Project Manager

HCL Technologies Limited; København; On-site; DKK 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking a Junior Project Manager in Copenhagen to support and manage technology projects from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, quality, and governance. You will coordinate technical and business teams, and liaise with stakeholders to maintain project controls.

The role requires 2–4 years of IT project delivery experience, strong communication, and familiarity with Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant project management or project coordination experience
• Good understanding of end-to-end project lifecycle
• Experience managing schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Understanding of Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders
• Good customer-facing communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to prepare clear project status reports and management updates
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and time-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities
• Working knowledge of MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Jira, Confluence or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and track project plans covering activities, milestones, dependencies, resources, and deliverables
• Coordinate cross-functional technical and business teams to achieve agreed project objectives
• Track project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, issues, actions, and dependencies
• Conduct regular project meetings and document decisions and actions
• Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports to internal and customer stakeholders
• Identify risks and issues early, define mitigation actions, and elevate as needed
• Monitor milestones and ensure timely delivery of outputs
• Maintain RAID logs, action trackers, milestone plans, and governance artefacts
• Coordinate with technical leads to confirm ownership of deliverables and dependencies
• Support financial tracking including project effort, budgets, and milestones
• Manage scope changes through change-control process
• Ensure activities comply with delivery frameworks and governance
• Maintain proactive communication about progress and decisions
• Support project closure, handover, and lessons learned

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Communication

Time management

Risk management

Team coordination

Financial awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management

PRINCE2 Foundation / CAPM / PMP / Agile-Scrum certification desirable

ITIL Foundation certification advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Jira

Confluence

Job description

We are a $13+ billion global technology company, home to more than 224,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud, and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products.

HCLTech is a globally recognized leader in the Tech and IT industry, but we’ve never forgotten the startup mindset that got us here. We’ve always approached our work with an idea-first attitude because every one of our accomplishments —no matter how big or small —can be traced back to an idea’s single spark.

It’s that spark —that inner drive —that sets our people apart from our competitors. It enables us not just to pull off game-changing feat after game-changing feat but to better our world in the process. We want you to find your spark. Because that’s what drives you to be better, be more and ultimately, be more fulfilled.

Title of Role – Junior Project manager

Location – Copenhagen, Denmark

Experience required- 2-4 years

Language - Fluent Danish

Employment Type - Full-time employment

Job type - onsite

Role Overview

The Project Manager will support and manage technology projects from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery in line with agreed scope, schedule, quality, cost, and governance requirements. The role coordinates technical teams, business stakeholders, customers, vendors, and other project participants while maintaining effective project controls and communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and track project plans covering activities, milestones, dependencies, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical and business teams to achieve agreed project objectives.
• Track project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, issues, actions, and dependencies.
• Conduct regular project meetings and ensure decisions and actions are documented and followed through.
• Prepare and distribute clear weekly project status reports to internal and customer stakeholders.
• Identify risks and issues early, define mitigation actions, and elevate appropriately.
• Monitor project milestones and ensure deliverables are completed within committed timelines.
• Maintain RAID logs, action trackers, milestone plans, and project governance artefacts.
• Coordinate with technical leads and subject-matter experts to confirm ownership of deliverables and dependencies.
• Support financial tracking, including project effort, resource usage, budgets, and milestone completion.
• Manage scope changes through the agreed change-control process.
• Ensure project activities and deliverables comply with applicable delivery frameworks and governance requirements.
• Maintain proactive communication regarding progress, issues, dependencies, and required decisions.
• Support project closure, handover, lessons learned, documentation, and closure of outstanding actions.

Required Experience and Skills

• 2 to 4 years of relevant project management or project coordination experience, preferably in IT services or technology delivery.
• Good understanding of the end-to-end project lifecycle.
• Experience managing schedules, milestones, actions, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Understanding of Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical and business stakeholders.
• Good customer-facing communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to prepare clear project status reports and management updates.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities.
• Working knowledge of tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent.

Preferred Technology Exposure

Exposure to one or more of the following areas is desirable:

• End User Computing and Digital Workplace
• Windows endpoint deployment and migration
• Microsoft 365 and Azure / Cloud
• Data Centre and infrastructure services
• Network transformation
• ServiceNow and IT service management
• Transition and transformation programmes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or an equivalent discipline.
• Project management training or certification such as PRINCE2 Foundation, CAPM, PMP training, Agile/Scrum certification, or equivalent is desirable.
• ITIL Foundation certification is advantageous for IT infrastructure and service projects.

Key Competencies

Competency

Expected Capability

Project Planning

Create and maintain project plans and milestones.

Governance

Maintain RAID logs, actions, reporting, and project documentation.

Risk Management

Identify, track, mitigate, and escalat??

Stakeholder Management

Coordinate business, technical, vendor, and customer stakeholders.

Communication

Produce concise written and verbal updates.

Delivery Management

Drive activities towards agreed milestones and outcomes.

Financial Awareness

Apply basic understanding of budgets, effort, and milestone tracking.

Technical Awareness

Understand dependencies across technology workstreams.

Customer Management

Communicate proactively and professionally.

Team Coordination

Coordinate cross-functional, onshore, and offshore teams.

Success Measures / KPIs

• Milestones delivered according to the agreed project plan.
• Timely identification and management of risks and issues.
• Accurate and timely project status reporting.
• Compliance with project governance processes.
• Timely closure of actions and dependencies.
• Quality and completeness of project documentation.
• Positive stakeholder and customer feedback.
• Achievement of agreed project deliverables