Senior Project Manager (pipeline)

DEPT®; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid policy

24 vacation days per year

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead engineering-focused digital projects from Amsterdam/Rotterdam. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, translate client needs into actionable plans, and ensure delivery on time, budget, and quality.

You will work in a hybrid setup, collaborating with designers and developers to craft future-ready digital experiences for notable clients while expanding your leadership capabilities and technical understanding.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably in a digital agency environment.
• Experience delivering complex online platforms embedded in the IT landscape and managing third parties.
• An experienced team builder.
• Understanding the technique behind the online solutions we offer and realising them.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for the client and build trust through clear communication.
• Serve as a key conversational partner for the client on tactical, operational and strategic levels.
• Manage project risks, issues and dependencies to deliver on time, budget and quality.
• Maintain a cross-functional role requiring business acumen, technical knowledge, PM skills and leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Agile/SCRUM

Team leadership

Job description

This is a pipelining position. While we may not have an immediate opening, we are proactively identifying candidates to quickly fill the role when the need arises.

Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

Hybrid, Amsterdam, Rotterdam

We are looking for a Project Manager with strong technical skills and focus on engineering projects to join our Experience & Engineering team in Amsterdam/Rotterdam. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Action, Bolia, Inter Milan, Danish Cancer Society and many more. Good understanding of processes required to build a digital experience are a must.

Job purpose

A Project Manager at DEPT® is someone who keeps their head cool, and elevates projects to new heights. You never lose sight of what’s important and bring every project to the next level. Your ability to stay focused on key priorities is unparalleled, enabling you to navigate opportunities and challenges for our clients seamlessly. You know how to clearly translate these into an action plan and from there transform any project into a technical success. You’re an effortless communicator, you only need a few words to understand what a client needs. Join us and be the driving force behind the success of our digital projects.

Key responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for the client because with your communication skills, you easily win their trust;
• Be an important conversational partner for the client on tactical, operational and strategic level;
• Manage project risks, issues and dependencies, to deliver projects on time, on budget and to high quality;
• Have a cross-functional role that requires a unique combination of business acumen, technical knowledge, project management, communication and leadership skills.

What we are looking for

• Several years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably in in a digital agency environment;
• Experience with delivering complex online platforms embedded in the IT landscape from the client, and being able to manage the 3rd parties;
• An experienced team builder;
• Understanding the technique behind the online solutions we offer and realize;
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to speak the language of Designers and collaborate closely with Developers;
• Translate technical concepts and requirements into language that resonates with clients across their organization (IT, Communication, Digital, etc.);
• Experience in working Agile/SCRUM. You also know when NOT to use this method;
• An awesome planner and organizer, who is very result oriented;
• Proficiency in English.

We offer

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• 24 vacation days per year and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year.
• DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

Why DEPT®?

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.