Project Lead (m/f/d) Senior Manager

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Openkrill seeks an experienced, entrepreneurial delivery leader to own client engagements end-to-end. You will steer Salesforce and IT transformation projects, coordinating cross-functional and international teams while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with real business impact.

You will partner with our Co-CEO on client management, help shape the Business Consulting Practice, and contribute to pre-sales with a focus on scalable processes and quality benchmarks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of consulting or a comparable industry experience.
• Experience as a Project Lead/Manager with agile methods in IT projects.
• Experience as a Functional Lead or Business Analyst on Salesforce projects.
• Experience across multi-country project settings and stakeholders.
• Ability to travel and operate in international teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of Salesforce and IT transformation projects from scoping to closure.
• Define objectives, scope, timelines, and resource planning for projects.
• Monitor budgets, schedules, risks, and delivery quality to ensure impact.
• Lead workshops, steering committees, and status meetings with clients.
• Support proposals, pre-sales activities, and solution planning.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

International / remote teamwork

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Why we are looking for supportFor our delivery team, we're looking for an experienced, entrepreneurially-minded professional who takes end-to-end project ownership and noticeably relieves our Co-CEO in day-to-day client management. You'll become the central point of contact for our clients, lead cross-functional and international teams, and make sure our projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with real business impact – combining big-picture thinking with a hands-on mindset. Sound like you? Read on!

Your tasks

Project leadership & delivery

• Own the end-to-end delivery of our Salesforce and IT transformation projects – from scoping and planning through implementation to successful closure
• Define project objectives, scope, timelines, resource planning, and the right delivery approach
• Keep a close eye on project performance, budgets, timelines, and delivery quality, and spot risks before they become problems
• Apply established project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and best practices

Client & stakeholder management

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and our internal delivery teams across all project phases
• Lead workshops, steering committees, and status meetings, ensuring transparent communication in both English and German
• Make sure our solutions truly deliver on our clients' business objectives, operational processes, and long-term scalability

Team & leadership

• Lead cross-functional, international teams and create alignment even in complex environments
• Beyond client delivery, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our Business Consulting Practice—bringing your experience to establish standard processes, quality benchmarks, and team development structures

Business development

• Contribute to proposals, client presentations, demos, and solution planning during pre-sales
• Bring a sharp eye for additional value and actively contribute ideas for optimization and innovation

Requirements

Experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in consulting or a comparable industry
• Experience as a Project Lead or Project Manager with agile methodologies overseeing IT projects
• Experience as a Functional Lead or Business Analyst on Salesforce Sales, Service, or Commerce projects
• At least 5 years of experience in functional requirements gathering
• Experience in the Consumer Goods industry is a big plus, ideally in the context of technology transformations
• Experience in or with large international consultancies (e.g. Deloitte, Accenture, PwC, Capgemini, or similar) is a plus
• Experience working across multi-country project settings, navigating both business and IT stakeholder landscapes

Functional & methodological skills

• Solid understanding of IT project delivery (e.g. CRM, digital platforms, system implementations)
• Strong knowledge of common project management methodologies and tools
• A real knack for stakeholder management and requirements engineering
• Salesforce experience is a plus

Personality & way of working

• Strong communication and leadership skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Can-do attitude and genuine enjoyment of solving complex problems
• You like working independently and can juggle multiple projects at once without losing the overview
• Experience working in remote and international teams
• Willingness to travel

Languages

• Fluent German and English, written and spoken
• Additional language skills are a plus