Pmo Senior

Capitole; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Annual bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

UL Solutions is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead a global customer-facing digital platform across Retail & Consumer Products. The role is hybrid (3 days in office, 2 from home) and based in Barcelona, Spain or Warsaw, Poland.

You will manage budgets, schedules and scope while aligning with strategic business requirements, and interact with C-Suite executives and leaders worldwide. You will drive SDLC processes, plan programs, and oversee risk management, governance, and vendor

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrated leadership ability, technical and business acumen.
• Strong communication skills with executives and teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale, multi-site projects.
• Experience in cross-geographical project coordination.
• Experience with RFI/RFP processes.
• PMP/Agile certifications preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer interface and project/program delivery.
• Lead project planning, scope, quality, and budgets.
• Coordinate interdependent projects and governance.
• Interface with executives and stakeholders; prepare status updates.
• Oversee risk, issues, and change management.
• Ensure global consistency across Lifecycle Safety programs.

Skills

Leadership

SDLC

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in CS/IT/PM

Job description

IT Project Manager

UL Solutions is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead the delivery and ongoing development of a global customer-facing digital platform for our Retail & Consumer Products business.
The role follows a hybrid working model (3 days in the office, 2 from home) and is based in Warsaw, Poland or Barcelona, Spain.
+ Be involve in developing, modifying, and executing Software/Technology/IT Programs that have global company-wide reach
+ Be responsible for delivering all projects within budget and schedule while meeting the strategic and business requirements
+ Track key project milestones and recommending adjustments to leadership, managers and/or Project Managers
+ Understand Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with basic technical understanding on Software Development
+ Plan the overall program, monitor the progress and follow the internal Software/Technology/IT Project Lifecycle process and gate reviews for requirements, development, Testing, and QA reviews before going live with solutions
+ Provide overall leadership and support to one or more project teams
+ Act as front-line contact on program related activities, issues, and risks
+ Manage risks and issues and take corrective measurements
+ Regularly interact with senior management and leadership on Software/Technology/IT Programs with significant scope and budget
+ Interface with C-Suite Executives and Business Unit Leaders, Finance and develops ROI, IRR and other financial measures, and with Purchasing, develop purchase orders, and manage suppliers and vendor relationships.
+ Define the program governance (controls). Coordinate the projects and their interdependencies.
+ Manage and utilize resources across projects.
+ Bachelors\' degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
+ Examples include MBA, MA in Project.
+ Management, or master\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience; over ten years of project management experience running large-scale, distributed/complex projects with multiple parallel threads of work.
+ Experience developing, evaluating and submitting business cases for major capital investments.
+ Experience with cross geographical project coordination and management.
+ Experience with developing RFI/RFP and scoring mechanisms would be preferred.
+ Experience in Organizational Change Management PMP and/or Agile certifications preferred but not required with related hands-on delivery experience; ITIL Foundations preferred but not required.
SKILLS
+ Must have demonstrated leadership ability, technical and business acumen, and industry knowledge.
+ Ability to innovate under new and/or changing conditions.
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels, with Executive Level reporting and escalation experience.
+ Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams from various internal and external organizations across multiple sites.
+ Strong analytical, problem solving and financial skills. Communication across programs, projects and areas (business functions and IT functions).
+ Background in the development of strategic and tactical planning of technology and people resources necessary for successful completion of several large-scale projects.
+ Ability to achieve broadly communicated objectives with a minimal amount of supervision.
+ Ability to promote innovative ideas and accept the risks that are required to lead change.
+ Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations.
What we offer
Total Rewards: We understand that compensation is an important consideration as you plan your next career move. The salary range for this position in Poland is PLN 140,000 to 170,000, and is determined based on multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, and qualifications. While this represents the typical range for the role, we may offer a higher salary for candidates with exceptional experience or expertise. We encourage you to discuss your expectations further with the recruiter and learn more. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus with a target payout of 10% of base salary. You\'ll also benefit from annual paid leave, access to ULS University to support continuous learning and career growth, two volunteering days per year for community engagement, and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
Disclaimer: This role is gender-neutral and open to all qualified applicants, regardless of gender identity or expression.
What you\'ll experience working for ULS
UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we\'re still leading the way. From day one, we\'ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.
That\'s where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.
This is more than a job. It\'s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you\'ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.
Everyone here is unique. But we\'re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.
Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.
Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com
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Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

