German-Speaking Senior PM - Enterprise Software Delivery

Wiseman Family Office; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiseman Family Office is seeking a German-speaking Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end software implementations for financial institutions and wealth management clients. You will own all phases from initiation to go-live, coordinating governance, budgets, risks and stakeholder relationships across Product, Engineering, QA and Implementation teams.

You will manage client-facing projects, leveraging Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methods, and work with global teams to ensure successful delivery

Qualifications

• 8+ years of genuine Project Management experience, ideally 10+ years, with ownership of complex software implementations.
• Fluent German and English, capable of leading client meetings and steering committees in both languages.
• Proven experience as the primary client-facing PM for enterprise software, SaaS or on-premise implementations.
• Strong understanding of the full SDLC from requirements to go-live.
• Structured governance, RAID, scope control and change management experience.
• Experience managing senior client stakeholders and executive relationships.
• Ability to work with Product, Engineering and QA teams to ensure delivery.
• Experience delivering projects using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.
• Financial services, banking, wealth management or WealthTech experience is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of client-facing software implementation projects from initiation to go-live and handover.
• Lead project planning, governance, resource coordination, budgeting and SDLC delivery.
• Manage senior stakeholders, executive relationships and steering committee meetings.
• Oversee scope, RAID logs, dependencies, change requests and contractual commitments.
• Coordinate requirements gathering, development, integration, testing, UAT and deployment activities.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, QA and Implementation teams to align delivery with milestones.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks and escalations to protect timelines and relationships.
• Provide structured project reporting and updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

SDLC

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

German language

English language

Job description

Wiseman Family Office is seeking a German-speaking Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end software implementations for financial institutions and wealth management clients. You will own all phases from initiation to go-live, coordinating governance, budgets, risks and stakeholder relationships across Product, Engineering, QA and Implementation teams.

You will manage client-facing projects, leveraging Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methods, and work with global teams to ensure successful delivery