It Pmo

Xelerate. Tech; Porto; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly attractive salary and benefits

Great work-life balance

International career opportunities

Focus on individual development

Engaged tech community

Job summary

xelerate.Tech is partnering with a global leader to build a new Tech Hub in Porto. We are seeking an IT PMO to support ERP transformation governance, reporting, and delivery across regions and workstreams.

You will drive budgeting, risk management, and cross-functional coordination, preparing executive updates and ensuring a structured program plan. Fluent English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional IT experience, with 2-4 years in PMO or coordination.
• ERP implementations experience (SAP preferred) in multinational or matrix organizations.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid).
• Proficient in MS Office and collaboration tools (JIRA, SharePoint, Teams).
• Strong analytical and executive reporting capabilities; budget tracking experience.
• Excellent organizational and stakeholder management skills with senior leaders.
• Fluency in English; German language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Program Governance & Structure: support IT Director, maintain governance frameworks, coordinate stage gates and executive reviews.
• Prepare executive presentations, dashboards, and packs; consolidate status across workstreams and track KPIs and dependencies.
• Support budget tracking, forecast updates, and cost monitoring; coordinate with Finance and track vendors.
• Risk, Issue & Change Management: maintain RAID logs, support impact assessments and change requests.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: act as hub between IT, stakeholders, and external partners; align global and regional activities.
• Communication & Documentation: maintain repositories and support internal communications and leadership updates.
• Go-Live & Deployment Support: plan deployment waves, readiness tracking, cutover, hypercare, and capture lessons learned.

Skills

IT project coordination

PMO governance

Large-scale transformation

Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid

MS Office suite

JIRA/SharePoint/Teams

Executive reporting

Education

Degree in IT or Business Admin

Tools

JIRA

SharePoint

Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Project

Job description

xelerate.Tech is partnering with a global market leader in chemical and ingredients distribution to build a new Tech Hub in Porto. You have the opportunity to join our team and tackle business challenges in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment characterized by close collaboration with business stakeholders.

As an

IT PMO, you will support the IT Director ERP Transformation in driving governance, coordination, reporting, and operational excellence across a global SAP S/4HANA transformation program.

You will

ensure structure, transparency, and alignment across workstreams, regions, and stakeholders, playing a key role in program planning, executive reporting, financial tracking, risk management, and cross-functional communication.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

Program Governance & Structure:

Support the IT Director in maintaining overall program governance frameworks, standards, and reporting structures. Ensure alignment across workstreams and coordinate stage gates, steering committee meetings, and executive reviews while maintaining the integrated program plan.

Prepare executive-level presentations, dashboards, and reporting packs. Consolidate status updates across workstreams (Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, IT) and track KPIs, milestones, critical dependencies, and escalations.

Support budget tracking, forecast updates, and cost monitoring in close coordination with Finance. Assist in tracking external vendors, system integrators, and resource allocations against approved budgets.

Risk, Issue & Change Management:

Maintain centralized RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies). Support impact assessments, escalation processes, and change requests while ensuring mitigation plans are documented and followed up.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

Act as a central coordination hub between global IT, business stakeholders, and external partners. Facilitate cross-workstream alignment between global template decisions and regional implementation activities.

Communication & Documentation:

Maintain structured documentation repositories and version control. Support the preparation of internal communications, program updates, town halls, and leadership updates.

Go-Live & Deployment Support:

Assist in planning and monitoring deployment waves, readiness tracking, cutover coordination, hypercare oversight, and consolidating lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Your Skills and Experiences:

Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, or a comparable qualification.

Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Information Technology, with 2-4 years in IT project coordination, PMO, or large-scale transformation programs.

Exposure to ERP implementations (SAP experience preferred), ideally within multinational or matrix organizations.

Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid) and proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and collaboration tools (JIRA, SharePoint, Teams).

Strong analytical and executive reporting capabilities, with experience in budget tracking and financial monitoring.

Excellent organizational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact confidently with senior leadership.

Proactive, structured, detail-oriented, and solution-driven mindset with a high level of professionalism and discretion.

Fluency in English (spoken and written); German language skills are a plus.

What you can expect from us:

• Highly attractivesalary and benefits;
• Great work-life balance and flexibility;
• Find meaning and purpose in your day-to-day work;
• your expertise has a visible impact on the digitalization of a global industry leader;
• You will bepart of a company where commitment, quality, and continuous improvement are core principles of our culture;
• Highly engaged tech community;
• International career opportunities;
• Focus on individual development.

About us:

xelerate.Tech is passionate about software, tech, and people. We aim to attract the most talented engineers to deliver high-quality software products through highly performant teams.