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**Job Overview**
Accountable for management and service delivery excellence of a range of regional and global projects as assigned, covering single or multiple Lifecycle Safety functions (clinical trial / PV emphasis). Provide leadership and accountability for customer-facing activities and oversight of operational service delivery, working cross-functionally and across the opportunity lifecycle, integrating delivery into one seamless and transparent program for customers, aligned by accounts. May Collaborate with global management team and integrated partners to develop and implement strategic initiatives/solutions to expand business, partnership, strengthen overall relationship and ensure global consistency.
**Essential Functions**
- Manage customer interface and communication for assigned projects/programs. Represent Lifecycle Safety on projects/programs; serve as primary point of contact within Lifecycle Safety for all internal and external customers; liaise between internal/external customers and Lifecycle Safety Operational teams.
- Manage customer deliverables for assigned projects/programs. Tactical, day-to-day customer-facing leadership at project/program level. Responsibilities include project planning (timelines, deliverables), scope management, quality management and project financial management.
- May act as an account owner over a program or customer portfolio and therefore report program/portfolio level metrics and provide oversight of projects they do not directly lead.
- Performs role of solution architect responsible for crafting and defending proposed solutions to new standalone Safety business opportunities. Formulates operational budgetary assumptions and takes decisions to steer the creation of the budget, fulfil required customization of text and data. Acts autonomously as the Safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) and single point of contact for Governance, Executives and Integrated Partners in construction of proposed solution and defends the strategy and pricing from initiation through to delivery.
- Represents as Safety SME. Provide leadership and accountability for customer-facing collateral and operational support to deliver key customer messages, working cross-functionally and across the opportunity lifecycle, integrating lifecycle safety core message delivery into customer facing material, presentations and meetings. Collaborate with senior leadership to implement strategic initiatives and ensure global consistency.
- Provide leadership structure for customer service interface from scoping stage, through proposal generation, bid defense to transition of work and service delivery; and throughout the development and commercial life cycle of the product.
- Manage finances for assigned projects/programs. Update financial systems, revenue recognition, invoicing, project budget review, project financial analysis, pursuit of change orders, etc.
- Ensure financial project performance through oversight of key performance metrics (i.e. revenue, direct costs, time-sheet costs, contribution margin).
- Develop specialist expertise and may act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on departmental, regional or global initiatives.
- Work with sales and proposals to ensure rapid, seamless, tailored responses to opportunities. Drive business growth by improving customer loyalty through enhanced customer relations, service delivery excellence and excellent customer communication.
- Manage start-up of new projects using standard operating procedures and best practices, including identifying potential risks during project initiation and implementing mitigation measures to ensure seamless delivery at maintenance stage.
- Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Provide project status updates, defines processes, project/planning strategy.
- Provide leadership for Lifecycle Safety virtual project teams: keep local/global Lifecycle Safety team current on project developments; lead internal Lifecycle Safety team meetings to review project processes and status. Work closely with Lifecycle Safety Operational teams, to ensure projects/programs are delivered in accordance with customer expectations.
- Facilitate sales activities, and sales presentations (capabilities, bid defenses) and proposal development (strategy, costs and text), as needed.
- Incorporate strategic options when defining project/program scope and processes with customer.
- Develop customer relationships into partnerships; manage accounts targeting extended business relationship throughout lifecycle. Focus on customer loyalty and contract renewal. Facilitate discussions on new business opportunities with existing customers.
- Work in a customer centric fashion analyzing current and future customer needs and actively developing innovative, cross- functional strategic solutions within Lifecycle Safety service lines to meet customer needs.
- Actively contribute during client and internal audits and inspections for assigned project. Liaise with Quality Assurance staff and management in the compilation of corrective action plans.
- Collaborate with Lifecycle Safety Management to resolve problem areas and customer needs ensuring global consistency.