Senior Project Manager

Our German client is a long-standing systems house for technical communication and software development. For more than 85 years it has delivered innovative solutions to leading national and international high-technology firms, and its nearly 100 highly qualified employees form the core of this success.

The project centers around the development of a dynamic and user-friendly admin panel designed specifically for managing a comprehensive knowledge database and configuring essential information for specialized handbooks.

You'll be an integral part of an established Scrum team, contributing to a long-standing project while collaborating remotely from diverse locations.

• 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 end-to-end project delivery across complex, cross-functional environments, ensuring alignment between business objectives, technical execution, and customer expectations.
• Build, inspire, and develop high-performing teams by fostering psychological safety, accountability, ownership, and a strong team culture.
• Drive structured planning, execution, and delivery processes while maintaining flexibility in fast-changing environments.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, architects, and engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable technical roadmaps.
• Bridge communication between stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring transparency, clarity, and realistic expectations.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and delivery bottlenecks before they impact outcomes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across delivery processes, Agile practices, and team collaboration models.
• Oversee service account governance, ensuring contractual commitments, SLAs, KPIs, and quality standards are consistently met or exceeded.
• Establish and maintain trusted, long-term customer relationships through proactive communication, expectation management, and strategic advisory support.
• Support talent growth in collaboration with the recruitment team - from workforce planning and hiring strategy to onboarding and retention of top performers.

Professional Expertise

• Strong background in project and program management within Agile and hybrid environments.
• Proven experience in people leadership - coaching, mentoring, performance management, and conflict resolution.
• Deep understanding of risk management frameworks and proactive mitigation strategies.
• Solid knowledge of Scrum and Agile methodologies, with the ability to scale them across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of the SDLC from a technical perspective, enabling effective collaboration with engineering and architecture teams.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills, including executive-level communication and expectation alignment.
• Experience leading cloud transformation and/or migration projects, preferably in enterprise environments.
• Fluent in Ukrainian
• Fluent in English (at least Upper-Intermediate)

Leadership & Personal Qualities

• Strategic thinker with strong decision-making capabilities in ambiguous and high-pressure situations.
• Empathetic leader capable of balancing business goals with team wellbeing.
• High emotional intelligence and strong communication skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and build alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• Results-oriented, resilient, and comfortable navigating complexity.