Senior PMO and Governance Specialist

The client is a leading international consulting company specializing in real estate, infrastructure, and industrial sector solutions. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, they operate in over 60 locations worldwide with approximately 6,000 employees.

They are recognized for their strong focus on sustainability, digital transformation, and industrial modernization, delivering cost-efficient, future-ready solutions tailored to complex enterprise environments.

The role is part of a strategic engagement within the banking and financial services sector, supporting large-scale OT/IT transformation initiatives for a major European financial institution.
The project focuses on enhancing operational technology integration, security, and governance frameworks, ensuring alignment between industrial systems and enterprise IT landscapes in a highly regulated environment.

You will be fully embedded within the client’s internal team, working in close collaboration with their PMO, architecture, security, and engineering stakeholders.
This is a long-term, full-time integration role, where you will act as a key contributor to ongoing initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution while supporting cross-functional delivery.

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

Lead project governance and portfolio management across OT/IT initiatives
Manage risk tracking, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting
Ensure standardized processes, resource planning, and timeline adherence
Oversee budget control and compliance with industry standards
Coordinate across technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
Drive milestone tracking, escalation management, and delivery alignment

• Proven experience in PMO roles within complex OT/IT environments, including project governance, portfolio management, risk tracking, and executive reporting
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment between technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
• Solid understanding of OT architecture design and optimization, including segmentation, scalability, and Purdue Model (Levels 0–3), as well as IT/OT integration concepts
• Hands-on knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as MQTT, OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, PROFINET/EtherNet-IP, AMQP, and DNP3
• Familiarity with network zoning, DMZ architectures, and deterministic communication (TSN)
• Strong knowledge of OT security principles and frameworks, including Defense in Depth, access control, and continuous monitoring
• Experience working with industry standards such as IEC 62443 and NIST 800-82, as well as securing communication protocols (e.g., TLS for OPC UA/MQTT)
• Experience with application integration and secure data exchange, including REST APIs, WebSockets, and protocol gateways between OT/IT systems and third-party platforms
• Nice to have: exposure to customer data platforms (e.g., Upsales), including data segmentation, automation workflows, and sales reporting