Senior Project Management Specialist

Thaleria SA; Strasbourg; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Thaleria SA in Strasbourg is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead IT initiatives within PMO standards. You will oversee complex projects, align goals, and ensure successful delivery across governance, risk, and stakeholder communications.

The candidate brings 9+ years in IT with strong Prince2/PMP, MS Project, Excel and Visio skills, and a proven track record in Agile environments. This full-time role focuses on delivering value through structured project management and continuous

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of higher education after secondary school (master or equivalent).
• Minimum 9 years of IT professional experience.
• Minimum 6 years with a project management methodology (e.g. Prince2).
• Experience as a Project Manager or PMO in a structured project environment.
• Prince2 Practitioner certification (or PMP or equivalent).
• Service management/delivery experience and understanding.
• Experience of IT Governance practices.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications including MS Project, MS Excel and MS Visio.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of IT projects to meet identified business needs within cost, time, and quality parameters.
• Manage and deliver highly complex IT projects per PMO standards.
• Understand project goals and ensure setup to achieve them.
• Define and manage scope, schedule, budget, and plan for the project lifecycle.
• Define communication plans and maintain excellent stakeholder communications.
• Identify and manage issues and risks and escalate as necessary.
• Report project status to PM Staff Manager, Portfolio Management team, executives and others.
• Ensure PM process effectiveness and provide advisory services to teams.
• Coach project teams in applying project management standards and methods.
• Drive Agile practices.

Skills

Project management

PMO

Agile practices

Communication

Risk management

Stakeholder management

IT governance

MS Project

MS Excel

MS Visio

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Prince2 Practitioner certification

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

MS Visio

Prince2 Practitioner

Job description

Tasks:

• Manage the implementation of IT projects to meet identified business needs, acquiring and using the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality;
• Manage and deliver highly complex IT projects in accordance with Project Management Office (PMO) standards;
• Understand project goals and objectives, and ensure that projects are setup to achieve these goals;
• Define and manage the scope, schedule, budget and plan for projects throughout the lifecycle;
• Define communication plans and maintain excellent overall communications throughout the project;
• Proactively identify and manage all significant issues and risks and escalat as necessary;
• Report and communicate project status to the PM Staff Manager, Portfolio Management team, executives and other project stakeholders;
• Assure that the project management process effectiveness is consistently managed. This involves providing an advisory service to project teams throughout the delivery lifecycle to drive best practice and professionalism in approach;
• Support/coach project teams, business analysts, developers, and other project team members in implementing and improving applicable project management standards & methods within the context of their environment, objectives and priorities.
• Drive Agile practices.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant education (master or equivalent) after the secondary school.
• Minimum 9 years of IT professional experience, of which
• Minimum 6 years of experience with a project management methodology (e.g. Prince2).
• Experience as a Project Manager or Project Management Officer (PMO) within a structured project environment;
• Prince2 Practitioner certification (or PMP or equivalent);
• Service management/delivery experience and understanding;
• Experience of industry-standard IT Governance practices;
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications including MS Project, MS Excel and MS Visio;
• IT Performance management / Metrics expertise