Public Sector Project Manager [AdvisoryX]

dxctechnology; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Disability coverage

Meal vouchers

Pension plan

Smart working

Employee discounts

Job summary

DXC Technology Italy is recruiting a Senior Public Sector Project Manager to join the DXC AdvisoryX Offering in Rome, with hybrid work options. The role focuses on leading public sector IT roadmaps, planning execution, managing budgets, and guiding client strategies to meet objectives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in management consulting for the public sector, strong PM method knowledge, and experience with Jira/Confluence and MS Project/Primavera. Italian and English fluency are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Management Consulting within the Public Sector.
• Strong project/programme management methodology skills (Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid).
• Experience with PM tools like Jira/Confluence for Agile delivery and MS Project or Primavera P6 for Waterfall planning.
• PM certifications such as PMP, PMI, PRINCE2 Practitioner, UNI 11648, CSM or PSM I are a plus.
• Basic experience using AI-enabled tools to support PM activities with human oversight.
• Proven ability to manage budget, timelines and project risk.

Responsibilities

• Own creation of roadmaps for development and evolution of public sector IT landscapes.
• Plan and manage operational execution with timelines, milestones, and resources.
• Monitor progress and escalate deviations to PMO.
• Align client strategy and processes to support growth and objectives.
• Lead workshops on public sector matters with clients and third parties.
• Drive technology-enabled business solutions and new ways of doing business.
• Act as primary client contact on progress, issues and change requests.
• Coach and support engagement teams and contribute to hiring through interviews.
• Lead SAL meetings and validate contractual deliverables and milestones.

Skills

Agile

Waterfall

Hybrid

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

PMP/PMI

CSM

PSM I

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Description:

DXC Technology Italy is looking for a Senior Public Sector Project Manager to join the DXC AdvisoryX Offering.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation of roadmaps for the development and evolution of Public Sector IT landscapes, describing as-is and to-be customer environments.
• Plan and manage the operational execution of the project, defining timelines, milestones and resource allocation.
• Monitor project progress against plan (actual vs planned effort, milestones, contractual deadlines), promptly escalating deviations to management/PMO.
• Align client strategy, organization, operations and processes to support their growth ambitions and organizational objectives.
• Own Public Sector domain solutions, explaining how and where technology can address key business processes in the domain.
• Lead and facilitate workshops on Public Sector matters with clients and third parties.
• Analyze and validate technical and functional documents.
• Drive client innovation, formulating "technology-enabled" business solutions and new ways of doing business to create breakthrough positions in the Public Sector marketplace.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client on progress status, critical issues and change requests, including periodic reporting to internal management.
• Manage engagement teams on both client and back-office sides, functionally coordinating resources to ensure deliverables are met.
• Lead SAL (project status) meetings with the client, owning progress reporting and validating contractual deliverables and milestones.
• Identify and manage project risks and assumptions, shaping programme governance.
• Drive pre-sales opportunities, building business cases including ROI, and develop proposed solutions addressing client business issues using standardized and customized company services.
• Coach and support individual clients.
• Contribute to the hiring process through interviews for resources joining the project team.

We Require

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Engineering, Statistics or Mathematics.
• 5+ years of experience in Management Consulting, within the Public Sector domain.
• Strong project/programme management methodology skills (Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid), with hands-on experience using leading PM tools such as Jira/Confluence for Agile delivery and Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 for Waterfall planning and control.
• Relevant Project Management and Agile certifications are considered a plus, such as PMP®/PMI, PRINCE2 Practitioner, UNI 11648 Project Manager and Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM I), commonly valued in Italian Public Sector programmes and tender contexts.
• Basic experience using AI-enabled tools to support and strengthen Project Management activities, including meeting summarization, action-item tracking, project reporting, risk analysis, stakeholder communication, backlog/user story refinement and data-driven decision support, while ensuring human oversight, confidentiality and compliance with client policies.
• Proven ability to manage budget, timelines and project risk.
• Cross-functional coordination skills, able to lead engagement teams without formal hierarchical authority.
• Excellent relational and negotiation skills with clients on operational matters.
• Strong analytical skills and effective problem-solving ability.
• Proactivity, results orientation and attention to detail and quality.
• Italian mother tongue and fluent English, both oral and written.

Work Location: Rome with smart working possibility.

Why Join Us

OfferPackage

The position offers a gross annualbasesalary starting from€40,000.

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• HealthInsurance

• Permanent disability by accidentcoverage

• Life andpermanent disability by accident coverage

• Meal vouchers

• Supplemental Pension Plan

• Smart Working Agreement

• EmployeeDiscountsProgram

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