommend improvements that enhance operational efficiency, margins, and customer satisfaction.
• Assist in establishing best practices for your engagements, resource allocation, utilisation tracking, and project health reporting across the PS portfolio.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of direct Project Management experience delivering customer-facing, enterprise technical projects within a Professional Services or Consulting organisation.
• Previous experience with managing customers from Financial Services, Government, Healthcare industries
• Track record of managing multiple complex, high-visibility client engagements concurrently in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, exercising strong judgment and decision-making in ambiguous, high-pressure customer situations.
• Expert knowledge of modern project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Asana) as well as Google Workspace.
• Fluent written and spoken German and English skill is a must.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

Good to Have Qualifications:

• Recognised credentials like Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, knowledge of Agile/Scrum (CSM, PMI-ACP), or Lean frameworks.
• Technical Background: Prior hands-on experience or foundational knowledge in Data Management, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), Data Protection, Enterprise Storage, Cybersecurity, or SaaS delivery is a strong plus.
• Financial acumen regarding professional services metrics (e.g., revenue recognition, margin, utilisation, project profitability).
• Experience contributing to PMO governance practices.

About the Team

Rubrik Professional Services transforms possibilities into outcomes. Our portfolio of services uncovers and exploits the unique opportunities made possible by Rubrik technology. Drawing on our unparalleled product expertise and customer experiences, we collaborate with customers to identify and address complex technical challenges, improve operational efficiency, and maximize their investment in Rubrik. We are 100% focused on customer success, operational excellence, and empowering our team members to grow, lead, and innovate.

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