IT Project Lead (m/f/d) for Vantage Towers

Vodafone; Deutschland; On-site; USD 79,473 - 102,179; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package

30 days holiday with additional days option

Support during parental leave

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Vodafone is looking for an IT Project Lead for Vantage Towers to manage and deliver enterprise SaaS projects in a multicultural environment. The role involves leading vendors, ensuring accountability for deliverables, and overseeing project governance.

The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience, especially in SaaS environments, and a strong understanding of cloud technologies and AI capabilities, working across various teams to guide project success.

This position offers maximum flexibility with work arrangements and a great salary package.

Qualifications

• At least 5–7 years of experience in project management, ideally in IT projects.
• Demonstrated success in third-party vendor management.
• Experience managing SaaS implementations or migrations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver small to medium-scale enterprise SaaS projects.
• Lead external vendors and system integrators.
• Manage implementation and integration of SaaS solutions.

Skills

Project management experience

Third-party vendor management

SaaS implementation

AI/ML fundamentals

Education

Minimum 5–7 years in project management

Tools

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

APIs and middleware

Job description

IT Project Lead (m/f/d) for Vantage Towers

Aggregate function: Technology

Business Area: Vantage Towers Technology

Posting Country: Germany

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Your contribution

• You take full ownership of delivering small to medium-scale enterprise SaaS projects from initiation through go-live and hypercare, driving clear governance, RAID management, structured executive reporting, and strategic, financial, and operational alignment.
• You lead and govern external vendors and system integrators in a complex, multi-vendor ecosystem, ensuring total accountability for deliverables, timelines, quality, and SLAs.
• You manage the implementation, integration patterns, and data flows of modern SaaS solutions (e.g., ERP, CRM, Finance, HR platforms) while adhering to cloud‑first and API‑driven architectures.
• You act as a key collaborator across a multi‑cultural, geographically distributed environment, facilitating seamless alignment between business, IT, finance, and vendors, while communicating effectively with senior leadership and ExCo stakeholders.
• You integrate and drive the adoption of AI‑powered capabilities, knowledge platforms, digital assistants, and intelligent automation workflows while ensuring adherence to data intelligence and AI governance best practices.
• You apply a strong commercial mindset to maintain strict budget, contract, and scope control, navigating ambiguity with a hands‑on execution focus.

What makes you stand out

• You possess at least 5‑7 years of experience in project management, ideally driving IT projects or business systems implementations, with a proven track record across functions, departments, and SaaS environments.
• You bring demonstrated success in managing third‑party vendors, system integrators, and working effectively within multi‑cultural and geographically distributed teams across the EU.
• You have hands‑on experience managing SaaS implementations or migrations, combined with solid knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), SaaS architecture principles, and integration approaches (APIs, middleware, iPaaS).
• You show a commitment to growing into a well‑rounded leader who combines technical depth and data‑driven risk management with a structured, clear approach to decision‑making.
• You possess a strong understanding of AI/ML fundamentals, enterprise use cases, data architecture principles, and exposure to AI‑powered knowledge systems (e.g., copilots, knowledge graphs, semantic search) or intelligent workflows.
• You have the ability to translate complex data and AI concepts into practical project outcomes while working efficiently alongside data scientists, architects, and AI vendors.

What we offer

• A diverse, multicultural setup based on our values – accountability, respect, teamwork, and trust – and the unique opportunity to shape the organisation.
• An attractive salary package.
• Maximum flexibility: With Full‑Flex Office, you can freely decide how you’ll work upon agreement with your manager. You can even work from other EU countries for up to 20 days per year.
• Free home office equipment: a laptop, mobile phone, monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, and desk chair.
• Full‑Flex credit: discount on private internet costs and mobile products.
• A total of 30 days in holidays with the option of 10 additional days against salary waiver.
• Support during parental leave to maintain work‑life balance.
• Extensive learning opportunities and individual support for your professional and personal development.
• A subsidised company pension scheme, bike and car leasing, fitness and health offers, access to corporate benefits, international career opportunities, exchange possibilities, insurance for company conditions, and more.

Interested? Send us your CV with your desired salary. Depending on the role, we generally invite you to two rounds of interviews before you receive your offer.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.