Senior IT Project Manager / PMO

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness programs

Home office equipment

Team-building activities

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in Krakow is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead strategic HR technology initiatives and oversee the HCM project portfolio. You will work closely with HR and IT leaders, managing large-scale IT projects and ensuring project delivery quality.

This highly visible role combines hands-on leadership with governance, making it essential for those who thrive in a complex global environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing large-scale IT projects in a global environment.
• Proven experience in Project Portfolio Management and portfolio governance.
• Strong understanding of HR applications or HR technology landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic HR IT projects from initiation to successful delivery.
• Manage the HCM project portfolio, balancing priorities, risks, resources, and business value.
• Drive portfolio planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and dependency management.

Skills

Project Portfolio Management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced English communication

Education

Project Management certification

Tools

ServiceNow SPM

Job description

Join a global IT HR team driving digital transformation across Hitachi Energy.

As a Senior IT Project Manager / PMO, you will lead strategic HR technology initiatives and oversee the HCM project portfolio. The role combines hands-on project leadership with portfolio governance, ensuring that priorities, resources, risks, and dependencies are aligned across a complex global environment.

You will work closely with HR, IT leaders, project managers, and external vendors to deliver business value and support high-impact transformation programs. Acting as a trusted advisor and operational portfolio owner, you will help shape decision-making, improve portfolio transparency, and strengthen project delivery standards across the organization.

This is a highly visible global role with significant stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to influence how HR technology initiatives are planned, governed, and executed.

If you thrive in an international environment, enjoy bringing structure to complexity, and want to make a measurable impact on strategic business initiatives, we would like to hear from you.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead strategic HR IT projects from initiation to successful delivery.
• Manage the HCM project portfolio, balancing priorities, risks, resources, and business value.
• Drive portfolio planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and dependency management.
• Prepare decision materials and provide portfolio transparency for senior leadership.
• Act as a governance liaison for portfolio reviews, approvals, and steering discussions.
• Partner with HR, IT, and global business stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
• Oversee vendor collaboration and support negotiations to maximize value and performance.
• Champion continuous improvement of project portfolio management practices and standards.

Your Background

• Extensive experience managing large-scale IT projects in a global environment.
• Proven experience in Project Portfolio Management and portfolio governance.
• Strong understanding of HR applications or HR technology landscapes.
• Experience working with ServiceNow SPM or similar portfolio management tools.
• Expertise in stakeholder management, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Project Management certification and advanced English communication skills.

More About Us

At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives.

Our benefits offering for this role generally includes:

• Private medical care and life insurance
• Access to fitness and wellness programs
• Access to benefits platform with discounts and perks
• Employee Capital Plans (PPK)
• Equipment for working from home or allowances for setting up a workplace at home
• Spectacles and contact lenses allowance
• Company events and team‑building activities

Location Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland;
Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function IT, Telecom & Internet

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-09-02

Reference number R0138523

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.