Senior Agile Project Manager

The HEINEKEN Company; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków is seeking a Senior Agile Project Manager to lead complex IT projects that deliver business value across Product Teams and regional teams. You will champion Agile governance and align delivery with IT strategy, enabling cross-functional collaboration.

Join a multinational environment where you drive value, manage risks, and guide transitions to new capabilities while mentoring teams in agile ways of working and ensuring transparent prioritization and delivery.

Qualifications

• Master's degree is required.
• Agile Programme Management certifications are preferred (e.g. CSM, PMI-APC, APMG).
• Professional qualification in Agile project management methodology (Advanced Practitioner) and/or Managing Successful Programmes (Advanced Practitioner) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• manage all aspects of delivering the complete solution/product, ensuring business value optimization is secured.
• confirm business requirements, solution architecture and scope boundaries, aligning with Product Teams.
• define and manage a project to optimize business value.
• ensure requirements are translated into IT solutions aligned with IT strategy and current products.
• monitor and report planning, progress, value, dependencies, impediments, financials and risks.

Skills

Fluent English

Agile project management

Education

Master's degree

Job description

At HEINEKEN Kraków (Heineken Business Services Poland) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

The Senior Agile Project Manager manages and delivers a project in accordance with D&T and Agile processes and governance. He or she drives business value optimization and prioritization in alignment with the Product Teams and Functional Domains. Agile Project managers can drive projects in a traditional, but mostly in an Agile manner and embed the Agile way of working.

Your responsibilities would include:

• managing all aspects of delivering the complete solution/product, in such a way that business value optimization is secured
• confirming business requirements (Functional and non-Functional), solution architecture and defining the projects boundary and what is in and out of scope, including alignment with the Product Teams
• defining and managing a project in order to optimize business value
• ensuring business requirements are translated into solutions and products that are in line with the IT strategy, enterprise architecture and current products within the Product Teams
• monitoring and report on planning, progress, business value, dependencies, impediments, financials and risks in accordance with the Agile way of working
• developing and managing the execution, deployment and transition plans across the Product Teams, functions and OpCos
• proactively identifying, managing and mitigating risks and impediments during the lifecycle of the project
• defining, plan, request and secure resources/skills to meet project and programme requirements
• ensuring a One way of Working within the Agile Project Management team
• ensuring (and monitor) that transitions in the business are guided professionally and in alignment with amongst others D&T, Functional Domains, Competence Centers and the Regional IT Leads and monitoring transition progress
• driving and managing projects in an Agile manner
• promoting and demonstrating core principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility (being an Agile ambassador).

You are a good candidate if you have:

• Master's degree
• Agile Programme Management certifications are preferred (e.g. CSM, PMI-APC, APMG)
• professional qualification in a structured, industry-accepted standard (Agile) project management methodology (advanced) Practitioner and/or Managing Successful Programmes (advanced) Practitioner)
• proven experience in leading transformational projects in developing centralised capabilities and migrate and deployment to Operating Companies in multiple geographic locations, time zones and cultures
• experience in business transformation and change management considering process re-design and target operating model optimization
• experience in managing external vendors, resources and contracts
• proven ability to translate complex technical concepts to business language and vice versa
• fluency in English.

At HEINEKEN, we have a proud reputation for the many career opportunities we offer our employees. Your career has the opportunity for being a unique journey, with a steep learning curve, across various brands, businesses or geographies. Next to a collaborative, international working environment, we will offer you a very rewarding salary and excellent secondary benefits.

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