Technical Project Manager

IDEMIA Group; France; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

IDEMIA Group in Osny, France, is seeking a Technical Project Manager to deliver high-tech biometrics travel and transport solutions. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, and coordinate with international clients while advancing security and identity technologies.

You have a Master’s degree, 5–8 years of project management experience, and strong knowledge of Agile methods. Fluency in French and English is required to operate in an international environment, with

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Master’s or equivalent).
• International project management certification (PMP, PRINCE 2).
• 5–8 years’ experience including a first role in technical project management and a solid technical background.
• Knowledge of the project lifecycle and Agile methodologies, with good organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to establish trust with both clients and teams.
• French and English proficiency is required for international work.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to delivery of high-tech IT systems from bid phase through handover to maintenance teams.
• Lead project activities ensuring quality, budget, and schedule compliance with regular reporting.
• Act as key customer contact: drive communication and coordinate technical activities.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams of developers, architects, integrators, and cybersecurity experts.
• Participate in pre-sales activities and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Apply project management practices: workload planning, cost tracking (MS Project), risk management, subcontractor follow-up, and customer acceptance.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Engineering degree (Master’s or equivalent)

International project management certification (PMP, PRINCE 2)

Tools

MS Project

Job description

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Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

Purpose

Technical Project Manager – Travel & Transport Solutions

Osny (95) – R&D Center | Hybrid (2 days remote per week) | Travel in France and abroad

About Us

At our R&D Center in Osny, our teams design, develop, test, and deploy cutting-edge travel and transport solutions for both French and international customers.

We cover a broad technological spectrum (servers, web, mobile, cloud, …) and deliver projects ranging from proof of concept to nationwide deployments.

Your Mission

As a Technical Project Manager, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of innovative projects in the field of biometrics applied to travel and transport (identity verification, border control, passenger flow management, multi-biometric identification, …).

This role is ideal for someone with a first experience in technical project management, who has also worked in a technical role (development, integration, system engineering, or architecture) and is ready to take the next step in their career.

Key Missions

• Contribute to the delivery of high-tech IT systems from the bid phase through to handover to maintenance teams
• Support and lead project activities, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule compliance, with regular reporting
• Act as a key point of contact for the customer: drive communication, coordinate technical activities, and monitor project milestones
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams of developers, solution architects, integrators, and cybersecurity experts, while coordinating contributions from internal and external partners
• Participate actively in pre-sales activities and contribute to knowledge capitalization within the team
• Apply project management practices: workload/resource planning, cost tracking (MS Project), risk management, subcontractor follow-up, and customer acceptance

Profile & Other Information

Your Profile

• Engineering degree (Master’s or equivalent)
• International project management certification (PMP, PRINCE 2)
• 5–8 years’ experience including a first role in technical project management and a solid technical background (development, integration, system engineering, or architecture)
• Knowledge of the project lifecycle and Agile methodologies, with good organizational and leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to establish trust with both clients and teams
• Curious, rigorous, and motivated by challenges in a demanding and fast-evolving technological environment
• Enjoy working in both French and international contexts
• Professional proficiency in French and English is required to operate effectively in an international environment

Why Join Us?

• The chance to grow into a stronger project leadership role while building on your technical background.
• An innovative environment at the crossroads of travel, transport, and biometric security technologies.
• Projects with significant societal impact, deployed in France and worldwide.
• A dynamic R&D setting where you can collaborate with passionate experts.
• Hybrid work policy: 2 days remote per week.

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

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